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Aviation Daily, March 19, 2021

VOL. 423 NO. 53 March 19, 2021
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Airframers/Suppliers

A350 takeoff with 100 percent SAF onboard
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Airbus, Rolls-Royce Testing Inflight Use Of 100% SAF On Passenger Aircraft

Mar 18, 2021
Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Neste and German research center DLR have teamed for the world’s first inflight study of the effects on emissions and performance of using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a widebody passenger aircraft.  

The Daily Memo

Spirit and Jetblue
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Daily Memo: Pandemic Downturn Could Usher In U.S. Airline Consolidation

Mar 18, 2021
Historically, shocks to the global air transport industry have ushered in waves of merger activity among U.S. carriers. 

Regulatory/Legislative

SAF
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UK Launches SAF Competition To Develop Waste-To-Fuel Plants

Mar 17, 2021
The UK government has launched a competition for up to £15 million ($20 million) in grant funding to spur the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-800F
article

U.S. DOT Retaliates Against Hong Kong In Quarantine Spat

Mar 18, 2021
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) is now requiring Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific to file its U.S. flight schedules with the agency so it can determine if the company’s operations are creating adverse conditions.
Aircraft at LHR
article

U.S. Airline Association Purportedly Seeks Avionics Subsidy

Mar 18, 2021
An airline industry association has reportedly drafted a proposal to include federal funding of modern avionics in U.S. President Joe Biden’s expected trillion-dollar infrastructure package.
British Airways at Heathrow Airport
article

UK CAA Still Ironing Out Post-Brexit Issues

Mar 11, 2021
UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chairman Stephen Hillier has acknowledged that “there’s still much still to do,” following the UK’s exit from the EU (Brexit) and from EU aviation regulator EASA.

Airlines

Saudia Boeing 787-10
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Saudi Arabian Airlines Secures Financing To Order 73 Aircraft

Mar 18, 2021
Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA) has signed a major financing agreement worth SAR11.2 billion ($3 billion), the largest of its kind in Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector history.
SpiceJet
article

SpiceJet Adds Domestic Flights; New Regional India Routes Open For Bids

Mar 15, 2021
SpiceJet is planning to further grow its domestic route network in India as it seeks to gain ground on larger rival IndiGo.
GOL 737 MAX
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GOL Pulls Down Capacity As Brazil Battles Latest COVID-19 Wave

Mar 18, 2021
Brazilian LCC GOL is adjusting its near-term outlook as rising coronavirus cases are crimping demand in the country, which previously was on track as…

Airports

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
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Dutch Airports Group Foresees Slow Traffic Recovery

Mar 10, 2021
The Royal Schiphol Group, whose major asset is Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, does not anticipate passenger volumes returning to 2019 levels before the middle of this decade, the airport said in its annual report. 

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