Aviation Daily Roundup: July 9, 2021

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Aviation insurance companies are working with customers to avoid a potential spike in claims as flight activity ramps back up and exposes several risks created by the downturn, a new report from Allianz Global Corporate and Speciality (ACGS) shows. 

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Peru’s government has granted an air operator certificate (AOC) to new domestic startup Fly Peru. 

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In 2018, Astro Aerospace became one of the first companies to fly a full-scale electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle. That same year, Astro became the first startup targeting the urban-air-mobility market to go public. But then the company went quiet.

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With nations seeking to establish travel corridors to enable safe travel between them during the continuing pandemic, ICAO has issued new guidelines on setting them up.

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It has been one year since Airbus, supported by government bailout plans and converging EU projects, unveiled its ambitions for hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft. 

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LONDON—UK airlines have expressed relief following the UK government’s decision to ease England’s strict COVID-19 entry requirements. 

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Helvetic Airways and Lufthansa LCC subsidiary Eurowings have announced they are exploring additional niche markets in the leisure segment. 

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Aegean Airlines looks to operate 75-80% of its pre-pandemic capacity by the fall as the Greek flag-carrier disclosed a pre-tax net loss of €44.5 million ($53 million) for the 2021 first quarter (Q1). 

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Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) said it will finally be operating to all its U.S. destinations again in the fall as the carrier announced the resumption of direct service to Boston in September and Miami in October.

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Finnair is expanding its intercontinental footprint at Stockholm Arlanda (ARN), launching services to Miami (MIA) and Thailand’s Bangkok (BKK) and Phuket (HKT) for the first time. 

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WASHINGTON—The FAA on July 8 formally announced the entry into service of its Space Data Integrator (SDI), a system that enables the agency to track rockets and reentry vehicles in near real-time as they transition through the airspace.

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