Aviation Daily Roundup: May 27, 2021

Norse Atlantic, U.S. Flight Attendants Reach Pre-Hire Deal
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The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) and Norse Atlantic Airways reached a pre-hire agreement that guarantees job protections for the aspiring airline’s future U.S.-based flight attendants.

San Francisco Airport Formalizes Honeywell GBAS Adoption
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San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Honeywell on May 27 formally announced the airport as the latest customer for the company’s SmartPath Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS), which airport officials have been touting as a major part of their noise-mitigation strategy.

FAA Settlement Orders Boeing To Evaluate 737 Production Ramp-Up Readiness
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Boeing has agreed to evaluate its readiness to safely ramp up 737 production, change several internal process and supplier-oversight procedures, and pay a fine of at least $17 million to settle two 737 production-quality issues that affected nearly 1,000 aircraft.

Energy Agency Lays Out Hard Path To Net Zero For Aviation
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There is a path for aviation to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, but it requires changes in technologies and behaviors far beyond the industry’s traditional incremental pace of progress, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Alaska Airlines Expects Profitability By Third Quarter
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Alaska Airlines said it expects to reach profitability by the 2021 third quarter (Q3), driven by a near-complete recovery in U.S. domestic leisure travel.

FAA Plans Service Entry Of Space Data Integrator
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WARRENTON, Virginia–The FAA plans to transition a new rocket tracking capability from test to operational status in June, providing a way to reduce flight disruptions as the pace of commercial space launches increases.

Daily Memo: New Investors And Owners Could Help Lift India’s Airlines
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May 25 marked exactly one year since India allowed domestic air travel to resume following its suspension during the initial onslaught of COVID-19.

Magnix To Electrify Blade’s Caravan Seaplane Fleet
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Electric propulsion pioneer MagniX has partnered with Blade Urban Air Mobility to electrify a fleet of Cessna Caravan seaplanes operated for Blade by Lima, New York, starting in early 2023.

New Coronavirus Cases Halt Travel Bubble Flights To Melbourne
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AUCKLAND—A coronavirus outbreak and lockdown in the Australian state of Victoria has caused the suspension of some important routes in the Australia-New Zealand travel bubble.
FAA settlement orders Boeing to evaluate 737 production ramp-up, Alaska Airlines expects profitability by the third quarter, new COVID-19 cases halt travel bubble flights to Melbourne and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.
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