Aviation Daily Roundup: Jan. 21

Air Greenland has ordered one Airbus A330-800neo, its largest investment ever.

Airbus will build another final assembly line for the A321neo in Toulouse, a consequence of high demand for the aircraft and serious production problems at its Hamburg site.

Boeing is conducting taxi and final system tests of the 777-9 at its Everett, Washington site where, depending on weather and other factors, it hopes to conduct the long-awaited first flight of its new long-range 777X flagship family as early as Jan. 23.

The Civil Aviation Committee of Kazakhstan has rejected an appeal by Bek Air, which called the suspension of the airline’s air operator’s certificate illegal after its Fokker 100 crash at Almaty Dec. 27, 2019.

China Southern Airlines expects to receive its first COMAC ARJ21 regional jet in March, the airline said, detailing initial operations.

While Air France-KLM appears to have held discussions with Malaysia Airlines’ owners, it has rejected speculation that it is bidding to buy a major stake in the Malaysian carrier.

The Chinese health authority has reported a threefold spike in confirmed cases of the Wuhan pneumonia, now known as the Wuhan coronavirus, prompting tighter actions from air travel stakeholders around the globe.

South African Airways is canceling some international flights and consolidating services on its domestic network in a bid to conserve cash.

Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian said management expects delivery of 80 new aircraft in 2020, as the Atlanta-based carrier looks to replenish its aging fleet of more than 900 aircraft.