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Regulatory/Legislative

Tails
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Competition Watchdog Rejects Qantas-JAL Joint Venture

May 06, 2021
Australian regulators have issued a draft rejection of an application by Qantas and Japan Airlines to cooperate more closely, although Qantas says it will argue to have the decision reversed in the final ruling.

The Daily Memo

Allegiant
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Daily Memo: Pandemic Highlights Allegiant Model’s Enduring Success

May 06, 2021
The ULCC is rightfully boasting that it could be the first U.S. operator to fully recover and its market capitalization has already surpassed pre-pandemic levels. 

Airlines

aircraft
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Ex-Flybe Aircraft Heading For New Home

May 06, 2021
A further batch of aircraft from failed UK regional airline Flybe has been sold to new owners. 
Avelo
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Avelo, Tweed New Haven Airport Team Up On Expansion Plans

May 06, 2021
Recent start-up Avelo Airlines plans to use Connecticut’s Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) as its first East Coast base and has committed $1.2 million toward an ambitious, $100 million capital-improvement plan unveiled by the airport and its manager, Avports.
Azul first shipment of vaccines
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Positive Booking Trends Encourage Azul As Brazil’s Vaccinations Grow

May 06, 2021
After battling headwinds during the first quarter from a second wave of COVID-19 infections in Brazil, Azul is seeing positive signs for a rebound in demand as its home country’s vaccination rates increase.  
Ryanair
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Ryanair To Open Stockholm Base, Launch Swedish Domestic Flights

May 06, 2021
Ireland-based ULCC Ryanair will open a base at Stockholm Arlanda during the 2021 winter season and launch domestic services in Sweden for the first time.
Copa Airlines
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Copa Aims To Return To Pre-Crisis Bank Flows At Panama City Tocumen

May 06, 2021
Copa plans to return to a six-bank operating structure at its Panama City Tocumen hub in June to drive greater efficiency as it continues to face an uneven recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. 
Mango Airlines Boeing 737-800
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South African LCC Mango Battles On After Short Suspension

May 04, 2021
South African Airways’ (SAA) low-cost carrier (LCC) subsidiary, Mango, has resumed operations, despite payment difficulties that forced the LCC to plan for a flight suspension beginning May 1.
AFKLM
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Air France-KLM Forecasts 50% Capacity For Q2 After $1.8B Q1 Loss

May 06, 2021
Air France-KLM said May 6 that it expects to offer around half of its equivalent 2019 capacity in the second quarter of 2021. 

Airframers

Boeing BCF
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Boeing, Airbus Announce Freighter Moves

May 06, 2021
The rapid growth in e-commerce and express package transport has driven Boeing to put in place additional capacity to modify 737-800s to the Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) configuration.