Aviation Daily Roundup: Dec. 16

December 17, 2020

FAA Chief: Advisory Boards Are New Certification ‘Best Practice’

Credit: Boeing



The FAA, codifying a lesson learned from the Boeing 737 MAX saga, plans to use ad-hoc internal review boards to help validate work as during the aircraft certification process, administrator Steve Dickson said. 



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Finnair Nears Approval For €400M State Loan

Credit: Finnair



Finnair is looking to gain support from the State of Finland with an unsecured hybrid loan of up to €400 million ($486 million), the oneworld alliance member said Dec. 16. 



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Alitalia Resumes Latin America Services

Credit: Joe Pries



Alitalia has operated its first flights to São Paulo after a suspension of more than nine months, with services to Buenos Aires in Argentina set to resume imminently.



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FAA Employee Arrested In Alleged Extortion Scheme

Credit: Linda Blachly



Authorities in early December arrested an employee at the FAA’s Washington headquarters on allegations that he attempted to extort foreign officials by offering confidential information on pilots whose licenses have been revoked.



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Viva Aerobus Adds More Routes From Mexico City

Credit: Viva Aerobus



Mexico’s Viva Aerobus is launching four new routes from Mexico City as ULCCs in the country continue to grow their presence from its capital city.



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Southwest Airlines To Take Delivery Of 35 737 MAXs In 2021

Credit: Southwest Airlines



Southwest Airlines reached an agreement with Boeing to take delivery of 35 737 MAX jets in 2021, marking a 13-aircraft reduction from previous plans to add 48 MAX aircraft in 2021. 



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IATA Sees Permanent Improvement In Crisis Management, Contactless Travel

Credit: IATA



IATA is hopeful that measures put in place to deal with the fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic will enable the industry to more quickly respond to future health or other challenges.



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London Heathrow Wins Third Runway Appeal

Credit: Heathrow Airport



Heathrow Airport has successfully appealed a February 2020 ruling that blocked its third runway plans on environmental grounds.



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LATAM Ramps Up In Colombia After Market Reopens

Credit: Joe Pries



LATAM Airlines Group has doubled its operations in Colombia as other airlines in the country are close to reaching their pre-pandemic size. 



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Daily Memo: GE Aviation’s Slattery Talks MAX, 777X And Future Tech

Credit: GE Aviation



A little over three months ago former Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery took the top job at GE Aviation, succeeding company veteran David Joyce. 



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Bumpy Start For UK COVID-19 ‘Test To Release’ Scheme

Credit: Heathrow Airport / Twitter



A UK government initiative to reduce quarantine durations for international travelers got off to a difficult start after at least one approved COVID-19 test provider was overwhelmed with requests.



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Airbus Studying Integrated Underwing Fuel Cell Powerplants

Credit: Airbus



Airbus has unveiled a potential configuration for a hydrogen aircraft, integrating fuel cells and propellers in underwing pods.



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From LATAM ramping up in Colombia after market reopens to IATA seeing permanent improvement in crisis management, contactless travel. A daily roundup of air transport news. 

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