Aviation Daily Roundup: August 16, 2021

August 17, 2021

Daily Memo: The Afghanistan Crisis Brings Another Air Corridor Closure

Karen Walker

The precipitous and dramatic change in the political situation in Afghanistan over the Aug. 14-15 weekend, with the government handing over control to Taliban militants, forced a rapid suspension of commercial airline service in and out of the country and over its airspace.

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Homendy Sworn In As NTSB Chair

Bill Carey

Former longtime congressional staff director Jennifer Homendy took the oath of office as the new chairperson of the U.S. NTSB on Aug. 13, succeeding Robert Sumwalt as leader of the independent safety agency.

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Alaska Airlines Adds 12 737-9s To Order Book

Sean Broderick

Alaska Airlines exercised 12 more options on Boeing 737-9s, turning them into deliveries slated for 2023 and 2024, the carrier said Aug. 16.

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Lessor BBAM Grows A320 P2F Order Book To 20 Aircraft

Victoria Moores

The 20-strong orderbook comprises two A321P2Fs that have already been converted and redelivered to UK-based Titan Airways, plus 18 new commitments, including two A321P2Fs for Lufthansa Cargo.

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Slow Tourism Recovery Puts Thai Carriers In A Bind

Chen Chuanren

As the Bank of Thailand revised the country’s economic growth downwards from 1.8% to 0.7%, the Kingdom’s two major carriers Thai Airways and Thai AirAsia continued to struggle during the first half of 2021. 

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Germany To Reduce Its Lufthansa Stake

Victoria Moores

German economic stabilization fund WSF plans to sell a 5% stake in Lufthansa from the 20% shareholding that it acquired as a COVID-19 crisis funding measure.

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The closure of another air corridor as the Afghan crisis continues, Alaska Airlines exercised 12 more options on Boeing 737-9s, Thai Airways and Thai AirAsia continued to struggle during the first half of 2021 from slow tourism and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.

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