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Aviation Daily, February 17, 2021

VOL. 423 NO. 31 February 17, 2021
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Airlines

Cathay Pacific 777-300
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Vaccinated Crew Should Bypass Hong Kong’s Quarantine Rule, IATA Says

Feb 16, 2021
IATA is urging the Hong Kong government to allow exemptions from new crew quarantine rules as quickly as possible, highlighting the damage the requirements will cause to airlines.
Garuda
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Garuda Indonesia Moves To Terminate CRJ1000 Lease With NAC

Feb 15, 2021
Garuda Indonesia and Indonesia’s ministry of state-owned enterprises (BUMN) have moved to cut short a lease for 12 Bombardier CRJ1000 regional jets and return them to lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). 
Delta Air Lines plane taking off
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U.S. Airline Passenger Levels Fell 60% In 2020

Feb 16, 2021
U.S. airlines carried approximately 60% fewer passengers in 2020 than in 2019, according to new data from the U.S. Transportation Department’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS).
aircraft
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Southwest Airlines Lowers Cash Burn Target On Improved Leisure Demand

Feb 16, 2021
Southwest Airlines lowered its cash burn estimate for the 2021 first quarter (Q1) after observing stronger than expected revenue and booking trends in February.
Munich International Airport
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European Airlines Welcome Slot Waivers

Feb 11, 2021
All but one of the members of lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) have welcomed the European Union’s decision to extend relief from the “use it or lose it” provision governing airport slots.
aircraft
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Three Bidders On Shortlist For South African Airways

Feb 16, 2021
The next chapter for South African Airways (SAA) appears to be drawing closer, with three shortlisted equity partners in contention and a further R5 billion ($345.4 million) government injection to fund employee severance packages.
Vietravel
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Vietravel Airlines Launches With Seven Routes

Feb 16, 2021
New leisure carrier Vietravel Airlines has begun operating seven domestic routes in Vietnam.

The Daily Memo

aircraft
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Daily Memo: What To Expect In Aerospace M&A In 2021

Feb 16, 2021
Green shoots keep emerging in commercial aviation in the form of used vaccination needles, but despite those shots in the arm and recent OEM trimming of production rates—i.e., the long-awaited certainty of the other shoe to drop—mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in aerospace production look set for a mixed year at best.

Cargo

Astral Aviation Fokker F27
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Cargo Carriers Unite To Ensure Vaccine Deliveries

Feb 16, 2021
Charity UNICEF has launched an initiative with 16 airlines to ensure consignments of COVID-19 vaccine and other humanitarian supplies reach the areas where they are most needed.
ASL Airlines Hungary converted freighter
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Cargo Specialist ASL Takes Freighter Options Earlier Than Anticipated

Feb 16, 2021
In a sign of optimism over the future of the cargo market, Ireland-based ASL Aviation Holdings (ASL) confirmed Feb. 16 that it is taking up 10 options for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF). 

Air Navigation

Charles de Gaulle Airport
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Traffic At One-Third Of Pre-COVID-19 Levels, Eurocontrol Says

Feb 16, 2021
European air traffic reached just a third of 2019 levels in the second week of February, as ongoing travel restrictions and national lockdowns kept a lid on demand, network manager Eurocontrol said in its latest update.  

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