Aviation Daily Roundup: Jan. 8
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FAA Prohibits U.S. Carriers From Overflying Iran, Iraq
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The FAA issued Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) the evening of Jan. 7 prohibiting U.S. civil aircraft operators from using airspace over Iraq, Iran, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
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Shell Aviation, World Energy To Supply Sustainable Fuel To Lufthansa
Credit: Airbus
Shell Aviation, the jet-fuel arm of the global energy company, will partner with biofuel provider World Energy to supply Lufthansa Group with sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) on select flights from San Francisco.
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United Writes Down Hong Kong Routes Value
Credit: Rob Finlayson
United Airlines will take a $90 million charge against its Hong Kong routes that reflects reduced demand in the market and related capacity cuts due to continued political unrest, the carrier said Jan. 7.
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Turkish Aerospace Targets $10B In Revenue By 2028
Credit: Turkish Aerospace
Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace, which took significant steps toward developing an indigenous defense sector in 2019, continues to play a major role supplying civil aircraft manufacturers.
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Delta CEO Previews New Technologies, Applications At CES
Credit: Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is looking to capitalize on its status as the world’s most-profitable airline by investing in a host of applications ranging from exoskeleton suits for employees to an expanded partnership with U.S.-based rideshare company Lyft.
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Aeromexico, American Strike MAX Compensation Deals With Boeing
Credit: Boeing
Aeromexico and American Airlines are the two latest airlines to settle with Boeing over compensation terms related to the ongoing grounding of the 737 MAX.
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Officials Head To Tehran For Flight PS752 Investigation
Credit: Joe Walker
Officials from Ukraine and executives from Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) headed to Tehran, Iran on Jan. 8 to learn more about what brought down a UIA Boeing 737-800 shortly after it departed Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKA) earlier that day, killing all 179 people on board.
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Airlines Adjust Routing, Cancel Flights To Avoid Iran-Iraq Airspace
Credit: Tehran Airport / Twitter
Airlines are making changes to their flight planning and schedules to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace amid growing military tensions between the U.S. and Iran—and after a Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) aircraft crashed after take-off from Tehran, killing everyone on board.
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