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Aviation Daily, February 25, 2021

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Airlines

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IATA Fears Airline Industry In For Prolonged Cash Burn

Feb 24, 2021
IATA is concerned that its December 2020 forecast for traffic recovery may have been too optimistic and the airline industry will burn a lot more cash for longer than anticipated.
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Alaska Airlines Forecasts Improved Cash Flows In First Quarter

Feb 24, 2021
Alaska Airlines forecast an improvement in cash flows during the 2021 first quarter (Q1), signaling expectations for a pick-up in domestic passenger…
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More Airlines Join IATA Digital Travel Pass App Trials

Feb 24, 2021
Air New Zealand and Malaysia Airlines are the latest carriers to sign up to trial the IATA Travel Pass, a new digital app that streamlines how passengers can access the COVID-19 tests required for their travel and securely convey results to airlines.
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Lithuanian ACMI Startup Heston Airlines Plans May Launch

Feb 23, 2021
Wet-lease startup Heston Airlines, which is being created by Dublin-based lessor Genesis and narrowbody specialist Heston Aviation, has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 ahead of a May launch.
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Irish Government Pledges Support For Aer Lingus

Feb 22, 2021
The Irish government will not allow national carrier Aer Lingus to collapse, the country’s deputy prime minister has said.
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Volaris Foresees Better Conditions After Difficult First Quarter

Feb 19, 2021
Despite a better performance than many airlines worldwide, Volaris is joining most operators in bracing for a tough first quarter (Q1) as conditions become more challenging. 

The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: LCCs Strengthen Their Grip As Thai Market Rebounds Again

Feb 24, 2021
Thailand’s domestic capacity has bounced back strongly since the early days of the COVID-19 crisis, with LCCs leading the recovery and increasing their dominance of the Thai market.

Regulatory/Legislative

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UK Government To Create Transport Taskforce

Feb 24, 2021
The UK government plans to set up a taskforce to decide how it can help the travel sector through the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Airports

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Heathrow CEO Hopes Vaccines, New Travel Standards Bring Turnaround

Feb 24, 2021
London Heathrow Airport is hopeful that a combination of the UK’s successful COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and its hosting of a G7 summit in June will be catalysts for restoring air services at the hub airport. 

Air Navigation

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FAA Offers Guidance For Oceanic Flights During ‘ATC Zero’

Feb 24, 2021
International and regional procedures have been established for the unlikely but still possible contingency of losing direction from air traffic control (ATC) in oceanic airspace, a situation that occurred in spring 2020 in airspace controlled by the FAA’s New York oceanic control center.

Industry Data