To celebrate the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Xiamen Air mounted what it calls its first carbon neutral flight on its Xiamen to Beijing service.
Australia Reopening To Vaccinated Travelers From Feb. 21
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After more than two years of strict border restrictions, Australia will allow vaccinated tourists to travel into the country from Feb. 21, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.
Mesa Backs Regional Services Using Regent’s Seagliders
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U.S. regional airline Mesa Air Group has invested in startup Regent and signed a letter of intent (LOI) to purchase 200 of its sea-skimming electric seagliders for overwater routes between coastal cities.
Danish E-Fuels Project Aims To Accelerate SAF Production
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After Denmark’s Prime Minister in January set the goal of all domestic aviation being fossil-free by 2030, a massive Danish project to produce sustainable fuels from renewable energy is investigating whether it can begin jet fuel production in 2025, two years earlier than planned.
Frontier, Spirit Aim To Create U.S. ULCC Powerhouse
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Denver-based Frontier Airlines and southern Florida-based Spirit Airlines have agreed to merge in a deal that would create the largest ULCC in the Americas through a combined fleet that could inch close to 500 Airbus narrowbodies during the next five years.
SkyWest CEO Sees Opportunity For 1,500-Hr. Rule Discussion
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Strain on regional airline networks caused in part by rising demand for pilots may lead to discussions on revisiting the 1,500-hr. rule, SkyWest President and CEO Chip Childs said.
Daily Memo: Few Good Reasons To Reject Frontier-Spirit Merger
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The Biden administration has made its distaste for airline consolidation well-known, but even its own Department of Justice will be hard-pressed to reject the recently proposed merger between Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines.
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