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Aviation Daily, December 9, 2020

VOL. 422 NO. 46 December 09, 2020
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Airframers

United Airlines 737-900ER
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Boeing MAX Deliveries Resume With United Airlines 737-9

Dec 08, 2020
United Airlines accepted delivery of its 15th 737-9 aircraft Dec. 8—the first 737 MAX-family aircraft delivered since the model was approved to return to service following a 20-month grounding.
GE9X
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Pilot Praises Robust 777X As Test Hours Build

Dec 08, 2020
Boeing’s new long-range 777-9 twinjet is demonstrating high reliability and trouble-free handling to-date in initial flight tests, according to 777/777X chief test pilot Van Chaney.

The Daily Memo

Air Astana
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Daily Memo: Up To 36% Of Business Travel May Never Return

Dec 08, 2020
A new study by a group of travel experts set out to determine what percentage of business travel may be permanently lost in the post-COVID-19 era

Suppliers

article

Pratt & Whitney Adds China’s Second GTF MRO

Dec 07, 2020
Pratt & Whitney will open China’s second MRO shop for its PW1100G-JM GTF engines at MTU Maintenance Zhuhai Co. Ltd, a joint between MTU Aero Engines…

In Memoriam

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Legendary Pilot Chuck Yeager Dies

Dec 08, 2020
Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, died on Dec. 7. He was 97.

Airlines

American Airlines COVID-19 Test Kit
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American Airlines To Offer Pre-Flight COVID Tests For Domestic Travel

Dec 08, 2020
American Airlines announced plans to offer pre-flight COVID-19 tests to domestic travelers, in a bid to help customers avoid mandatory quarantines in more than a dozen states and territories.
STN
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IATA Sees No Quick Impact Of Vaccine News On Travel Demand

Dec 08, 2020
Forward bookings globally for the peak Christmas travel season are 80% below where they would normally be, according to figures released by IATA, which show the trend for late bookings and how far off the industry is from true recovery.
Norwegian
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Norwegian Files For Reconstruction Process In Norway

Dec 08, 2020
Norwegian Air Shuttle said it filed for a reconstruction process under Norwegian law, a day after an Irish court ruled it could begin a 100-day restructuring process under the country’s equivalent of bankruptcy protection.
Jet
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Jet Airways Targets Summer 2021 Restart

Dec 08, 2020
New investors in grounded Indian carrier Jet Airways hope to resume operations by summer 2021 should the necessary approvals be received.

Regulatory/Legislative

C919
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COMAC C919 Moves Toward Certification Flight Testing

Dec 03, 2020
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has issued type inspection authorization for the COMAC C919, opening the way for certification flight testing.

Industry Data