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Aviation Daily, December 11, 2020

VOL. 422 NO. 48 December 11, 2020
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Regulatory/Legislative

Heathrow Airport generic plane flying
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Europe Reveals No-Deal Brexit Aviation Contingency Plans

Dec 10, 2020
The European Commission (EC) has published contingency measures aimed at keeping flights between the UK and the EU operating in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Boeing
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UK Airliner Tariff Gesture Gets Cold Shoulder By U.S. Trade Officials

Dec 10, 2020
The British government’s decision not to charge tariffs imposed by the European Union (EU) on commercial airliners purchased from the U.S. has been given the cold shoulder by trade representatives in Washington. 
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Aviation Groups Ask FCC To Suspend Spectrum Auction

Dec 09, 2020
Fifteen aviation industry groups have asked the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to suspend an auction of radio frequency spectrum near the band used for radar altimeters.

The Daily Memo

IndiGo
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Daily Memo: AirAsia, IndiGo Remain Confident About Huge Order Backlogs

Dec 10, 2020
The lure of Asia-Pacific market growth potential has spurred the region’s LCCs to dramatically inflate manufacturers’ narrowbody orderbooks in recent years.

Airlines

aircraft
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Ryanair Chief Anticipates Recovery In 2022

Dec 07, 2020
Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary believes demand could recover to pre-COVID-19 levels by as early as 2022, if air fares are low enough.
jeppesen ops control
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Frontier Airlines Taps Boeing For Ops Management Tools

Dec 10, 2020
Frontier Airlines has signed up to use a suite of Boeing’s Jeppesen digital operations management tools, including the first deployment of an updated aircraft movement manager integrated with other products, the companies said Dec. 10.
747-400
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Virgin Atlantic Sets 747 Retirement Date, Resumes Manchester Flights

Dec 04, 2020
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic is expecting to perform its final Boeing 747 flight on Dec. 16 and has announced plans to resume operations from Manchester, England, on Dec. 5 after a nine-month break.
Air France train trip graphic
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Air France, SNCF Partnership Adds Bourdeaux-Paris Orly Route

Dec 04, 2020
Air France has strengthened its partnership with French rail operator SNCF as the airline works to cut emissions from its domestic flight network in line with federal financial support requirements. 

Technology

DLR electrical regional
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Research Organizations Commit To Achieving Zero Emission Aviation

Dec 03, 2020
Research organizations from 13 countries have signed a declaration committing to the development of technologies for zero emission aviation. 

Fuel Watch

Airframers

MAX 7 rearview
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Boeing’s Unsold 737 MAX Backlog Approaches 100, Analysis Shows

Dec 10, 2020
Boeing lost customers for 14 737 MAXs in its stored inventory last month but has sold 12 from that existing backlog, pushing its total number of built and unsold narrowbodies to 92, an Aviation Week analysis shows.

Cargo

SATS
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Singapore Positions Itself As Regional Vaccine Air Hub

Dec 08, 2020
A multi-agency task force wants to leverage Singapore’s strengths and make Changi Airport the “staging point” for COVID-19 vaccines destined for Southeast Asia and Southwest Pacific.