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Aviation Daily, February 5, 2021

VOL. 423 NO. 24 February 05, 2021
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Regulatory/Legislative

Boeing 777X second test flight
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Latest Boeing 777X Delay Driven By EASA’s Concerns

Feb 04, 2021
Regulatory scrutiny that will add at least a year to Boeing’s 777X certification program goes beyond the flight-control system and stems primarily from concerns being voiced by EASA, multiple sources confirmed to Aviation Week. 

The Daily Memo

Ryanair
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Daily Memo: Europe’s Tightening Travel Rules Weigh On Recovery

Feb 04, 2021
European airlines which hoped progress in rolling out vaccines­ would lead to some sort of recovery are instead having to face the reality that tighter travel restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus are going to keep demand down in the near term. 

Air Navigation

NATS
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Use of Transatlantic OTS Being Scaled Back 

Feb 04, 2021
UK air navigation service provider (ANSP) NATS is planning to scale back the use of the transatlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) as new technology enables aircraft to take their own more fuel-efficient route across the ocean. 

Airlines

A350-900
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Lufthansa Bond Placements Generate €1.6B, Kickstart State Aid Repayment

Feb 04, 2021
Lufthansa managed to access the capital market again Feb. 4 by placing an additional two-tranche bond generating €1.6 billion ($1.9 billion) and now plans to begin paying back state aid received in 2020.
American Airlines flight attendant
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American Airlines Warns 13,000 Employees Face Furloughs

Feb 04, 2021
American Airlines CEO Doug Parker revealed that as many as 13,000 frontline employees may be furloughed on April 1, as demand remains weak with less…
Allegiant
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Allegiant Plans Capacity Growth As Most Rivals Continue To Shrink

Feb 04, 2021
Allegiant Air continues to buck trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, with plans to slightly grow its Q1 capacity on 2019 levels while larger operators in the U.S. plan significant cuts through March. 
Air Belgium cargo
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Leisure Carrier Air Belgium To Take Up To Six Freighters

Feb 01, 2021
Long-haul leisure carrier Air Belgium has announced plans to diversify into dedicated freighter operations, tapping CEO Niky Terzakis’ cargo industry background.
Dornier 228
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India’s Alliance Air To Add Domestic-Made Dornier 228 To Fleet

Feb 04, 2021
Air India’s regional subsidiary Alliance Air is set to welcome two Dornier 228s made by local airframer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) to its all-turboprop fleet.
PAL
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Philippine Airlines Reveals Details Of Major Job Cuts

Feb 02, 2021
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has confirmed it will have to cut its workforce by almost a third as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Technology

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Germany Plans Pilot Plant To Accelerate Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel

Jan 29, 2021
In a bid to accelerate the commercial availability of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels, the German government has commissioned aerospace research agency DLR to plan a pilot plant for the production of electricity-based fuels on an industrial scale.

Industry Data