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Aviation Daily, October 12, 2021

VOL. 426 NO. 7 October 12, 2021
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Airlines

India
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Tata Group Wins Bidding Contest To Take Over Air India

Oct 11, 2021
After many years of trying, the Indian government has finally found a buyer for Air India.
Smartwings 737-800
article

Czech Republic’s SmartWings Latest Newcomer To Heathrow

Sep 30, 2021
Czech LCC SmartWings has begun services to London Heathrow, the latest in a string of new entrants to the UK’s hub airport.
American Airlines 737 MAX
article

American Airlines Expanding Unique Pilot-Observation Program

Oct 07, 2021
A team of American Airlines pilots and safety executives is expanding a three-year-old program that tracks routine flight deck behavior and gleans insights designed to improve crew performance. 
SAS
article

Short-Haul Is ‘Game Of Costs,’ SAS CEO Says 

Oct 08, 2021
SAS Group’s new President and CEO Anko van der Werff says the carrier has to reach a lower cost structure to be able to sustain the new competition coming to its Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) base.
China eastern and China airlines
article

China Golden Week Holiday Volume Still Below Recovery Level

Oct 11, 2021
The seven-day China national day holiday season, known as the Golden Week, failed to reached pre-pandemic numbers and even sunk below 2020 levels, recording 9.29 million passengers, or 19.6% lower year-on-year (YOY), according to China aviation authorities. 
Volaris
article

Volaris El Salvador Targets U.S. Launch

Oct 07, 2021
The new carrier has applied to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for a foreign carrier permit and exemption.

The Daily Memo

Southwest
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Daily Memo: Politics Aside, U.S. Airlines Forging Ahead On Employee Vaccination

Oct 11, 2021
While Republicans are maneuvering to link the vaccine mandate directly to the Democratic president and frame it as an infringement of individual freedom, vaccination programs at U.S. airlines are well on their way to being accomplished.

Airports

Panel
article

IATA Position On Airport Charges ‘Not Proactive,’ ACI World Says

Oct 11, 2021
Addressing delegates at World Routes 2021 in Milan on Oct. 10, de Oliveira comments from Willie Walsh at IATA’s AGM in Boston were disappointing, describing them as “not proactive” or “part of the good spirit of the industry.”

Regulatory/Legislative

SIN
article

Singapore To Open Vaccinated Travel Lanes With More Countries

Oct 11, 2021
A day after announcing a vaccinated travel lane (VTL) with South Korea, the Singapore government revealed eight more partner countries in Europe and North America.

Sustainability

Dorothea von Boxberg
article

Lufthansa To Take Synthetic Kerosene From German Plant

Oct 04, 2021
Germany has formally inaugurated the first commercial plant for producing carbon-neutral synthetic kerosene from water, captured CO2 and renewable electricity.

Industry Data