Aviation Daily Roundup: September 23, 2021

Alaska-Based Startup Plans Boeing 757 Passenger Services

Northern Pacific Airways, an Alaska-based startup and part of the same company that owns regional operator Ravn Alaska, plans to launch services between the U.S. and Asia via its home state using Boeing 757s.

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Daily Memo: Has The DOJ Got The Northeast Alliance All Wrong?

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The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) pulled no punches in its antitrust complaint against the Northeast Alliance between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways, describing the pact as a de facto merger that will allow the two carriers to consolidate service and raise fares at four airports in Boston and New York.

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Porter Airlines Plans To Deploy E195-E2s On Transcon Routes

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Porter Airlines CEO Michael Deluce says the Toronto-based airline will emphasize transcontinental routes—connecting destinations within Canada and Canadian cities with U.S. cities —when it begins taking delivery of Embraer E195-E2 aircraft in the second half of 2022. 

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Condor Begins Rebuilding U.S. Network

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Condor is opening a transatlantic route to New York in November after seeing demand to the U.S. increase since the Biden administration announced an easing of restrictions for foreign travelers.

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Airbus Sees Growing Support For Hydrogen-Fueled Aircraft

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Airbus has been gathering positive signs that its 2035 ambition for a hydrogen-fueled commercial aircraft is realistic. 

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Environmental Groups Urge Tougher U.S. Carbon Standard For Aircraft

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Environmental groups have renewed their call for the U.S. government to set a tougher rule for aircraft greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions than the CO2 certification standard agreed by ICAO.

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Airbus Technology Incubator Leading X-Plane Wing Trial Work

Airbus’ plans to adapt a business jet into an X-plane to test future wing technologies has focused new attention on its UpNext subsidiary that will run the trials. 

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ATR Eyes Universal Hydrogen’s Capsule

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ATR senior executives are looking at Universal Hydrogen’s plans for a modular liquid hydrogen storage and logistics system and appear to be ready to cooperate, providing the capsule’s safety features are deemed solid.

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South African Airways Returns To The Skies

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South African Airways (SAA) has resumed flight operations—21 months after it entered the country’s business rescue process and following extended groundings because of government-mandated aviation shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Air Cargo Facing ‘Unprecedented Challenges,’ TIACA Says

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A combination of looming holiday surges in e-commerce and shortages of maritime transport capacity risk putting the air cargo business under severe stress in the 2021 fourth quarter, The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has warned.

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Eurocontrol Awards Major ATM Upgrade Contract

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Indra has won a framework contract worth up to €173 million ($203 million) to digitalize the management of Europe’s air navigation network. 

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