Aviation Daily Roundup: Apr. 20, 2021

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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.

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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. 

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Growing U.S. domestic demand and elongating booking curves are pushing United Airlines toward achieving positive domestic leisure yields in June. 

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U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways has been granted regulatory approval in the UK, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has confirmed. 

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LONDON—UK aviation and energy infrastructure group Esken has disposed of regional carrier Stobart Air and a small UK airport.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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A Russian research agency is preparing to begin the first flight tests of a superconducting electric motor powering an aircraft.

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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.

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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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