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Aviation Daily, March 29, 2021

VOL. 423 NO. 59 March 29, 2021
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Airframers

787s in Charleston
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Boeing Resumes 787 Deliveries With United 787-9 From Charleston

Mar 26, 2021
Boeing resumed 787 deliveries March 26 following FAA’s sign-off, a major step in clearing a backlog of more than 80 aircraft in Washington State and South Carolina held up by needed post-production inspections. 

Daily Briefs

ANA Boeing 737-800
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Daily Memo: New Optimism Emerges For Japanese Domestic Demand

Mar 26, 2021
Japan’s airlines are once again ramping up their domestic services after enduring a major setback in the first part of 2021 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. 

Lessors

CALC
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Lessor CALC Cuts 26 Boeing MAX Aircraft From Backlog

Mar 26, 2021
Hong Kong-based China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) announced March 25 that it had agreed with Boeing to trim its order for 737 MAX family aircraft from 92 aircraft to 66.

Airlines

Dante DAX-19
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Spanish Airlines Back Fleet Electrification Project

Mar 25, 2021
Spanish airlines Volotea and Air Nostrum have partnered with startup Dante Aeronautical to apply for European pandemic recovery funding to support the conversion of their short- and medium-haul aircraft fleets to electrified propulsion to reduce carbon emissions.
Smartwings Boeing 737-700
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Czech Carrier Gains Financial Breathing Space

Mar 26, 2021
Czech airline Smartwings has signed a loan agreement with a syndicate of four banks to help tide it over the coronavirus pandemic. 
Norwegian Airlines Boeing 737-800
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Norwegian Wins Irish Court Approval For Restructuring

Mar 26, 2021
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s proposed restructuring cleared a key hurdle March 26 as an Irish High Court judge approved the airline’s scheme to exit the examinership process.
JetBlue A321
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JetBlue Keeps London Plans Under Wraps After Gaining Heathrow Slots

Mar 26, 2021
JetBlue is still evaluating its options for serving London despite a report from Airport Coordination Limited (ACL) confirming the airline has garnered a total of 270 slots at London Heathrow for the U.S. summer season. 

Regulatory/Legislative

generic airport check-in
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Airlines Must Pay For Strike-Affected Flights, EU Court Says

Mar 26, 2021
Airlines are liable to pay compensation to passengers whose flights are delayed or canceled as the result of a pay strike at the carrier, according to a ruling by the European Union Court of Justice.
aircraft
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FAA To Mandate Engine Software Upgrade For A220s, E2s

Mar 25, 2021
Pratt & Whitney has released updated engine control software that eliminates the need for repetitive inspections put in place to prevent damage that led to four Airbus A220 infight shutdowns; the FAA plans to mandate its installation. 
JFK
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Bulgarian Startup GullivAir Gets North American Service Approvals

Mar 25, 2021
Bulgarian long-haul startup GullivAir has been awarded permission to begin flying to the U.S. and Canada. 

Air Navigation

NAV
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Controllers Raise Alarm Over Nav Canada Cuts

Mar 26, 2021
Eighty percent of Canadian air traffic controllers say public safety will be placed at risk if Nav Canada proceeds with planned area control center layoffs and tower closures, according to the Canadian Air Traffic Control Association (CATCA).

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