Aviation Daily Roundup: June 18, 2021

Analysis Shows Growing Potential For U.S. Domestic Nonstop Service

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Initial route maps rolled out by new entrants Breeze Airways and Avelo Airlines points to an intersection of two trends—pre-downturn medium-hub emergence and population migration driven in part by new remote-work strategies prompted by the pandemic, consultancy Swelbar-Zhong said.

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Daily Memo: NextGen Post-Downturn—Opportunity Amid The Recovery?

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Like most anything even remotely linked to civil aviation, the U.S. FAA’s NextGen airspace modernization program has not exactly reaped major benefits from the pandemic-related industry downturn.

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SESAR JU Two-Year Live Demo Plans Advance

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Countries participating in the CORUS-XUAM project in Europe are planning to spend this year preparing for live demonstrations to be held in 2022. 

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Legal Action Against How UK Makes Travel Rules Gains Momentum

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LONDON—The UK government is said to be considering easing COVID-19 travel restrictions for double-vaccinated travelers following a legal backlash to how it classifies countries under its traffic light system.

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Breeze Airways Defends Flight Attendant Hiring Practice

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Breeze Airways defended its practice of recruiting college-age flight attendants through a tuition-reimbursement program with Utah Valley University (UVU), responding to complaints that the program amounts to discrimination against older and diverse candidates.

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EU Digital COVID Certificate Boosts Travel Demand

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The incoming EU Digital COVID Certificate and vaccine rollouts have had a positive impact on Europeans’ willingness to travel, a new report has found.

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Bid Process Yields Prospective Owner For Eastar Jet

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A potential new owner has reportedly emerged for South Korea’s Eastar Jet, boosting the prospect of the grounded LCC eventually returning to operations.

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Alitalia Successor ITA Gets New Executive Chairman

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Italy’s government has appointed former Fiat executive Alfredo Altavilla to be the new executive chairman of Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA), the yet-to-be-launched successor to Alitalia.

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Air New Zealand Forecasts Slow Return For Long-Haul Routes

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Air New Zealand is continuing to strengthen its domestic and Australian operations, but the carrier indicated that most of its long-haul routes are unlikely to resume until 2022.

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Finnair Updates Fare Structure, Targets 70 Winter Destinations

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Finnair is introducing a new Business Light ticket and has refreshed its other fares as it responds to the increasing trend for personalization of the travel experience.  

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EU Recommends Members Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions On U.S.

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The European Council has updated the list of countries for which it recommends the lifting of restrictions on non-essential travel into the European Union, adding the U.S. in a move that will be welcomed by airlines on both sides of the Atlantic hoping for a recovery in transatlantic travel.

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Air Canada Outlook Brightens As Some Domestic Restrictions Ease

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Air Canada’s latest domestic push reflects a positive trend as some provincial travel restrictions begin to ease. 

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From analysis showing growing potential for U.S. domestic nonstop service to legal action against how the UK makes travel rules gains momentum. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.

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