Air Transport

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The Dec. 15 news that US President-elect Joe Biden will nominate former election rival Pete Buttigieg to be US Transportation Secretary will likely be met with a slightly quizzical “interesting” by those in Washington DC aviation circles.

TRANSAT received overwhelming shareholder approval for amended deal to be acquired by AIR CANADA (SPNWS; Oct 16).

Among the few differences between the FAA and some regulators on the Boeing 737 MAX’s re-entry into airline schedules is how pilots should be empowered to handle an erroneous stick-shaker stall-warning.

UPS acquired MD-1F (48782; parked in San Antonio, TX) from Lufthansa Cargo and now has 40 MD-11Fs.

CHINA AIRLINES, Taiwan took delivery of its first (66890) of six 777Fs, becoming the 20th operator of 777F.

Outgoing IATA director general and CEO Alexandre de Juniac has indicated that further slot-rule waivers may no longer be needed once traffic stabilizes at 60-70% of 2019 levels.

STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan plans in 2021 to begin daily Taipei-Los Angeles (A350-900).

ETIHAD AIRWAYS placed the 787-10 ecoDemonstrator (60768) into service, and now operates 39 787s; aircraft was used as a flying testbed to accelerate

FEDEX EXPRESS took delivery of the first factory-built ATR 72-600F (1653) from ATR; ASL AIRLINES will operate aircraft.

ALTA members flew 22.1b RPKs in October, down 68.4% vs October 2019; capacity fell 62.6% to 32b ASKs; enplanements were down 62.3%.

December is shaping up to be the weakest air travel month in the U.S. since August, as rising COVID-19 case counts and new government restrictions threaten to undo the modest demand improvement seen during the 2020 third quarter.

IATA has renewed its call for governments to ensure that aviation-sector employees are counted among the essential workers who will receive COVID-19 vaccines early.

FedEx Express on Dec. 15 received the first ATR 72-600F freighter, a new version ATR launched in 2017 thanks to a firm order from the delivery giant for 30 of the type.

Los Angeles has been earmarked by Starlux Airlines as the Taiwanese carrier’s first U.S. destination as it builds on plans to grow its international network.

Qantas subsidiary Jetstar is planning to increase domestic flying during the first quarter of 2021 amid strong travel demand in Australia and the reopening of state borders.

An Irkut MC-21-300 narrowbody powered by Russian PD-14 turbofan engines made its first flight from Irkutsk, Russia, on the morning of Dec. 15.

Dr Kwasi Adjekum, Assistant Professor of Aviation at the University of North Dakota, USA, has more than 22 years of military and civil flying experience. A native of Ghana, he is an ICAO designated subject-matter expert in flight safety and IATA certified safety management systems implementation consultant. He explains why safety management is vital to post Covid recovery.

A new segregated travel lane designed for selected business travelers will be launched by Singapore as the country enters the last stage of relaxing COVID-19 restrictions.

Long-haul aviation market has changed since the 777X was launched, increasing pressure on Boeing’s business case.

Eddy Doyle to President of Canada Jetlines (GlobalX affiliate).

On-aircraft experience in addition to simulator time is key to training pilots in aircraft upset recovery, safety and training experts say.

The FAA has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for use by U.S. pilots and air traffic controllers, ensuring that essential aviation workers can get immunized without jeopardizing their medical clearances.

TSA reports it screened 865,014 pax at US airport security checkpoints on December 13 vs 2.3m a year ago.

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