Aviation Daily Roundup: February 10, 2022

Mesa CEO Calls On Congress To Act On 1,500-Hr. Rule

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Mesa Airlines CEO Jonathan Ornstein urged U.S. lawmakers to modify the 1,500-hr. flight-time requirement for commercial pilots, warning that not doing so will lead to a loss of air service and “put the industry in jeopardy.”

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Norse Looks To Launch U.S. Flights In Second Quarter

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New long-haul startup Norse Atlantic Airways aims to begin selling tickets at the end of March, with a targeted second-quarter launch of transatlantic service to the U.S.

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More SAF Capacity Planned For U.S., Europe

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In a move that will significantly expand the production of sustainable fuels in the U.S., LanzaJet has entered into an agreement to build a 120 million gal.-a-year facility southwest of Chicago.

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Air Liquide, Airbus Join South Korean Hydrogen Study

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Hydrogen supplier Air Liquide and Airbus have signed a memorandum of understanding with Korean Air and the operator of Incheon International Airport to study the development of infrastructure required to support the deployment of hydrogen-powered aircraft.

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Daily Memo: Can Delta’s Push For DOJ To Create U.S. Unruly Passenger List Succeed?

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U.S. aviation industry stakeholders have spent the better part of a year collectively pushing the U.S. government, specifically the Justice Department (DOJ), to step up prosecution of unruly airline passengers.

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Aeromexico To Serve Mexico City’s New Airport

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Aeromexico will begin flying from Mexico City’s new airport in April, reversing a previous decision to continue operating exclusively from Mexico City Juárez (MEX).

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Boeing Begins Routine SAF Use In Commercial Operations

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Boeing has begun routine use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in its commercial-aircraft flight operations, with Epic Fuels to supply 2 million gal. of blended fuel for its Washington state and South Carolina operations through 2022.

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Airbus Cancels 50 Qatar Airways A321neos, Two A350s

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Fallout from the dispute between Airbus and Qatar Airways has reached the manufacturer’s order book, with January’s official activity summary showing cancellations for 50 A321neos and two A350-1000s.

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Swoop Plots New Domestic Routes, Expands Fleet

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Canadian ULCC Swoop is expanding its domestic network, adding nonstop flights to Newfoundland and increasing service in Atlantic Canada.

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Volotea Anticipating Record Bounce-Back As Pandemic Fifth Wave Ebbs

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Barcelona-headquartered Volotea, which has found a niche connecting secondary and tertiary European cities, said Feb. 10 that it anticipates carrying between 9 and 9.5 million passengers in 2022, around 32% more than its record 7.6 million flyers in 2019.

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ANA Names Next Leaders For Airline, Parent Company

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All Nippon Airways (ANA) has announced new CEOs for the airline and its parent holding company as part of a senior leadership transition.

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