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Aviation Daily, February 19, 2025

VOL. 439 NO. 33 February 19, 2025
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Safety

Delta Air Lines
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Probe Of Delta Connection Toronto Crash Landing Underway

Feb 18, 2025
A team led by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is just starting its work on the Feb. 17 crash of a Delta Connection MHIRJ CRJ-900 at Toronto Pearson.

The Daily Memo

Southwest and JetBlue
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Daily Memo: The Pros And Cons Of A Potential Southwest-JetBlue Merger

Feb 18, 2025
If any big U.S. airlines are considering combining, now might be a good time to do so.

Airlines

john pepper
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Allegiant Confident In Boeing MAX Deliveries This Year

Feb 18, 2025
Allegiant has built a growth schedule for 2025 that factors in the arrival of additional Boeing 737-8s, and it believes the OEM will be able to deliver on that.
Swiss CEO Jens Fehlinger
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Swiss CEO Reins In Growth Plans To Target Service Improvements

Feb 17, 2025
The CEO of Swiss International Air Lines sees 2025 as a significant year for service improvements.
Southwest Airlines
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Southwest Airlines’ Historic Layoffs Come Amid Cost Pressures

Feb 18, 2025
Southwest Airlines has instituted the first round of employee layoffs in its 53-year history.
AirBaltic a220 engine
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AirBaltic Eyes 2027 End To GTF Engine Woes

Feb 11, 2025
Latvian carrier AirBaltic is expecting to have its full A220-300 fleet back in service at some point in 2027, based on updated guidance from Pratt & Whitney.
article

IATA Americas VP Peter Cerda Named New ALTA CEO

Feb 14, 2025
Cerda has been with IATA since 1996, a familiar figure in Latin American and Caribbean aviation lobbying governments on behalf of the region’s airlines.
Jayne Hrdlicka, CEO of Virgin Australia, joins crew from both Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways onboard a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 at Brisbane Airport on December 04, 2024 in Brisbane, Australia.
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Virgin Australia, Qatar Airways Gain Draft Approval For Alliance

Feb 18, 2025
Australia’s competition watchdog has granted draft approval for the proposed partnership between Qatar Airways and Virgin Australia, including wet-lease plans.

Regulatory/Legislative

CMA
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Safran's Takeover Of Collins Unit Attracts UK Antitrust Scrutiny

Feb 18, 2025
The UK's competition regulator has begun an inquiry into Safran's protracted acquisition of an actuation and flight control system unit from Collins Aerospace.

Sustainability

airplane sustainability
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Stakeholders Unite To Push SAF, E-SAF Deployment

Feb 18, 2025
Two stakeholder groups—Project SkyPower and the Sustainable Aviation Fuels Institute (SAFII)—have detailed separate plans to accelerate the roll out of SAF.
a330neo
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Nonprofit Calls For Stricter Fuel Burn Standard To Drive New Aircraft

Feb 17, 2025
A new International Council on Clean Transportation study says commercial aircraft fuel-burn improvements have stagnated since 2020.
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Swedish e-fuel SAF Plant Plans Announced

Feb 14, 2025
Norsk e-Fuels plans to have three plants n line by 2032 producing a total of 250,000 liters of e-fuel, or synthetic kerosene, sustainable aviation fuel.

Industry Data

data-charts-graphs

Leisure And Business Fares Week Of February 10

Feb 19, 2025
Harrell Leisure And Business Fares and Cost-Per-Mile.