Aviation Daily Roundup: May 13, 2021

May 14, 2021

FAA Clears Boeing 737 MAX Electrical Fixes


Boeing and affected operators have been cleared by the FAA to start modifying 737 MAXs sidelined by electrical bonding and grounding issues, removing the latest hurdle from the company’s stumbling narrowbody program.



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Airlines Temporarily Suspend Tel Aviv Routes

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British Airways and Lufthansa are among the latest airlines to pause flights to Tel Aviv, following the likes of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines in suspending their services to Israel.



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Air Canada To Launch New Hawaii Routes For Winter Season

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Air Canada will launch three new nonstop routes from Canada to Hawaii this winter as the airline bets on the resumption of leisure travel to international vacation destinations.



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Pobeda Begins Operating From Moscow Sheremetyevo

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Russian LCC Pobeda has begun operating its first routes from Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International.



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XTI’s EVTOL Secures Fleet Commitment From U.S. Operator

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An unnamed “major U.S. operator” has signed a purchase order with XTI Aircraft for 40 TriFan 600 hybrid-electric six-seat aircraft. 



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Ex-Triumph Aerostructures, Now Qarbon, Could Acquire Others

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The former Triumph Group aerostructures business recently acquired by private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has been rebranded Qarbon Aerospace, and in turn could be looking to grow through purchases of other assets in the embattled sector.



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Mesa Says Third DHL 737 Freighter Set For July

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Mesa Air Group plans to put its third Boeing 737-400 freighter into service for DHL in July, as the regional carrier continues to eye cargo operations—and its DHL partnership in particular—as ripe with opportunity. 



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Virgin Australia Defers International Restart Plans

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Virgin Australia has pushed back the planned start of short-haul international services, including all but a few of its New Zealand routes and its leisure flights to the Pacific Islands and Indonesia.



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Air Lease Corporation Considers Exercising Airbus A220 Options

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Air Lease Corporation is in discussions with Airbus regarding potentially exercising its options for the OEM’s smallest narrowbody, the A220. 



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Daily Memo: U.S. Regionals Chart Path Out Of Pandemic

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In the U.S., the pandemic’s crushing effect on major airline revenues has produced both winners and losers among the country’s regional carriers.



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European Air Operators Protest Higher ATC Charges

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European airspace users have complained over what they describe as weaker performance targets imposed on air navigation service providers that will result in higher air traffic control charges. 



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Air Lease Corporation considers exercising Airbus A220 options, FAA clears Boeing 737 MAX electrical fixes, Airlines temporarily suspend Tel Aviv routes and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.

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