Aviation Daily Roundup: Dec. 17

December 18, 2020

Malaysia Airlines Fate Hangs On Restructuring Talks

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The future of the Malaysia Aviation Group, depends on whether the company can successfully settle negotiations with creditors and lessors on its debt restructuring plans.



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Air Canada, Qatar Airways Deepen Relationship

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Star Alliance member Air Canada and oneworld member Qatar Airways announced the start of a strategic cooperation agreement to expand their relationship.



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British Airways Culls Long-Haul Routes

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British Airways is scaling back its long-haul route network during the northern 2021 summer season as part of efforts to cut costs and adjust to the lower level of travel demand. 



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FACC Sees Different Trends For Commercial Programs Post-Pandemic

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Austrian aerospace company FACC believes the worst of the COVID-19 crisis is over for first-tier suppliers such as itself, which provide parts and services to the likes of Airbus and Boeing.



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Transport Canada Plans 737 MAX Approval In January; Will Include Nuisance Stick-Shaker Procedure

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Transport Canada plans to clear the Boeing 737 MAX to fly in Canadian airspace in January and will include a procedure for pilots to disable an erroneous stall warning as part of revised pilot training, the regulator said Dec. 17. 



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Daily Memo: ATR’s New Freighter Piques Growing Interest In Air Cargo

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The global economic context is unfavorable for everything in aviation except maybe for one thing: the delivery of a new freighter.



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Norwegian Gets Shareholder Backing For Restructuring Plans

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Norwegian Air Shuttle shareholders have voted in favor of a series of restructuring measures including a rights issue at an extraordinary general meeting Dec. 17.  



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Kansas, FAA Establish Supersonic Testing Corridor

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The FAA and the Kansas Department of Transportation have agreed to establish a flight corridor for testing civil supersonic aircraft, state officials announced Dec. 17.



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JetBlue Airways Adds Miami To Growing Network

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JetBlue Airways’ decision to launch service from Miami International airport caps off a raft of network changes the company has undertaken during the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to what it deems as “changing customer demand.” 



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Alaska Airlines Launches Hawaii Pre-Clear COVID-19 Testing Program

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Alaska Airlines launched a new COVID-19 testing program that allows passengers traveling to Hawaii from the U.S. west coast to bypass airport screening and avoid a mandatory quarantine upon arrival.



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European Lobby Group Voices Sustainable Aviation Fuel Concerns

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Several European nations risk repeating errors made in creating the first wave of biofuels by using production methods that actually do more harm than fossil fuels, according to a report from a European environmental lobby group.



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Sole Second-Hand A380 Takes Final Bow

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Portuguese ACMI specialist Hi Fly, the only airline to take a second-hand Airbus A380 into its inventory, has flown the aircraft for the last time. 



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Airbus Offers Air Traffic Control Better Flightpath Prediction

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Airbus is offering an automated datalink transmission of an aircraft’s predicted flightpath from the flight management system to air traffic control in preparation for a 2028 mandate in Europe.



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Airbus offers air traffic control better flightpath prediction, ATR’s new freighter piques growing interest in air cargo, Malaysia Airlines fate hangs on restructuring talks, and more. A daily roundup of air transport news. 

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