Aviation Daily Roundup: Jan. 8

January 08, 2020

FAA Prohibits U.S. Carriers From Overflying Iran, Iraq

Credit: Aviation Week
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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