Aviation Daily Roundup: Feb. 8, 2023

All of Southwest Airlines’ engines were covered by OEM maintenance contracts until the end of 2021, when its GE contract for the CFM56-7B engines powering its Boeing 737-700s expired. 

Colombia’s largest airline Avianca is dismissing JetSMART’s pursuit of Viva as a distraction to its own quest to acquire the budget carrier. 

Indian energy company and aviation fuel producer IndianOil has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LanzaJet to explore the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in India.

Sustainable finance non-profit organization RMI and a group of major banks are developing a “climate-aligned finance framework” (CAFF) for the aviation sector.

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has set an interim price cap on what London Heathrow Airport can charge its airline customers for 2023.

U.S. cargo operator, lessor and freighter conversions specialist Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) has a busy aircraft-conversion pipeline for 2023, but the company also sees lower U.S. demand triggered by the economic climate.

Cairo-based Egyptair took delivery of its first dedicated narrowbody freighter, a Boeing 737-800SF, on Feb. 3. 

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways is conveying a positive outlook for 2023, as its fleet and route network continue to expand.  

Talks are underway for Ethiopian Airlines to launch nonstop flights to Malta, as well as flying onwards to destinations in the U.S.

British Airways (BA) has signed a codeshare agreement with Airlink, providing BA passengers with access to a broader network of destinations in South Africa and surrounding countries.

Aeroporti di Roma, which manages Rome’s Fiumicino (FCO) and Ciampino (CIA) airports, has launched a venture capital company to fund travel sector projects with “high innovation potential.”

Bullish after AirAsia’s rapid post-pandemic recovery, the CEO of the LCC’s parent Capital A has disclosed plans to launch two new airline subsidiaries in 2024 to complete its “Southeast Asian dream.” 

Croatian wet-lease specialist ETF Airways expects business for summer 2023 to be stronger than last year as deliveries of new aircraft to airlines have been delayed.