Aviation Daily Roundup: Apr. 9, 2021

Credit: Boeing

Boeing and 16 affected 737 MAX customers are working to inspect backup power units on about 90 aircraft to ensure they are grounded after the manufacturer learned that production-line changes created risk of failures. 

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Credit: Boeing

Boeing recently scored its biggest sale since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across North America in March 2020, with Southwest Airlines’ commitment to purchase at least 100 additional 737-7s over the next decade.

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Credit: Rob Finlayson

LATAM Airlines Group is using its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization to retire its Airbus A350 widebodies, which will streamline its twin-aisle fleet to all Boeing aircraft. 

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Credit: CAE

The coronavirus pandemic offers a rare chance to reset pilots’ training standards and reduce the increasing number of accidents caused by a lack of basic flying skills, according to an influential group within the UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). 

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Credit: Novair

Swedish charter airline Novair—which is currently owned by travel company DER Touristik and Swedish travel agency Apollo—is to be indirectly acquired by Jettime owner and airBaltic shareholder Lars Thuesen.

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Credit: WMA / Connect Airlines

Boston-based charter operator Waltzing Matilda Aviation (WMA) is planning to launch a new scheduled airline later in 2021 targeting business traffic. 

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Credit: Heathrow Airport

LONDON—The UK has detailed how it will reopen international air travel but is yet to confirm a tentative May 17 restart date, drawing industry criticism for high-cost testing and prolonged uncertainty that will deter travel. 

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Credit: Joe Pries

Air Serbia plans to operate more than 800 charter flights during the summer 2021 season in cooperation with domestic travel agencies.

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Credit: British Airways / Stuart Bailey

British Airways (BA) is launching two new routes to Jersey (JER) and Gibraltar (GIB) from London City Airport (LCY). 

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Credit: Flyr

Norwegian airline Flyr, a startup backed by industry veteran Erik Braathen, plans to start ticket sales in early June and make its first flight from Oslo to Tromsø July 1. 

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Credit: Joe Pries

Eurowings is launching new routes from Germany to Russia and Georgia for passengers looking to visit friends and relatives (VFR).

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Credit: Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways has opened a 9,000-ft.² technical engine facility in Doha that it says will boost cost efficiencies and workflow.

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Credit: AerCap

In a first quarter that saw its acquisition of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) send shockwaves through the leasing sector, Dublin-based AerCap continued to navigate the pandemic, signing lease agreements for 60 aircraft over the period ending March 31.

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