Aviation Daily Roundup: Apr. 21, 2021

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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 plans to step up its environmental sustainability initiatives, making them a regular part of flights rather than individual research flights.

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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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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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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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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 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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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 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 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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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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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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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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Plans to start a new airline to provide flights from New Zealand to the Cook Islands have been suspended. 

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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 plans to continue building new airports after the country officially opened Kukës International Airport on April 18.

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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 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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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.

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