Aviation Daily Roundup: Apr. 15, 2021

April 16, 2021

Delta Expecting Traction In Corporate Travel Later In 2021

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Although corporate travel remains severely depressed, Delta Air Lines is seeing encouraging signs that some business demand could materialize later in 2021. 

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SkyNRG Plans U.S. SAF Production With Alaska Airlines Agreement

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SkyNRG is to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facilities in the U.S. and has signed an MOU with Alaska Airlines to increase investment in low-carbon fuels.

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CDC Middle Seat Study Contradicts Airline Claims

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A new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that blocking middle seats in an aircraft cabin can reduce the risk of coronavirus exposure by more than half, undermining a year’s worth of airline claims about the safety of flying during the pandemic.

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Sasol Bids To Produce SAF In South Africa

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South Africa’s Sasol has been producing synthetic jet fuel from coal and natural gas for decades. 

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Daily Memo: Competition Heats Up In UAM Market

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With more than 100 companies vying to enter the nascent advanced air mobility industry, the competition was always going to get bloody sooner or later. 

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Flybe Brand To Return After Buyer For Remaining Assets Emerges

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LONDON—Aircraft carrying the Flybe name are planned to be back in the air later in 2021 following the sale of the failed UK regional carrier’s assets to a new company.

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Xwing Flies Autonomous Caravan Gate-To-Gate

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Startup Xwing has completed the first autonomous gate-to-gate demonstration with a commercial cargo aircraft. 

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Jazeera Airways To Raise More Cash As Future Losses Loom

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Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways is planning to increase its capital as it seeks to mitigate the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic. 

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AirBaltic To Take Seven More Airbus A220s In 2021

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AirBaltic said it is seeing some positive signals on travel demand as it posted a €265 million ($317 million) net loss for fiscal 2020.  

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Australian Carriers Add Aircraft As Domestic Capacity Surges

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Qantas and Virgin Australia are continuing to ramp up their domestic services to nearly pre-pandemic levels, with both airlines bringing in more aircraft to boost their domestic fleets.

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Bamboo Airways Looks To Raise $200M From New York Listing

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Vietnamese start-up carrier Bamboo Airways has confirmed that it is planning to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), perhaps in the current second quarter, to raise the capital that can fuel its expansion. 

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Delta expecting traction in corporate travel later in 2021, Sasol bids to produce SAF. In South Africa, the competition heats up in the UAM market and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news. 

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