Aviation Daily Roundup: June 2, 2021

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WASHINGTON—A pair of U.S. senators sharply rebuked the airline industry’s collective response to criticisms of refund policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, arguing that questions raised in a recent letter to seven airlines were not properly addressed.

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WASHINGTON—Ali Bahrami, who led the FAA’s safety organization since July 2017, will retire effective June 30 after serving three decades over two stints at the agency. 

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Bamboo Airways has taken another step toward its ambition of launching scheduled service between Vietnam and the U.S.

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LONDON—Plans by UK aviation and energy infrastructure group Esken to sell regional carrier Stobart Air appear to have hit a hitch.

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Passengers transiting Europe’s airports over the summer holiday period could face chaos as the facilities struggle to cope with pandemic precautions, the European wing of Airport Council International (ACI Europe) has warned.

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Italy-based Air Dolomiti is evaluating new destinations in Southern Europe as the country’s airline makeup continues to change with start-up carriers and a relaunched Alitalia.

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Leading up to its launch, Breeze Airways made little attempt to mask its basic strategy. 

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INNSBRUCK, Austria—Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is evaluating several options to harmonize its long-haul fleet, which comprises three aging Boeing 767-300ERs and six 777-200ERs.

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Wizz Air sees its current fiscal year as transitional—and one in which it expects to post another loss—after the airline reported a €576 million ($703 million) net loss for the fiscal year ended March 31. 

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Tasman Cargo Airlines has become the first Australia-based air cargo operator to commence scheduled freighter operations to Singapore. 

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AirAsia X has gained shareholder approval for its restructuring plan, representing a significant step in the company’s attempt to cut its liabilities and attract more funding.

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SINGAPORE—Asia ended 2020 with a handful of success stories in combatting COVID-19 with Taiwan, Vietnam and to some extent Singapore all reporting low community outbreaks. 

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PARIS—Eurocontrol is seeing indications of some air traffic recovery for summer 2021, with August traffic potentially rising to 69% of pre-pandemic levels.  

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Pfizer Inc.’s corporate aviation department helped reduce the amount of time the company needed to gain emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine by about two weeks, according to its director.

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