Aviation Daily Roundup: April. 17, 2023

Military leaders are wrestling for control of Sudan after a coup attempt which has left more than 100 people dead, the country’s airspace closed and commercial airliners operated by Saudia and SkyUp caught up in the clashes.

Combined revenue of the leading 20 carriers for 2022 was just 7% shy of 2019’s revenue and exceeded the top 20 operators in 2021 by 63%.

Zero-emission propulsion developer ZeroAvia has partnered with France’s Absolut Hydrogen to explore liquid hydrogen production, storage and refueling at airports. 

Former SATA Group CEO Luís Rodrigues has become chairman and CEO of TAP Air Portugal and is preparing to navigate the airline through its upcoming privatization, after the Portuguese government finalized the dismissal of the airline’s former chairman and CEO.

The UK government must step up and accelerate moves toward a net-zero future if other nations are not to dominate critical—and economically profitable—activities, the head of a UK industry body said April 17.

As supersonic transport developer Boom continues work on the future production site for its Mach 1.7 Overture airliner at Greensboro, North Carolina, the company has moved its XB-1 third-scale demonstrator to Mojave, California, for the start of flight tests.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has decided not to take up a $350 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) loan during the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 as originally planned, because “certain conditions” to access the funding have not been met, and SAS said it has “no near-term need” for this additional liquidity.