Aviation Daily Roundup: Mar. 12, 2021

March 15, 2021

Boeing Lands 24-Aircraft MAX Order From 777 Partners

Credit: Boeing

Boeing scored another new order for the 737 MAX family after investment firm 777 Partners agreed to purchase 24 737-8s.

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Industry Endorses Latest ICAO Recommendations To Restart Travel

Credit: Rob Finlayson

Airlines and airports are welcoming new recommendations by ICAO urging the harmonization of coronavirus testing and vaccine certificates, and the consideration of giving high priority for air crews to receive vaccinations.

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ARPA-E’s CABLES Funds Research To Enable Electric Twin-Aisles

Credit: GE Aviation

To electrify future large commercial aircraft will require new wiring systems that can distribute tens of megawatts of power at thousands of volts safely and reliably at high altitudes.

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Daily Memo: Pandemic Shakes Up Market Dynamics For Freighters

Credit: Titan Airways

The upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent logistics efforts to distribute vaccines has seen the air cargo sector turned upside down.  

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Prague Court Declares Czech Airlines Bankrupt

Credit: Joe Pries

As part of ongoing insolvency proceedings, Prague’s municipal court has declared flag-carrier Czech Airlines (CSA) bankrupt. 

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Bamboo Airways Resilient; Posts 2020 Profit, Increases Capital

Credit: Bamboo Airways

Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways reported a pre-tax profit of VND400 billion ($17 million) for 2020 despite the air transport industry being thrown into crisis.

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Aeroflot Resumes Widebody Fleet Development After COVID-19 Pause

Credit: Airbus / P. Masclet

MOSCOW—Russia’s Aeroflot has resumed the evolution of its widebody fleet after a one-year pause. 

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Uzbekistan’s First Private Airline Plans To Launch Operations

Credit: Qanot Sharq

The first private passenger airline in Uzbekistan, Qanot Sharq, plans to start commercial operations this spring. 

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Rossiya Airlines To Hire 600 Pilots For Superjet 100 Fleet

Credit: Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport

MOSCOW—Rossiya Airlines plans to hire 400 pilots in 2021 and another 200 in 2022 to support the expansion of its fleet with Russian-made regional aircraft, the carrier’s flight director Georgy Barinov told Aviation Week.

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Boeing lands 24-aircraft MAX order from 777 partners, industry endorses latest ICAO recommendations to restart travel and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news. 

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