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Spirit
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Spirit Aero Financials Hit By Widebody Woes, Gradual MAX Recovery

May 05, 2021
Spirit AeroSystems disappointed Wall Street on May 5 with a reported loss and lower revenues than expected, as well as a sobering cashflow forecast for the whole year.

The Daily Memo

Business
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Daily Memo: Are Alliances A Haven For Uncompetitive Airlines?

May 05, 2021
Conventional wisdom in the industry has it that it is good for legacy airlines to be part of one of the three global alliances, but a new analysis suggests the relationship between alliance membership and competitiveness is not as straightforward as it may seem.

Obituaries

Bernard Ziegler
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Former Airbus Chief Test Pilot And Chief Engineer Bernard Ziegler Dies

May 05, 2021
Bernard Ziegler, the legendary former Airbus chief pilot and senior vice president-engineering, died May 5. He was 88. 

Airlines

Allegiant
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Allegiant Sees Solid Growth Opportunities Throughout 2021

May 05, 2021
Although Allegiant Air could grow its capacity by 20% in the back half of this year, the airline is taking a measured approach to expansion  as it evaluates a favorable used aircraft market, which it can continue to access in the future.
E195
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Regional Airports Looking For Airline Partnerships, Air Dolomiti CEO Says

May 05, 2021
Italy-based Air Dolomiti is in negotiations with several European regional airports which are looking for airline partnerships to secure connectivity. 
wideroe
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Widerøe Sees Strong Summer As Norwegians Plan Domestic Vacations

May 05, 2021
Norwegian regional operator Widerøe said it expects a repeat of demand patterns from seen last summer, when it recorded one of its best Julys ever, as Norwegians plan domestic vacations amid the ongoing COVID-19 uncertainty.
Atlas Air 747
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Atlas Air Boosts Charter Work Amid Belly Capacity Decline

May 05, 2021
An absence of passenger-aircraft belly capacity and growing needs of shippers to move goods is translating into more long-term charter contracts for Atlas Air Worldwide—a trend the company sees continuing well into the future.

Regulatory/Legislative

SIN
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Singapore Introduces 21-Day Quarantine To Curb New Variants

May 04, 2021
The quarantine measure is by far the strictest introduced by any country, with 14 days the standard baseline requirement for self-isolation on arrival.

Technology

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Wisk Agrees To Operate Autonomous eVTOLs For Blade

May 05, 2021
Wisk Aero has agreed to operate up to 30 autonomous air taxis on Blade Urban Air Mobility’s U.S. network.
Dash 8
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Airbus Acubed CEO To Lead Engineering At Propulsion Startup

May 04, 2021
Zero-emission startup Universal Hydrogen has made a key hire away from Airbus, naming Mark Cousin, CEO of the European aerospace giant’s Silicon Valley innovation center—Acubed—as its vice president of engineering.
Dufour Aerospace
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Dufour Secures More Funding For aEro3 Hybrid eVTOL

May 05, 2021
Swiss startup Dufour Aerospace has secured additional funding to take its aEro3 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff and-landing aircraft into pre-production and certification. The funding round was led by Swiss early-stage investor Session.vc.

Cargo

777F
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Humanitarian Flights To India Ramp Up To Deliver Oxygen 

May 05, 2021
FedEx Express and its partners have begun a series of humanitarian flights to India, delivering much needed medical supplies and oxygen concentrators.