Aviation Daily Roundup: Feb. 7, 2023

Delta Air Lines is planning to award its non-unionized employees a 5% base pay increase effective April 1. 

 The massive earthquake that struck 10 Turkish provinces and northern Syria Feb. 6 is so far showing a moderate impact on airline traffic in the region, though flights of rescue personnel and equipment are dominant at present.

ZeroAvia plans to conduct hydrogen-powered demonstration flights from the Netherlands to European destinations by the end of 2024 in preparation for commercial passenger flights in 2025. 

Universal Hydrogen has received an FAA experimental airworthiness certificate for its De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 flying testbed, clearing the way for its first flight fitted with a megawatt-scale hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.

One of the largest thermoplastic composite aerostructures yet produced has been delivered by a team led by GKN Aerospace under Europe’s Clean Sky 2 aeronautics research program. 

Daher, in partnership with Airbus and Safran, has started flying a modified TBM 900 single-engine turboprop aimed at testing a hybrid-electric, distributed propulsion system.

One of the world’s largest pulp and paper companies, Nippon Paper Industries, has signed an agreement that could lead to the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Japan’s abundant forest resources.

Renewable energy startup Alder Fuels, whose backers include United Airlines and Honeywell, has revealed that founder Bryan Sherbacow was fired as CEO in December 2022 after uncovering he “engaged in questionable financial transactions that benefited him personally.”

Delta Air Lines has confirmed two long-haul additions from New York John F Kennedy (JFK) with the launch of flights to Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires and the resumption of service to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil after an absence of more than three years.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has confirmed that it will ended the SpaceJet regional airliner program after suspending the project for two years.