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Aviation Daily, September 9, 2021

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Airlines

Westjet Boeing 787-9
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WestJet Hopeful For Transatlantic Rebound Despite Viral Variant Threat

Sep 08, 2021
Canadian low-cost operator WestJet sees promise in the transatlantic market as it takes a prudent approach to rebuilding its European network.
Austral
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Air Austral To Receive Further Loan From France

Sep 01, 2021
The carrier, based in the French overseas department of Réunion in the Indian Ocean, has been hit hard by travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
AirAsia parked
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AirAsia Expects Fourth-Quarter Boost In Domestic Travel

Sep 08, 2021
Accelerating vaccine rollouts should lead to more travel lanes and travel bubbles for vaccinated passengers, the group’s president for airlines said.
Express
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Uzbekistan Airways Switches To Hybrid Operations

Aug 31, 2021
The government-owned carrier made its first low-cost flight from Tashkent to Moscow on Aug. 30.

The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: Delta Chooses The Stick To Incentivize Employee Vaccination

Sep 08, 2021
Delta Air Lines has adopted a novel approach to employee vaccination that seeks to penalize workers who resist getting the shot, while not going as far as other carriers that have imposed blanket mandates.

Regulatory/Legislative

Tail
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EASA Directive Targets Airbus A380 Fuselage Reinforcement

Sep 08, 2021
EASA plans to mandate an Airbus-recommended fuselage modification which addresses A380 fuselage cracks operators are discovering when conducting a similar fix required by the European regulator.

Sustainability

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South Korea To Launch Domestic SAF Production

Sep 02, 2021
LG Chem, South Korea’s largest chemical company, plans to build the country’s first plant producing biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel from vegetable oils.

Suppliers

article

Meggitt Goes To Parker-Hannifin, So What Does TransDigm Buy?

Sep 07, 2021
TransDigm Group is walking away from its preliminary $11 billion offer for Meggitt, leaving the latter to be acquired by Parker-Hannifin as agreed to in early August.

Airports

Toronto Billy Bishop Airport
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Commercial Flying Resumes At Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport

Sep 08, 2021
Toronto’s downtown Billy Bishop airport (YTZ) saw its first commercial operations in nearly 18 months Sept. 8 as Porter Airlines and Air Canada restarted service, while a new startup is confident it will be serving the airport by year-end. 

Lessors

Air Namibia A330-200
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Namibia, Castlelake Reach Aircraft Lease Termination Agreement

Sep 01, 2021
The Namibian government has paid $109.5 million to the lessor of two Airbus A330-200s following the collapse of its national carrier.

Industry Data

Air Namibia A330-200
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Namibia, Castlelake Reach Aircraft Lease Termination Agreement

Sep 01, 2021
The Namibian government has paid $109.5 million to the lessor of two Airbus A330-200s following the collapse of its national carrier.