Aviation Daily Roundup: July 7, 2021
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Air Astana Suit Targets Embraer E2 Reliability Issues
Credit: Embraer
An Air Astana lawsuit against Embraer seeks $12 million compensation for what the carrier claims was a necessary grounding of its leased E190-E2 fleet to address technical faults and suggests the manufacturer concealed differences between the current models and the original E-Jets.
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U.S. DOT To Pursue Fee Refunds For Late Bags
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) will follow through on a proposal to mandate fee refunds for customers whose bags are significantly late, a White House spokesman confirmed.
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Blue Air Aims For London Listing, Fundraising
Credit: Blue Air
LONDON—A desire to tap into capital markets and raise funding is the major factor behind plans between Romanian LCC Blue Air and UK “cash shell” company Ridgecrest for a reverse takeover of the Eastern European carrier.
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ICAO Signs Up 16 New CORSIA Member States
Credit: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images
Over 100 states are now participating in ICAO’s CORSIA carbon-offsetting scheme, after 16 island and lesser-developed states volunteered to join the initiative.
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Heathrow Airport To Reopen T3 In Preparation For Traffic Influx
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LONDON—London Heathrow Airport plans to re-open Terminal 3 for normal passenger operations in anticipation of higher traffic flows in the second half of the year.
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Air Seychelles Appoints New Management Team
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Air Seychelles has appointed a new interim CEO and CFO as the carrier adjusts to life as a fully-nationalized entity.
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Acquisition Takes Volocopter Step Closer To EVTOL Production
Credit: Volocopter
With certification targeted for the end of 2022, Germany’s Volocopter has taken a major step toward moving its electric air taxi from development into production.
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Daily Memo: Synthetic Fuels Promise Carbon Neutrality But Face Hurdles
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Electricity and hydrogen are keys to the long-term sustainability of aviation. The question is how.
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Air Canada Maps Out International Network Rebuild
Credit: Joe Pries
Air Canada is adding more long-haul international routes back to its network over the coming weeks, resuming service to destinations including Dublin (DUB), Frankfurt (FRA) and Tel Aviv (TLV).
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Volotea Plots Capacity Growth; Signs Aegean Codeshare
Credit: Pascal Pochard-Casabianca / AFP / Getty Images
Volotea is entering the second half of 2021 on the front foot, with plans to increase capacity by 34% compared with pre-pandemic levels and launch more than two dozen new routes.
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BA, Virgin Launch Vaccinated Arrivals Trial With Heathrow
Credit: British Airways
LONDON—UK long-haul rivals British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have launched a passenger-processing trial alongside London Heathrow Airport aimed at generating data to support the relaxation of UK quarantine restrictions on passengers fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Comair Temporarily Suspends Kulula, BA Flights In South Africa
Credit: Rob Finlayson
South African airline operator Comair has suspended all scheduled LCC Kulula.com and British Airways franchise flights until July 30.
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