Aviation Daily Roundup: August 3, 2021
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JetBlue To Keep New York Headquarters, Build Out JFK Presence
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JetBlue Airways intends to keep its corporate headquarters in New York City, while doubling down on growth plans at JFK International Airport, spurred on by new opportunities fueled by its Northeast Alliance with American Airlines.
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Daily Memo: American Airlines, JetSMART Test Unconventional Partnership
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When Indigo Partners MD William Franke declared in July that possible tie-ups between ULCCs and full-service operators could emerge in a post-pandemic world, no one expected a partnership to materialize in a matter of weeks.
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UK Reportedly To Shelve ‘Amber-Watch’ List
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LONDON—The UK government has apparently shelved plans to introduce an ‘amber-watch’ list for countries at risk of tipping into the ‘red’ category of COVID-19 infections.
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Volaris To Increase Low-Cost Penetration In Honduras
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Volaris is set to enter the Honduran market later in 2021 after the signing of a MOU between the Mexican carrier and the government of Honduras.
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FAA Alert Flags 737NG Thrust Reverser Issue
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WASHINGTON—A mandatory, repetitive test to validate that Boeing 737 thrust reverser sensors are working can cause the systems to malfunction, prompting the FAA to advise operators of some models to cycle the reversers after conducting the tests.
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Australian Viral Outbreaks Prompt Qantas Furloughs
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Qantas plans to stand down 2,500 of its employees for at least two months as the latest wave of coronavirus infections in Australia continues to depress domestic capacity.
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Icelandic Freight Specialist Plans Major Fleet Expansion
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Icelandic cargo operator Bluebird Nordic has embarked on a radical expansion program.
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JAL Moves Closer To Eliminating Cash Burn
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Japan Airlines (JAL) is reducing its cash burn triggered by the COVID-19 crisis and has predicted it will make further progress toward achieving positive cash flow during the current quarter.
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Juneyao Begins Fundraising For Purchase Of Five Aircraft
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Optimistic of passenger demand increasing in the near future, China’s Juneyao Air is raising funds to procure five new aircraft: three Airbus A320 family narrowbodies and two twin-aisle Boeing 787s.
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Consolidated ‘TUI Airline’ Set To Generate Significant Savings
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German tour operator TUI Group is consolidating its five airlines into TUI Airline, which will serve as an internal operational platform as the company right-sizes its fleet to about 140 aircraft to serve its in-house capacity demands.
JetBlue to keep its New York headquarters, the UK to shelve its ‘amber-watch’ list, Volaris to increase low-cost penetration in Honduras and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.
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