Aviation Daily Roundup: August 4, 2021

IATA: Global Airlines Lost $126B In 2020
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Airlines around the world lost more than $126 billion in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic cratered demand for air travel, the latest IATA World Air Transportation Statistics report shows.

GOL Expands MAX Order Book With Plan To Add 28 737-8s
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Brazil’s largest domestic airline GOL has agreed to acquire 28 Boeing 737-8 aircraft.

Daily Memo: Asia’s LCC Orderbooks Remain Largely Intact, For Now
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic arrived, one of the most significant trends in the Asia-Pacific region was the vast number of narrowbody orders placed by LCCs.

Moog Encouraged By Aftermarket Recovery’s Pace
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Motion control supplier Moog’s aftermarket business is bouncing back quickly despite the company’s high exposure to widebody fleets that are being hit hard by the ongoing international long-haul traffic slump, company executives said.

Air France Adds More Leisure Destinations For Winter
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PARIS—Air France, like many other carriers, is boosting its services to leisure destinations as it seeks to adapt to shifts in returning demand caused by the COVID-19 crisis.

Interline Partnership To Open New Mexican, U.S. Points For Emirates
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Emirates has entered into an interline partnership with Mexico City-based regional carrier Aeromar as part of a strategy to open up more destinations in Mexico and the U.S.

Emerald Airlines Confirmed As Aer Lingus Regional Operator
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Aer Lingus has entered into a 10-year franchise agreement with startup Emerald Airlines to operate its regional network in the UK and Ireland.

Chinese Regulator Greenlights JD.Com’s Cargo Airline
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The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has approved the establishment of e-commerce giant JD.com’s own cargo airline.

Is There A Future At Sea For Regional Aviation?
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Electric aircraft startups are challenging conventional thinking about aviation and one of the more dramatic examples is Regent’s belief that seagoing wing-in-ground-effect vehicles flying between coastal cities could complement and even replace traditional regional air transportation.
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