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Chen Chuanren | Kurt Hofmann | Helen Massy-Beresford | Sean Broderick

Governments around the globe are planning special charter flights to repatriate their citizens from Wuhan, China, as the city lockdown nears its first full week.
 
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Graham Warwick

With a global offsetting scheme confirmed as the near-term mechanism for capping growth in carbon emissions from international flights, the aviation sector’s focus is shifting to the long term. And pressure on the industry to reduce emissions is growing.
 
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Bratislava Airport To Close For 10 Days In Late April | Airbus Reaches Agreement On Bribery Case | Azul Accelerates Fleet Transition; Plans For 75 Embraer E2s By 2024 | UK Regional To Boost Under-Used Teesside Airport’s Services |  Thai Airways To Seek Approval For Revised Fleet Plan and more. A daily roundup of Aviation Daily news.
 
CAPA ANALYSIS
 
In 2019 Ryanair Group regained from Lufthansa Group the title of Europe's biggest airline group by passenger numbers, with a 9.5% increase to 152 million passengers. Lufthansa Group slipped to second place, with 145 million.
 
EVENT SPOTLIGHT
 
Winds of change are sweeping through aviation in the Middle East and Africa, so the 2020 CAPA Middle East & Africa Aviation Summit is a timely event to examine the latest commercial and operational issues affecting airlines and airports in the region. Held in Amman (Dead Sea), Jordan on 2-3 March, will focus on discussing emerging local markets and growth prospects in international hubs to support traffic growth, making this is a must-attend event for all those that operate, or wish to operate in the Middle East and Africa.

Register now to be part of the conversation at meaas20.capaevents.com
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
February 4-6, Indianapolis, IN

February 4-5, Miami, FL

February 5-6, Doha, Qatar

February 24-26, Dubai, UAE

March 2-3, Amman (Dead Sea), Jordan
March 8-10, Chiang Mai, Thaiand

March 11-12, Brisbane, Australia

March 12, Washington, DC

April 1-2, Dublin, Ireland

April 27-29, Bergen, Norway

June 2, Vienna, Austria