Aviation Daily Roundup: Dec. 01

December 02, 2020

Heathrow, Airlines Collaborate On New Testing Regime

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Heathrow Airport is compiling a report into the effectiveness of COVID-19 pre-departure testing systems now being trialed by several airlines.



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Former Bombardier Exec Coleal Joins Incora As CEO

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David Coleal, most recently president of Bombardier Aviation, has been named group CEO of Incora, a provider of supply chain management services to aerospace, defense and other industries, effective Nov. 30. 



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Singapore-Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble Pushed To 2021

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The governments of Singapore and Hong Kong have confirmed that the air travel bubble (ATB) between the two cities will be pushed “beyond December 2020” because of the high COVID-19 case counts in Hong Kong. 



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Court Rejects Challenge To Korean Air-Asiana Merger

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A potential hurdle for the proposed Korean Air-Asiana Airlines merger has been removed after the dismissal of a legal challenge that was filed against the deal.



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Honeywell Next-Generation Catalyst Addresses ‘Smell In Cabin’ Events

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Honeywell has introduced a new catalyst designed for aircraft cabin air systems that can help reduce in-cabin odors from certain volatile organic compounds in “bleed air”—also known as undesirable “smell-in-cabin” events. 



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Brussels Airlines CEO Says Hub Is Key For Lufthansa’s Africa Prospects

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Brussels Airlines is being further integrated into parent Lufthansa Group and the Belgian flag-carrier expects to play a more important role in Lufthansa’s hub system.



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Aeroflot Quarterly Loss Narrows; Challenging Winter Foreseen

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Russian airline Aeroflot’s net loss for the 2020 third quarter (Q3) narrowed to RUB21.1 billion ($277 million), compared with RUB35.8 billion in the second quarter, helped by demand from its domestic network.  



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Flexibility Will Be Key To AirBaltic’s Recovery

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Latvian carrier airBaltic is exploring the potential of adding new medium and long-haul routes as the airline reshapes its network in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.



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Alaska Airlines Joining Oneworld Gives Carrier Scale To Compete

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Joining the oneworld alliance became necessary for Alaska Airlines, which long took pride in its independence, to give its customers access to the kind of network scale that matches competitors’ offerings in major markets such as Seattle (SEA) and Los Angeles (LAX), according to CEO Brad Tilden. 



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Third Carrier On The Agenda For Viva Air

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Viva Air is gearing up for further expansion in the Latin American market with the potential launch of a third airline, as well as the broadening of its Colombian domestic and international route network. 



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Daily Memo: Copa’s Panama City Hub Provides Competitive Edge In Latin America

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As some hubs in the U.S. lose a certain level of panache during the COVID 19 crisis, Panama’s Copa Airlines believes its long-standing “Hub of the Americas” will become even more strategic in a post pandemic world. 



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Mesa To Operate 40 CRJ-900s For American Under New Contract

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Mesa Airlines secured a new contract with American Airlines to operate 40 Bombardier CRJ-900s under the American Eagle regional brand through 2025. 



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Norwegian Seeks Five Months’ Protection For Restructuring

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Troubled long-haul LCC Norwegian Air Shuttle will seek a five-month protection period for restructuring at a Dec. 7 court hearing as part of the examinership proceedings it initiated in November.  



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EASA To Mandate Airbus A350 Escape-Hatch Modifications

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Corroded hardware is leaving Airbus A350 cockpit escape hatches difficult to open from the outside, leading Airbus to redesign the affected parts and prompting EASA to order modifications for the affected in-service fleet.



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SpiceJet Starts Services To Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

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Indian LCC SpiceJet has launched services connecting New Delhi with Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) in the UAE, as part of the airline’s expansion program.



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Castlelake To Fund Some Boeing Deliveries

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Long-time investment specialist Castlelake is teaming up with Boeing to provide up to $5 billion in new-aircraft delivery financing, giving cash-strapped carriers an additional funding option that does not require Boeing to increase its debt load.



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U.S. Senate Proposal Would Give $17B To Airlines Over Four Months

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A bipartisan group of nine senators unveiled a more than $900 billion pandemic relief proposal that includes another round of payroll support for U.S. carriers. 



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Turkish Airlines Establishes Cargo Unit To Meet Demand

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Turkish Airlines’ board of directors decided Nov. 27 to establish an air cargo subsidiary to capitalize on the increased demand for air freight capacity.



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