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Sean Broderick

The China-U.S. airline-service detente continued June 5 as the U.S. Transportation Dept. scrapped a plan to ban Chinese passenger carriers in mid-June, approving a total of two weekly frequencies instead.
 
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One airline industry expert said: We haven’t seen these since the 1990s! While airlines may have you landing in places you would’ve never thought, these triangular routes were created as a result of the multi-trillion dollar CARES Act.
 
GOOD NEWS
Linda Blachly

From Gulf Air importing over 80 tons of medical supplies to Qatar Airways partnering on humanitarian relief efforts. Read more examples of how the aviation industry is going #aboveandbeyond to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
 
ASK THE EDITORS
Jens Flottau

The longer the MAX’s reentry into service is delayed, the greater the opportunity for customers to dump orders, particularly as they pass the one-year delay mark.
The Aviation Week Network invites our readers to submit questionsto our editors and analysts. We’ll answer them, and if we can’t we’ll reach out to our wide network of experts for advice. Read some of the answers to recent questions from readers.
 
DATA SNAPSHOT
In past crises, lessors absorbed the shocks to the industry by continuing to take delivery of aircraft on order when airlines had long been canceling their commitments. But it is becoming clear that lessors are not the “shock absorber” they once were.
 
INTERVIEW
Linda Blachly

Stephen Timm took over as president of Collins Aerospace in February. The company was created in 2018 by bringing together UTC Aerospace Systems and Rockwell Collins. Timm shares some insights with ATW on how the company is navigating the pandemic.
 
AWIN ANALYSIS
From U.S. permitting limited Chinese airline service to Rolls-Royce reasserting plans to focus on electrification and alternative fuels and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
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As one of the world’s most innovative and resilient airlines, Air Canada’s restart narrative will provide a template for how air travel can be safely restored. President and CEO, Mr. Calin Rovinescu, has been at the helm of Air Canada since 2009 and has been a driving-force behind Air Canada’s profitability and sustainability. Before joining the airline, he was a co-founder and principal at Genuity Capital Markets, an independent investment bank, and a managing partner at law firm Strikeman Elliott. He was chair of the Star Alliance CEO board from 2012 to 2016 and chair of the IATA board of governors in 2014-2015.

Join ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker as Mr. Rovinescu details Air Canada’s restart story and how the airline is rethinking the entire air travel journey so that passengers and employees feel safe and economies can be stimulated.
 
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
 
An ICAO task force has released recommendations on how to minimize COVID-19 risks on airplanes and in airports. Will it be enough to convince nervous travelers to fly again? Listen in as Aviation Week’s editors delve into the details.
 

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