Aviation Daily Roundup: April. 20, 2023

April 20, 2023

Indonesia’s TransNusa Is First Comac ARJ21 Operator Outside China

Credit: CALC

Indonesian airline TransNusa has begun commercial operations with the Comac ARJ21, becoming the first international customer to fly China’s regional jet.

Australian Authorities Oppose Qantas Acquisition Of Alliance

Credit: Rob Finlayson

Australia’s competition watchdog has decided to oppose moves by Qantas to take over regional and charter operator Alliance Aviation.

Air France-KLM Free From State Aid Restrictions After Final Repayment

Credit: Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo / Alamy Stock Photo

Air France-KLM has fully repaid the outstanding part of the state aid that helped the group through the pandemic, leaving it free of the conditions that went with the state support, including a restriction on M&A activity.  

ST Engineering To Add Leap 1A Quickturn Service

Credit: Safran

ST Engineering has signed a three-year agreement with Safran, one half of the CFM company, to provide quickturn maintenance offload support for Leap 1A engines. 

Startup FAST-Group Sees Need For Mixed-Reality eVTOL Simulator

Credit: FAST-Group

Advanced air mobility stakeholders are grappling with how best to train the thousands of new pilots that will be needed to turn the vision into reality.

Aeroflot To Return Stored Aircraft For Summer Operations

Credit: Rob Finlayson

Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot plans to return 10 aircraft to operation as it seeks to meet increased demand in summer 2023. 

Indonesian airline TransNusa is beginning commercial operations with the Comac ARJ21, and Air France-KLM repays the outstanding part of the state aid support following the pandemic.

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