Aviation Daily Roundup: Apr. 5, 2021

April 06, 2021

United To Hire 300 Additional Pilots As U.S. Domestic Recovery Continues

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United Airlines said it plans to hire around 300 pilots who were slated to join the company prior to the coronavirus pandemic, as U.S. carriers scramble to accommodate a surge in domestic leisure travel.



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NextGen Benefits Trail Expectations, DOT OIG Report Says

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Benefits of the FAA’s long-running NextGen air traffic control modernization are difficult to measure and have not kept pace with initial projections, the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found.



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Singapore First To Accept IATA Travel Pass As Health Document

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Singapore will be the first country to accept data and results from the IATA Travel Pass in a collaboration with the airline group. 



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LATAM Cuts Chilean International Service Amid New Travel Restrictions

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LATAM Airlines Group has suspended most of its international flights to and from Chile after the government instituted restrictions on international travel. 



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Oliver Wyman: U.S. Market On Track For 2022 Recovery

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Pent-up demand for leisure travel and progress on distributing vaccines is speeding U.S. domestic air travel recovery, putting 2019’s traffic levels within reach by early 2022, Oliver Wyman projects. 



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Flydubai Returning MAX Fleet To Service

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LCC flydubai’s Boeing 737 MAX fleet will return to passenger service starting April 8 after a 20-month review.



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Daily Memo: Lessons Learned From Initial Period, Europe’s ATM To Enter Key Modernization Phase

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Like a highly trained marathon runner, the organization in charge of modernizing Europe’s air traffic management is considering itself ready for the big race after a series of easier but diverse runs. 



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Singapore first to accept IATA travel pass as health document, United to hire 300 additional pilots as U.S. domestic recovery continues, and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news. 

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