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Aviation Daily, December 20, 2021

VOL. 426 NO. 54 December 20, 2021
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Airframers

Boeing facility in Renton, Washington
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737 MAX Delivery Pace Points To Bottleneck As Production Rises

Dec 17, 2021
Boeing has delivered about 180 of its stored 737 MAXs since December 2020, leaving the company with 290 in the inventory accumulated during the model’s grounding and setting it up for a possible bottleneck if the pace does not accelerate amid a planned production-rate hike, Aviation Week data show. 

The Daily Memo

Australia
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Daily Memo: Fierce Competition Brewing In Australian Domestic Market

Dec 17, 2021
The post-pandemic market share predictions of Qantas and Virgin Australia surpass the 100% mark—and that is before factoring in the growth ambitions of Regional Express (Rex) and the imminent entry of LCC Bonza.

Airlines

Delta Air Lines 767-400
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Delta Air Lines To Further Cull Fleet Aircraft Types

Dec 16, 2021
Delta Air Lines aims to cut its fleet’s aircraft types to eight in the medium term while further evaluating how to use its “flex fleet” of Boeing 767 widebodies.  
Annette Mann and Alexis von Hoensbroech
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WestJet Group, Austrian Airlines Announce New CEOs

Dec 17, 2021
Austrian Airlines CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech is stepping down as CEO from the Lufthansa subsidiary, leaving Europe’s largest aviation group to become CEO of Canada’s second largest airline, WestJet.
Singapore Airlines A380
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Singapore Airlines To Reintroduce A380s On Its Transatlantic Route

Dec 17, 2021
Singapore Airlines (SIA) will bring back its Airbus A380 on the Singapore (SIN)-Frankfurt (FRA)-New York JFK route starting March 27, 2022. 
VC
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Lufthansa Nears New Pilot Conflict, Makes Executive Appointments

Dec 17, 2021
Lufthansa has terminated a long-term collective bargaining agreement with its pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) in a move that could set the stage for another lengthy dispute following several years of relative peace.
Qantas at Heathrow
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Qantas Plans To Use SAF Blend In London Flights

Dec 14, 2021
Qantas has reached a deal to purchase blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to use in its flights from London Heathrow Airport through at least the end of 2022.
virgin atlantic
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Virgin Atlantic Secures Funding, Finalizes New Aircraft

Dec 14, 2021
UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has secured £400 million ($530 million) in fresh funding and has finalized a lease agreement on two Airbus A350-1000s with U.S. lessor Air Lease Corporation.

Airports

LAX airport construction
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FAA Releases $3B In Infrastructure Funds To Upgrade U.S. Airports

Dec 17, 2021
The FAA has awarded nearly $3 billion in funding for airport improvements, the first tranche of $15 billion to be distributed for the purpose over five years under the Biden administration’s infrastructure legislation.

Regulatory/Legislative

AIrAsia X
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AirAsia X Gains Court Clearance For Restructuring Plan

Dec 17, 2021
A Malaysian court has approved AirAsia X’s debt restructuring agreement, clearing the way for the long-haul LCC to proceed with its recovery plan.

Cargo

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Ameriflight To Modify Aircraft For Autonomous Flight

Dec 10, 2021
Autonomous flight system developer Merlin Labs announced Dec. 10 that it has reached agreement with Ameriflight to equip the cargo carrier’s fleet with autonomous and semi-autonomous capability.

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