Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup:
> India’s aviation regulator bars 90 SpiceJet pilots from flying Boeing MAX planes
Indian aviation regulator DGCA has barred 90 SpiceJet pilots from operating the Boeing 737 Max aircraft after finding them not properly trained. “For the moment, we have barred these pilots from flying the Max and they have to retrain successfully for flying the aircraft,” DGCA chief Arun Kumar said in a statement. Read more
>> SriLankan Airlines issues RFP for lease of up to 42 aircraft
SriLankan Airlines (UL, Colombo Int’l) has issued a wide-ranging Request for Proposals for the dry lease of up to 42 aircraft covering all segments of jet aircraft. The RFP is split into four separate calls, of which two concern current-generation Airbus narrow- and widebody aircraft, and the other two new-generation regional and long-haul aircraft. Read more
> EUROCONTROL 2050 air traffic forecast showing aviation pathway to net zero
EUROCONTROL has released a new long-term air traffic forecast, looking at how aviation in Europe will grow over the coming decades. For the first time, the report includes estimates of net CO 2 emissions and charts how aviation can achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Read more
>> Biden Doubles Down on Sustainable Aviation fuel (SAF) Support
The White House has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable aviation. Speaking yesterday at a biofuel processing facility in Iowa, President Biden noted the role fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will play in helping reach the environmental targets his administration has put forward. Read more
> Flybe sets out to boldly achieve what no airline has done before
Sky’s Ian King explains how a new company has taken flight from the ashes of the old Flybe, which collapsed just weeks before the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. Read more
>> Airbus, Kawasaki To Partner on Hydrogen Development
Airbus and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly study issues related to hydrogen supply, infrastructure, and fuel delivery to support the future deployment of hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft. Read more
> Easter travel: Airlines should be fined over delays and cancellations, consumer group says
Airlines should be fined for ignoring passengers’ rights, a consumer group has said. Which? has called for aviation regulator the Civil Aviation Authority to be given “teeth” following travel chaos in the run-up to Easter this week. It comes after hundreds of flights have been cancelled in recent days due to airlines struggling to employ new staff and COVID-related absences among existing workers. Read more
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