Aviation Daily Roundup: Jan. 15-18

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June 2019 started off well for Belgium-based Asco Industries. The European Commission had just granted approval for the Airbus parts supplier to be acquired by Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems. But then the family-owned company got hit by a cyberattack that took it offline for a week—as in, the entire company shut down—and the Spirit takeover started being delayed.

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Airports in England are set to receive financial support from the British government under a new scheme, the launch of which coincides with more stringent COVID-19 travel restrictions coming into force in the country.

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WASHINGTON—Environmental groups have joined with 12 U.S. states and the District of Columbia to file a lawsuit challenging adoption of the first CO2 standards for aircraft, arguing they will not reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation.

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SALZBURG, Austria—Austria’s Innsbruck Airport (INN) is set to close in September for four weeks to allow a major renovation of its 2,000 m (6,562 ft.) runway. 

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A 51% stake in Tel Aviv-based Israir Airlines has been sold to BGI Investments, a firm controlled by supermarket tycoon Rami Levy and food trader Shalom Haim.

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LONDON—All UK travel corridors will close starting early morning Jan. 18 to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

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South Korean LCC Eastar Jet has become the latest carrier to launch a rehabilitation process through the bankruptcy court in an effort to emerge with stronger financial backing.

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Fresh from expanding the number of quarantine-free routes flying to Australia, Air New Zealand is set to restart Cook Islands services. 

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Spanish LCC Volotea ended commercial operations with its remaining eight Boeing 717-200s on Jan. 10 after nearly a decade of service with the Barcelona-based carrier.

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Air China parent company China National Aviation Holding, manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) and Grand China Air are among nine Chinese companies blacklisted Jan. 14 by the U.S. Defense Department (DOD) for their alleged relationships with the Chinese military. 

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PARIS—France has set out new stricter travel measures in an attempt to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, requiring arrivals to the country from outside the EU to take a COVID-19 test both before departure and after a period of self-isolation on arrival.

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Air China and Sichuan Airlines have each been given the green light to begin new international routes. The Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) latest round of route approvals includes Air China’s plans for a Beijing Capital (PEK)-Chengdu (CTU)-Johannesburg (JNB) service. Flights would be 2X-weekly.  

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The Indonesian ministry of transport has ordered the inspection of all Boeing 737 Classics in the country—consisting of 737-300, -400 and -500 variants—following the crash of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182. 

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A new $1.5 billion leasing platform called KLA Aviation Finance is being formed, through a strategic partnership between opportunistic investor Kennedy Lewis and aircraft management specialist Arena Aviation Capital.

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Central and Eastern European carrier Wizz Air is set to issue its first bonds, adding a further €500 million ($607.5 million) to its already strong liquidity position.

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