Aviation Daily Roundup: Apr. 21, 2021
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American Airlines, JetBlue Announce Northeast Codeshare Expansion
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American Airlines and JetBlue Airways announced a major expansion of service from hub airports in Boston and New York City, as the two carriers proceed with the next phase of their Northeast Alliance (NEA).
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Etihad Airways Steps Up Green Efforts
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Etihad Airways plans to step up its environmental sustainability initiatives, making them a regular part of flights rather than individual research flights.
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Robert T. Francis, 1938-2021
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The Hon. Robert T. Francis II, former NTSB vice chairman and prominent international aviation safety advocate, passed away April 17.
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Indian Air Traffic Slumps As Country Battles Second Wave
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The recovery of air traffic in India is going backward as the country experiences a second wave of coronavirus cases that is proving more rampant than its first outbreak in 2020.
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Jazeera Airways Foresees Return Of Demand By Year-End
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Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways anticipates that passenger demand will return to pre-pandemic levels by 2021 fourth quarter(Q4), Chairman Marwan Boodai said April 21.
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Unsold Boeing 737 MAX Inventory Totals 60, Analysis Shows
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New aircraft orders and some delivery-position shuffling has helped Boeing cut the number of unsold 737 MAXs in its inventory to about 60, an Aviation Week analysis shows.
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American Airlines Hiring 300 Pilots This Fall To Meet Domestic Surge
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American Airlines said it plans to hire 300 new pilots by the end of 2021, part of an effort to absorb a surge in U.S. leisure travel demand.
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Daily Memo: U.S. Should Refrain From Adding New Airline Rules, Allow Industry Recovery
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Support for increasing regulations on the U.S. airline industry has grown in some corners of Washington, especially considering the enormous sums of federal support offered up to carriers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Airbus Details Aerostructures Relaunch Plans
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Airbus is moving ahead with the relaunch of its aerostructures business by proposing to reintegrate some of it into the core Airbus structure while carving out a detailed parts company that it could put up for sale later.
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IATA Expects Wider Industry Losses For 2021
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IATA expects the global airline industry to post higher losses in 2021 than it forecasted in December 2020—but the organization is optimistic about a strong comeback in 2022 and 2023.
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Latin America Faces Losing Routes Post-COVID, ACI Warns
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As some major airlines from Latin America and Caribbean are now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, several airports in the region risk losing connectivity as carriers remove unprofitable routes.
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Juneyao Air Set On Fleet Expansion Despite 2020 Loss
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Chinese carrier Juneyao Air and its subsidiary 9 Air remain committed to expanding their collective fleet, despite recording a CNY485.5 million ($74.7 million) net loss for 2020.
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Ukraine’s SkyUp To Enter UK Market In June
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SkyUp is to launch flights between Kyiv Boryspil (KBP) and London Luton (LTN) this summer as the carrier continues its ambitious European expansion.
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Pasifika Air Shelves Launch Plans, Citing Pandemic Uncertainty
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Plans to start a new airline to provide flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands have been suspended.
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Australia-New Zealand Bubble Intact Despite Airport Worker Infection
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The Australia–New Zealand air travel bubble will not be affected despite an Auckland Airport (AKL) worker testing positive for the coronavirus, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden confirmed.
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Albania Opens Kukës International; Additional Adriatic Airport To Come
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Albania plans to continue building new airports after the country officially opened Kukës International Airport on April 18.
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Virgin Atlantic CEO Sees Full Fleet Flying This Fall
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Virgin Atlantic should be flying its full fleet again by October or November, according to its CEO, who predicted yields would start to stabilize from the start of 2022.
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Emirates Considers Further Cash Measures As Recovery Stalls
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Emirates Group is entering into talks with the government of Dubai about further financing options to shore up liquidity in case the recovery of air travel continues to be much slower than expected.
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SAF Availability To Get Boost As Alliance Launches Certificate System
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An alliance has been launched with the goal of accelerating investment in sustainable aviation fuels by creating a certificate system that provides a standardized approach to verifying and tracking the emissions reductions from the low-carbon fuels.
From American Airlines and JetBlue announcing Northeast codeshare expansion to Etihad Airways stepping up green efforts and unsold Boeing 737 MAX inventory totals 60. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.
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