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Aviation Daily Roundup: Apr. 19, 2021

Daily Memo: Digital Divide Grows In Aero Manufacturing

Credit: Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year in 2020 because of COVID-19 and the Boeing 737 MAX shutdown, but it did not let a major crisis go to waste.

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U.S. Startup Breeze To Retain Dual Embraer, Airbus Fleet

Credit: Breeze Airways

U.S. start-up carrier Breeze Airways plans to keep a dual fleet of Embraer E190/195s and Airbus A220s to utilize on secondary short-haul markets and long thin routes. 

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Europe Moves To Better Understand Supersonic Aircraft Impacts

Credit: Cranfield University/DLR

Europe has launched a research program to develop a deeper understanding of the environmental impact of future supersonic aircraft and provide input into international efforts to develop certification standards for noise and emissions.

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Ex-Boeing Commercial Services Leader, PE Investors Team For New Lessor

Credit: Rob Finlayson

The former finance chief at Boeing Commercial Services has teamed with a well-known private equity firm in aerospace and defense to launch Aquila Air Capital, a new commercial aircraft, engine and equipment lessor, to capitalize on the historic disruption in commercial aviation.

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Diehl Aviation Changes CEO; Eyes Sustainability, UAM Products

Credit: Diehl Aviation

Rainer von Borstel, the CEO of aircraft systems and cabin interiors provider Diehl Aviation since 2010, will retire this month and Josef Köcher, who recently joined as COO, will succeed him, the company announced April 19.

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Ireland Grants €11M In Airport Funding Amid Pressure To Reopen

Credit: Ireland West Airport

Donegal, Kerry and Knock are among the Irish regional airports set to benefit from an €11 million ($13.2 million) government grant, as Irish aviation calls for the implementation of a reopening plan.

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Neos Receives Tentative Approval For Scheduled U.S. Routes

Credit: Joe Pries

Milan-based airline Neos has received tentative approval from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for exemption authority and an amended foreign air carrier permit.

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U.S. Regional ExpressJet Plots Comeback

Credit: Robert Alexander / Getty Images

ExpressJet—a U.S. regional carrier which ceased flying in September 2020—is seeking permission to begin scheduled commercial operations under its own brand.

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Aegean Postpones Training Center Project

Credit: Rob Finlayson

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines has decided to divert funds that were originally allocated to a new training center into working capital.

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Bavarian Airports Join Planned Lilium Air Taxi Network

Credit: Lilium

Munich and Nuremberg airports are to become hubs for a regional air mobility network proposed for Bavaria by electric air taxi startup Lilium. 

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Air France-KLM Targets 50% Summer Capacity; Stakeholder Shares Realign

Credit: Pascal Pavani / AFP / Getty Images

PARIS—Air France-KLM is hoping to operate 50% of its normal capacity across the airline group’s entire network during the summer season, CEO Ben Smith said.

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Cebu Pacific Gets Another Lifeline As Indigo Partners Invests

Credit: STR / AFP / Getty Images

Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific has received a $250 million cash injection in the form of convertible bonds from International Finance Corporation (IFC), IFC Emerging Asia Fund and Indigo Philippines LLC, a subsidiary of U.S. airline investor Indigo Partners. 

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