Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup:
> Air Serbia to take delivery of second A330 jet in October
Air Serbia will add a second wide-body Airbus A330-200 aircraft to its fleet this October. As EX-YU Aviation News learns, the carrier has adopted the decision to lease its second twin-aisle jet. In addition, it has decided to launch flights to China that same month, pending government approval. The development will mark the first expansion of the airline’s long-haul operations since introducing services to New York City in June 2016. Read more
>> American Airlines Receives Aviation Industry’s First-ever CORSIA-certified Sustainable Aviation Fuel From Neste
For the first time in aviation history, a CORSIA-certified batch of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was delivered to a commercial airline. American Airlines took possession of a batch of Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM at San Francisco International Airport. Neste is the world’s leading SAF producer and delivered the batch as a part of a pilot program to certify SAF as a CORSIA-eligible fuel that can be used by an airline to meet its emissions obligation under CORSIA. Read more
> New-gen solution for aviation helps fight staff shortage
ONCE the pandemic hit, experts claimed that the aviation industry will need years to come back to normal. And yet this summer season has already proven to disprove that claim. Read more
>> AEGEAN to Power Some Flights with Sustainable Aviation Fuel
Greek carrier AEGEAN plans to power some flights with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as part of a new partnership with Hellenic Petroleum, one of the leading energy groups in South East Europe. Read more
> UK Aviation Industry Unhappy at Loss of EASA Membership
Even trying to put to one side the bitter ‘Remain’ versus ‘Leave’ hardline positions that still divide British voters, little doubt remains that Brexit has complicated trading conditions for original equipment manufacturers, airlines, airports, and MROs in both the UK and the EU. More particularly, the process for issuing approvals and licenses will likely remain complicated for some time to come. Read more
>> Aviation Business To Create Jobs After Landing Investment
A Glamorgan-based aviation business, which is owned by Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson, is set to create 100 jobs following a £4m investment from independent asset manager BOOST&Co. Read more
> SpiceJet aircraft grounded in Dubai before being allowed to operate again
A SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft was grounded as a precautionary measure due to problems with its nose wheel after a flight from Mangaluru to Dubai on Monday, a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official said and added it was later permitted to operate flights. The airline also sent an alternate aircraft to Dubai. Read more
>> Confirmed Reliability Webinar Session in August 2022 – Save your virtual seat at team@sassofia.com
- Statistical Analysis for AMP & Reliability Engineers – 08.08.2022
- Reliability Mathematics – Basic Statistics Workshop for Aviation Engineers – 10.08.2022
- Reliability Mathematics – Utilising Airline Reliability Systems and Data – 12.08.2022
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