Aviation Daily Roundup: Mar. 31, 2021

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Alaska Airlines became the 14th member of Oneworld on March 31, adding more than 30 cities to the global alliance’s network.

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Norse Atlantic Airways—the new startup from former Norwegian Air Shuttle execs Bjørn Kise and Bjørn Kjos and OSM Aviation co-founder Bjørn Tore Larsen—is seeking to position itself as a successor to Norwegian’s recently-abandoned long-haul, low-cost model.

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The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIS) of Andorra, a 77,000-inhabitant principality in the Pyrenees, is promoting the creation of an airport aimed at opening up the landlocked state starting in 2025.

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Although Korean Air expects significant synergy savings from its merger with Asiana Airlines, there will be no large-scale redundancies or near-term fleet cuts resulting from the integration.

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Navigation system suppliers have aligned to lobby the U.S. government for increased investment in legacy ground-based navigational aids.

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Associations representing manufacturers, suppliers and repair stations are urging the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to quickly stand up the recently enacted payroll support program (PSP) aimed at companies that have not benefitted from similar, previous packages. 

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The UK government introduced a new law this week making international travel “without good reason” a criminal offence in England subject to a £5,000 ($6,860) fine. 

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Bamboo Airways’ European expansion ambitions have taken a step forward after the Vietnamese carrier was granted takeoff and landing slots at London Heathrow (LHR) to operate six flights per week from May.

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Canadian ULCC Flair Airlines is expanding its network to include Montréal (YUL) from July as part of an ongoing strategy to stimulate domestic traffic.

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Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has secured an investment from British Airways (BA) and kicked off development of a fuel-cell power train for 50-seat-plus regional aircraft. 

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Air France is considering closing its bases at Marseille (MRS), Nice (NCE) and Toulouse (TLS) as it restructures its domestic network.

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Air China and China Eastern Airlines both remained in the red for all four quarters of 2020, racking up annual net losses of CNY14.4 billion (£2.2 billion) and CNY11.8 billion respectively.

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Despite recording a pandemic-driven CNY10.8 billion ($1.65 billion) net loss for 2020, China Southern Airlines is optimistic on the prospects for the aviation market in the longer term.

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