Aviation Daily Roundup: Apr. 20, 2021
April 21, 2021
EgyptAir To Assist Sudan Airways Revival
Credit: Airbus
EgyptAir plans to help Sudan Airways get back on its feet as the latter airline emerges from a lengthy period of laboring under U.S. sanctions.

New Technology Cuts Passenger Transit Time At Istanbul Airport
Credit: Istanbul Grand Airport
A trial installation of a biometric processing system at Istanbul Grand Airport (IST) has resulted in a 30% reduction in boarding times, according to SITA.

United Airlines Sees Domestic Yield Inflection Point In June
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Growing U.S. domestic demand and elongating booking curves are pushing United Airlines toward achieving positive domestic leisure yields in June.

JetBlue Secures Foreign Carrier Permit From UK Regulator
Credit: Joe Pries
U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways has been granted regulatory approval in the UK, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed.

Esken Sells Aer Lingus Regional Carrier Stobart Air
Credit: Aer Lingus
LONDON—UK aviation and energy infrastructure group Esken has disposed of regional carrier Stobart Air and a small UK airport.

Daily Memo: Can Dave Calhoun Make Boeing Great Again? It Is Up To Him
Credit: Boeing
It is official—Boeing has entered the Dave Calhoun era, and the U.S. aerospace and defense giant may never be the same again. Then again, it might look a lot more like it used to be.

EasyJet CEO Expects Summer 2021 Will See Greater Stability
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LONDON—EasyJet CEO Johan Lundgren believes summer 2021 trading conditions will be better than summer 2020, based on the vaccine rollout and more reliable coronavirus data.

Dubai
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is the Gulf state’s main leasing player with nearly 400 aircraft in its fleet and an asset portfolio estimated at more than $16 billion. DAE’s engineering division Joramco, located in Amman, Jordan, serves as its maintenance affiliate, carrying out repairs on aircraft such as the Airbus A320, Boeing 737 and ATR 72-600.

Garuda Indonesia Ordered To Pay $15M Fine To Australia
Credit: Rob Finlayson
The Australian Federal Court ordered Garuda Indonesia to pay a fine of A$19 million ($14.7 million) to Australia after dropping its appeal for a price-fixing case.

UK Study Envisions Distributed Aviation Concept
Credit: NASA
Electric aircraft propulsion will lead to the creation of electric low-cost carriers—eLCCs—flying sub-regional routes that are not economically viable for hydrocarbon-powered aircraft, proposes a report released by UK trade association ADS Group.

Nouvelair Seeks To Fill UK-Tunisia Capacity Gap
Credit: Thierry Monasse / Getty Images
Tunisian carrier Nouvelair is relaunching scheduled flights from London Gatwick (LGW) and Manchester (MAN) to plug what it believes is a capacity gap left by the demise of Thomas Cook in 2019.

Russia Prepares To Flight-Test Superconducting Electric Propulsion
Credit: SibNIA
A Russian research agency is preparing to begin the first flight tests of a superconducting electric motor powering an aircraft.

Turkish Airlines Cancels 10 737 MAXs, Reverts 40 To Options
Turkish Airlines has cut 50 aircraft from its firm commitment for 75 Boeing 737 MAXs, canceling 10 aircraft outright and reverting a further 40 to options.

Spain’s Air Nostrum Seeks State Loan To Overcome Pandemic
Credit: Air Nostrum
Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum has been forced to ask for loans from the fund managed by state holding company SEPI, requesting €103 million ($124 million) which the company plans to repay in seven years.
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