Aviation Daily Roundup: Jan. 24
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Boom Signs Up Test Support For XB-1 Supersonic Demo
Credit: Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic has partnered with Flight Research Inc. (FRI) to test its XB-1 demonstrator in a supersonic corridor stretching across the Mojave Desert.
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Air France Launches Business Class On Domestic Routes
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Air France is extending its business-class service to its domestic network from Feb. 4, offering services such as priority boarding and luggage delivery, access to lounges and more space on board.
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Air New Zealand Targets Gate Efficiency With AI Technology
Credit: Rob Finlayson
Air New Zealand is trialing the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system to analyze its gate operations and find ways to improve efficiency and reduce aircraft turn-times.
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JetBlue To Lease Used A321s To Offset Neo Production Delays
Credit: JetBlue
JetBlue Airways has signed an agreement to lease four used Airbus A321s to mitigate the impact of expected A321neo production delays.
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Interview: Why AAR’s Chief Sees Lots Of Runway
Credit: AAR Corp.
Labor shortages, the MAX crisis, technological enablers and lucrative opportunities: John Holmes, the president and CEO of aircraft maintenance powerhouse AAR Corp., talked about all that and more with Aviation Week & Space Technology Editor-In-Chief Joe Anselmo and Chief Editor, MRO Lee Ann Shay at the company’s headquarters outside Chicago.
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LOT Parent Polish Airline Group To Take Over Condor
Credit: Rob Finlayson
LOT Polish Airlines parent Polish Aviation Group agreed to buy German leisure airline Condor Jan. 24 in a deal that creates one of the larger European airline groups and targets substantial growth in the coming years.
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Moscow Sheremetyevo Looks To Double Passenger Capacity By 2030
Credit: Sheremetyevo International Airport
Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, which opened Terminal C Jan. 17, plans to double passenger capacity by 2030 to up to 100 million passengers per year.
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First Russian-Built PD-14 Engines Delivered To MC-21 Assembly Line
Credit: United Engine Corporation
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has delivered its first two PD-14 turbofan engines to the Irkutsk aviation plant.
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LOT Parent Polish Airline Group To Take Over Condor
Credit: Rob Finlayson
LOT Polish Airlines parent Polish Aviation Group (PGL) agreed to buy German leisure airline Condor Jan. 24 in a deal that creates one of the larger European airline groups and targets substantial growth in the coming years.
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DOT Demands New Answers After Startup Sky Palace Hits Delay
Credit: Nigel Howarth / AWST
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OPINION: Why DOT Service Animal Rules Make Sense
Credit: U.S. Department of Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking comment on its proposed new rules that would define what qualifies as a service animal that can be taken on board airliners.
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