Aviation Daily Roundup: May 6, 2021
May 07, 2021
Copa Aims To Return To Pre-Crisis Bank Flows At Panama City Tocumen
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Copa plans to return to a six-bank operating structure at its Panama City Tocumen hub in June to drive greater efficiency as it continues to face an uneven recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Avelo, Tweed New Haven Airport Team Up On Expansion Plans
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Recent start-up Avelo Airlines plans to use Connecticut’s Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) as its first East Coast base and has committed $1.2 million toward an ambitious, $100 million capital-improvement plan unveiled by the airport and its manager, Avports.

TSA Selects Miami International For Counter-Drone Testing
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Miami International Airport (MIA) on May 6 announced its selection by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to serve as a test site for drone detection technologies.

Positive Booking Trends Encourage Azul As Brazil’s Vaccinations Grow
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After battling headwinds during the first quarter from a second wave of COVID-19 infections in Brazil, Azul is seeing positive signs for a rebound in demand as its home country’s vaccination rates increase.

Ex-Flybe Aircraft Heading For New Home
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A further batch of aircraft from failed UK regional airline Flybe has been sold to new owners.

Boeing, Airbus Announce Freighter Moves
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The rapid growth in e-commerce and express package transport has driven Boeing to put in place additional capacity to modify 737-800s to the Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) configuration.

Daily Memo: Pandemic Highlights Allegiant Model’s Enduring Success
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Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Allegiant Air had a highly defensible business model, reflected by many years of its stock trading in the triple digits before the crisis struck.

Turkish Airlines Updates On Fleet As It Posts Net Profit For Q1
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Turkish Airlines said deferrals and cancellations for aircraft ordered before the pandemic and due to be delivered in 2020-21 have now been signed with OEMs.

Ryanair To Open Stockholm Base, Launch Swedish Domestic Flights
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Ireland-based ULCC Ryanair will open a base at Stockholm Arlanda during the 2021 winter season and launch domestic services in Sweden for the first time.

Competition Watchdog Rejects Qantas-JAL Joint Venture
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Australian regulators have issued a draft rejection of an application by Qantas and Japan Airlines (JAL) to cooperate more closely, although Qantas says it will argue to have the decision reversed in the final ruling.

Air France-KLM Forecasts 50% Capacity For Q2 After $1.8B Q1 Loss
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Air France-KLM said May 6 that it expects to offer around half of its equivalent 2019 capacity in the second quarter of 2021.
Copa aims to return to pre-crisis bank flows at Panama City Tocumen, positive booking trends encourage Azul as Brazil’s vaccinations grow and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.
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