Aviation Daily Roundup: Mar. 26, 2021

March 29, 2021

JetBlue Keeps London Plans Under Wraps After Gaining Heathrow Slots

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JetBlue is still evaluating its options for serving London despite a report from Airport Coordination Limited confirming the airline has garnered a total of 270 slots at London Heathrow for the U.S. summer season. 



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Report: France, Europe Reach Air France-KLM Aid Deal

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French negotiators and European Commission (EC) competition officials have reportedly reached a deal on conditions that will allow France to provide further financial aid to Air France-KLM. 



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Up To 30% Of Global Business Travel At Risk, Moody’s Says

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As much as 30% of pre-crisis business travel may be permanently replaced by video-conferencing technology in the future, a team of credit analysts from Moody’s wrote in a new report.



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Ethiopian Airlines Marks Year Of Using Passenger Aircraft For Cargo

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Ethiopian Airlines has reported that it operated 5,645 cargo flights using the cabin of passenger aircraft for freight over the past 12 months.



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Boeing Resumes 787 Deliveries With United 787-9 From Charleston

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Boeing resumed 787 deliveries March 26 following FAA’s sign-off, a major step in clearing a backlog of more than 80 aircraft in Washington State and South Carolina held up by needed post-production inspections. 



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Daily Memo: New Optimism Emerges For Japanese Domestic Demand

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Japan’s airlines are once again ramping up their domestic services after enduring a major setback in the first part of 2021 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. 



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Czech Carrier Gains Financial Breathing Space

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Czech airline Smartwings has signed a loan agreement with a syndicate of four banks to help tide it over the coronavirus pandemic. 



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Airlines Must Pay For Strike-Affected Flights, EU Court Says

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Airlines are liable to pay compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled as the result of a pay strike at the carrier, according to a ruling by the European Union Court of Justice.



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Norwegian Wins Irish Court Approval For Restructuring

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Norwegian Air Shuttle’s proposed restructuring cleared a key hurdle March 26 as an Irish High Court judge approved the airline’s scheme to exit the examinership process.



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Boeing resumes 787 deliveries with United 787-9 from Charleston, Czech carrier gains financial breathing space, JetBlue keeps London plans under wraps after gaining Heathrow slots, and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news. 

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