Aviation Daily Roundup: January 26, 2022

January 27, 2022

Boom Confirms North Carolina As Overture Production Site

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Boom Supersonic has announced plans to develop a production, test and delivery facility for its Overture supersonic airliner at Piedmont Triad International Airport near Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Every Boeing Division Records Charges In Latest Financial Results

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Ahead of Boeing’s latest financial results released Jan. 26, financial analysts knew the company would be reporting on another ugly quarter and another ugly year. 

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Omicron Sets Back Hawaiian Airlines’ International Recovery Plans

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Hawaiian Airlines estimates the latest surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the omicron coronavirus variant will delay the rebuilding of its international network by a few months.

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Singapore Airport Hones COVID-19 Strategy

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Comprehensive COVID-19-prevention measures have helped maintain travel to and from Singapore Changi Airport and management is now focusing on making the experience more passenger-friendly.

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Spanish LCC Steps Up London Gatwick Presence

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Spanish LCC Vueling plans to open a base at London Gatwick and expand its route network from the airport. 

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Lithuanian Startup Jump Air Ready For Launch

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Lithuanian wet-lease and charter operator Jump Air has received its Type A commercial license and is preparing to operate up to four ATR 72s by year-end 2022.

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Spirit Airlines To Make Utah Debut At The New SLC

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Spirit Airlines is further expanding its U.S. network with another destination—and state—joining its route map this spring.

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AirAsia X Secures Contract From Geodis For Scheduled Cargo Flights

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Long-haul LCC AirAsia X has been contracted by French logistics provider Geodis to fly scheduled cargo flights within the Asia-Pacific region, giving the debt-laden airline a much-needed income stream as its restructuring continues. 

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Egypt’s SkyBird Airlines Nears Delivery Of First A320

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Egyptian leisure startup SkyBird Airlines is closing in on the delivery of its first Airbus A320, which it will use to launch charter flights.

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Daily Memo: Changes At The Top For Air France-KLM

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As Air France-KLM looks toward recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, it does so with changes ahead for its executive team. 

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Wizz Air Says Omicron Effects To Increase Fiscal Q4 Operating Loss

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Wizz Air predicted the effects of the omicron coronavirus variant on travel would lead to a “slightly higher” operating loss in its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter (Q4), compared to the last three months of 2021, when it recorded an operating loss of €213.6 million ($241 million).

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Airports Body Hits Out At Haphazard European Vaccination Rules

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New fractures in the supposedly uniform nature of European Union COVID-19 regulations have again drawn the ire of Airports Council International—Europe (ACI-Europe).

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Air Serbia Begins Regional Fleet Renewal

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Belgrade-based Air Serbia has begun the renewal of its regional fleet with the arrival of the first member of a batch of ATR turboprops. 

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Clean Sky’s Regional Technology Demonstrator Makes First Flight

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A technology demonstrator based on the Airbus C295 military transport and aimed at regional aviation sustainability has made its first flight in Seville, Spain, the airframer announced Jan. 26.

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Boom confirms North Carolina as Overture production site, Clean Sky’s regional technology demonstrator makes first flight, every Boeing division records charges in latest financial results and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.

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