Aviation Daily Roundup: Mar. 11, 2021

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LONDON—UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chairman Stephen Hillier has acknowledged that “there’s still much still to do,” following the UK’s exit from the EU (Brexit) and from EU aviation regulator EASA.

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After more than a year of product development and collaboration with operators, Flyht Aerospace Solutions is poised to move its revamped suite of real-time data analysis tools into line operations with launch customers China Express, LIAT, and Swoop, CEO Bill Tempany said. 

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Lessor BOC Aviation says it is in good shape for the coming financial year, in another sign of the strengthened position of the leasing industry amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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African airlines are expected to take a $6-13 billion revenue hit in 2020, while encumbered with heavy debts and high operating costs, triggering an appeal for $35 billion in financial support.

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IATA is warning that Latin America is at risk for a delayed recovery from the coronavirus crisis as large portions of the region maintain quarantines and other travel restrictions. 

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U.S. federal lawmakers are sending airlines another $14 billion to prop up payrolls until Sept. 30, which they hope will see the industry through to recovery. 

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ULCC Norwegian Air Shuttle has sent details of its planned financial reconstruction to its creditors and shareholders, ahead of several hearings in the Irish and Norwegian courts that will determine its future in the coming weeks.

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PARIS—French aerostructures manufacturer Stelia Aerospace is preparing its first work package for the Airbus A321XLR. 

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Breeze Airways, the startup which wants to serve routes it says have been “abandoned” by larger carriers, has been approved by the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to begin operations. 

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PARIS—Air France has begun a month-long test of a smartphone app that carries secure records of passengers’ COVID-19 test results on flights from Paris to Guadeloupe and Martinique. 

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Scientists are pointing at the not-so-insignificant role of air transport in climate change, arguing demand should be curbed to complement planned technological improvements.

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The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has received an application from Milan-based airline Neos for exemption authority and an amended foreign air carrier permit.

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Australian airlines have welcomed a new government support package that includes 50% subsidies for 800,000 domestic tickets to help spur travel demand.

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Lufthansa Cargo (LHC) CEO Dorothea von Boxberg has said COVID-19 vaccine volumes will not have as much of an impact on the air cargo market as the industry once believed. 

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Norwegian domestic airline Widerøe has partnered with Rolls-Royce and Italy’s Tecnam to become the potential launch operator of the P-Volt electric-powered passenger aircraft.

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Icelandair Group has agreed a sale-and-leaseback deal with Titan Aircraft Investment that will see two of the flag-carrier’s Boeing 767-300ER aircraft converted into freighters.

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LONDON—Rolls-Royce CEO Warren East said he is confident about a rapid recovery of the air transport sector after the pandemic led the company to a £4 billion ($5.6 billion) loss in 2020. 

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The provincial government of Hainan has proposed a series of fee rebates and subsidies for air cargo routes to the Chinese island, some offering more than CNY150,000 ($23,000) for a return trip.

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