Aviation Daily Roundup: August 5, 2021

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South Africa’s Civil Aviation Authority has granted the country’s flag-carrier a new air operator’s certificate (AOC), though a restart date for South African Airways (SAA) remains uncertain.

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Frontier Airlines said emergence of the delta coronavirus variant has dampened demand for air travel in the third quarter, marking the latest setback in the recovery from the pandemic.

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Despite facing lingering headwinds from the COVID-19 pandemic, Copa Airlines has opted to keep six Boeing 737-700s and is in talks with Boeing about advancing some 737-9 deliveries. 

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WASHINGTON—The FAA is ordering restrictions for Boeing 737 MAX and some 737 Next Generation models that would prohibit carrying freight in the aft cargo compartment if certain systems not critical for flight are malfunctioning.

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AirAsia has taken another step towards reaching its target for raising liquidity, after receiving MYR240 million ($56.8 million) for its share in leasing company Fly Leasing.

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LONDON—Executives at aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce say they are encouraged by increasing levels of flying activity, bolstered by domestic flights using wide-body aircraft. 

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Parker Hannifin’s £8.8 billion ($12.2 billion) acquisition proposal for Meggitt announced Aug. 2 is the kind of deal most everyone involved likes to see.

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Qatar Airways says it has grounded 13 Airbus A350s after “the fuselage surface below the paint” was found to be “degrading at an accelerated rate.” 

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The suspension of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) SpaceJet regional jet program helped the company’s aerospace division return to profit in the first quarter (Q1) of fiscal 2021, despite lower order intake and revenue resulting from the COVID-19 crisis. 

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Porter Airlines will use Embraer’s aftermarket services to maintain its E195-E2 fleet, providing the airline with separate long-term support agreements for major airframe and engine maintenance needs. 

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WestJet is opening a new transborder route in November, offering its first nonstop flights to Seattle (SEA) from Calgary (YYC).

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MRO company Singapore Technologies (ST) Engineering and Temasek have incorporated Juniper Aviation Investments Pte. Ltd., a leasing business focusing on freighter aircraft. 

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Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss International Airlines (SWISS) said demand has begun to recover in the summer season in 2021 first-half (H1) updates released to coincide with parent Lufthansa Group’s earnings report. 

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European Union-funded Centreline project, led by German design house Bauhaus Luftfahrt, has devised a proposed development plan for a future propulsive fuselage airliner concept (PFC) after revealing better-than-expected potential fuel burn savings of 4.7% compared to an equivalent-technology conventional aircraft.

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Delta Air Lines and LATAM Airlines Group continue to stress their proposed immunized joint venture (JV) is a necessary counterbalance to American Airlines’ dominance on routes from the U.S. to Latin America.

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