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Aviation Daily, February 18, 2021

VOL. 423 NO. 32 February 18, 2021
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Airframers

De Havilland Canada
article

De Havilland To Halt Dash 8 Production As Pandemic Hits Sales

Feb 17, 2021
De Havilland Canada plans to suspend production of the Dash 8-400 regional turboprop, citing the difficulty of securing new orders in current industry conditions. 

The Daily Memo

A330neo
article

Daily Memo: Airbus’ Complicated A330neo Conundrum

Feb 17, 2021
The A330neo has not enjoyed nearly the market success of its predecessor.

Airlines

Lufthansa
article

Lufthansa Makes Deep Cuts To Pilot Training

Feb 17, 2021
Lufthansa announced major changes to its ab initio pilot training program Feb. 17, as the airline grapples with the fall-out of the COVID-19 pandemic. 
aircraft
article

JetBlue Pilots Reject Tentative Partnership With American Airlines

Feb 17, 2021
JetBlue Airways said it will push ahead with a planned partnership with American Airlines, even after its unionized pilots rejected a tentative…
aircraft
article

Air Canada Casts Uncertainty Over Its Acquisition Of Transat

Feb 17, 2021
Air Canada’s acquisition of Transat has hit a patch of uncertainty after the European Commission (EC) pushed back approving the tie-up.
Viva
article

Viva Air Strengthens Medellin Hub, Competition To Mexico Intensifies

Feb 17, 2021
Viva Air Colombia is adding three new international routes from Medellin, the second-largest city in Colombia, as part of efforts to “decentralize” flights in the country.

Airports

Air France A321
article

Groupe ADP Sees Return To Pre-Pandemic Traffic In Paris In 2024-27

Feb 17, 2021
Groupe ADP, the operator of Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Orly (ORY) airports, said pre-pandemic levels of traffic at its Paris airports are not expected to return until 2024-27.
Dubai Airport
article

Middle East Growth Will Return, But Slowly, Reports Say

Feb 16, 2021
Mixed opinions on the fortunes of commercial aviation in the Middle East are evident in two newly published reports. 

Regulatory/Legislative

American Airlines 787-8
article

FAA Flags Boeing 787 Cargo-Area Panels For Checks

Feb 17, 2021
The FAA is giving affected Boeing 787 operators 45 days to inspect forward and aft cargo compartments for damaged decompression panels after inspections for a related issue turned up the new problem, the agency said. 
aircraft
article

Ryanair Loses European Cases Against French, Swedish State Aid

Feb 17, 2021
Ryanair has lost its cases against state aid awarded to French and Swedish airlines, following two rulings by the EU’s Luxembourg-based General Court.

Suppliers

Neste
article

Neste Joins Finnish E-Fuel Research Project

Feb 17, 2021
Finland has launched a research project to reduce the cost of producing synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, using renewable electricity and sequestered carbon dioxide.