Aviation Daily Roundup: April. 11, 2023

Malaysian start-up carrier MYAirline is looking for its all-Airbus A320 fleet to reach 20 aircraft by the end of 2023 as it looks to scale up ahead of a future public listing. 

Etihad has joined Emirates in expanding service to Toronto after Canada and the UAE forged an expanded air transport agreement. 

ASL Airlines Ireland (ASLI) has received Irish CAA approval to operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS) on a commercial basis, as well as securing another $155 million in funding to support its Boeing 737-800BCF fleet expansion.

Liebherr-Aerospace is developing an air supply system for the propulsion fuel cell Airbus intends to flight-test beginning in 2026.

JetBlue Airways will launch daily service to Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) from New York JFK in summer 2023 following a struggle to gain a foothold in the market and appeals to the U.S. Transportation Department for assistance. 

Colombia’s aviation sector is in a paradoxical state as demand remains strong yet two of the country’s budget airlines have ceased operations during the first quarter of 2023. 

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has entered into a Space Act agreement with NASA to collaborate on the integration of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) in the Greater New York City area, part of an effort to prepare for the expected launch of commercial air taxi services in 2025.

Boeing 737 MAX deliveries surged in March to 52, nearly doubling the first two months of the year and keeping the manufacturer’s full-year delivery goals well within range.

Japan Airlines (JAL) will be the first airline to uptake blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Nagoya Chubu Centrair Airport (NGO), as part of the Japanese transport ministry’s demonstration project to blend SAF in-country. 

Airbus has delivered 127 aircraft in the first three months of the year, down 9% on the 140 aircraft the French manufacturer handed over to customers during the same period in 2022.