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Aviation Daily, January 3, 2022

VOL. 427 NO. 1 January 01, 2022
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Airlines

Southwest Airlines 737 MAX
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Southwest Airlines Eyes 30-35 Aircraft Retirements Per Year

Dec 20, 2021
Southwest Airlines plans to grow its fleet by about 85 aircraft in 2022, but its order-book flexibility and plethora of older aircraft it could park gives it flexibility to increase or decrease the figure based on market conditions, company executives said. 
Etihad Airways tails
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Etihad Aviation Group Drastically Slimmed In Shake-Up

Dec 23, 2021
Etihad Airways is effectively to become a standalone company after a major reorganization proposal that will see most of its subsidiaries passed to a state-owned holding entity. 
TAP Air Portugal
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Portuguese State Aid To TAP Wins EC Approval, With Caveat

Dec 22, 2021
The European Commission (EC) has approved €2.55 billion ($2.88 billion) of financial aid the Portuguese government is offering to help TAP Portugal and its parent group return to viability, but the carrier must concede up to 18 slots at Lisbon airport per day to a competitor.  
AirBaltic A220-300
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European Commission Green Lights AirBaltic Government Funding

Dec 22, 2021
The European Commission (EC) has approved half of the Latvian government’s proposed equity infusion of €90 million ($102 million) into airBaltic.
Emerald
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Aer Lingus Regional Accelerates Launch Plans

Dec 17, 2021
Emerald Airlines will operate services as Aer Lingus Regional from March 17, 2022, using leased ATR 72-600 aircraft, taking over many of the routes previously served by Stobart Air before its demise.

The Daily Memo

A321xlr concept in qantas livery
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Daily Memo: Leaving Boeing For Airbus

Dec 23, 2021
Strategically important wins for Airbus underscore the depth of Boeing’s troubles.

MRO

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Safran Sees Leap Aftermarket Emerging By Mid-Decade

Dec 14, 2021
Safran expects services on current-generation Leap engine family to grow from 2025.

Cargo

737-800F
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Cargo-Market Shifts Prompt Record 737-800 Conversion Pace

Dec 22, 2021
The blossoming e-commerce market combined with a general shortage of air cargo capacity is driving a surge in freighter conversions, and no platform is benefiting more in terms of raw numbers than the Boeing 737-800.

Sustainability

Connect Airlines Dash 8-400
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Connect Airlines Reveals Plans To Be First U.S. Zero-Emissions Carrier

Dec 08, 2021
Start-up carrier Connect Airlines has unveiled plans to become the first zero-emissions U.S.-based airline following the signing of a letter of intent (LOI) with new propulsion company Universal Hydrogen.

Departures

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Opinion: Why 2022 Will Be A Better Year For Aviation

Jan 01, 2022
The industry grew 7.5% in 2021, and 2022 should see a very strong 22% expansion.

Industry Data

Challenge

Air Transport Quiz: How Much Do You Remember About 2021?

Dec 16, 2021
A lot has happened in 2021 in commercial aviation, but how much can you remember?

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