Aviation Daily Roundup: July 07, 2022

Air China carried out a Boeing 737-8 test flight on the morning of July 7, signaling that the aircraft has undergone certain modifications required by local regulators. Credit: Xinhua/Alamy Stock Photo

The Hong Kong government on July 7 announced the removal of a flight-suspension measure that had been a source of frustration for overseas and local airlines. Credit: South China Morning Post/ZUMA Press Wire/Alamy

China is actively targeting aerospace businesses in a bid to secure intellectual property as the country strives to technologically catch up with the West, the directors of the U.S. FBI and UK domestic security service MI5 have warned. Credit: Crown Copyright/MI5

Malaysia-based cargo operator Raya Airways is leasing two Airbus A321 and two A320 P2F (passenger to freighter) aircraft from ST Engineering’s aircraft leasing company to bolster its air freight capacity and meet strong cargo demand. Credit: ST Engineering

Asia-Pacific airports are “working in the right direction,” learning lessons from Europe to upgrade infrastructure and bulk up staffing to tackle the imminent surge in passengers, aviation industry IT provider SITA says. Credit: SITA

Safran is considering the divestiture of its aircraft interior businesses—no longer considered core activities—according to implicit comments by CEO Olivier Andries. Credit: Safran

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has stepped down after a series of scandals prompted nearly 50 ministers to resign in just two days. Credit: Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Although the aviation industry views carbon offsetting as a stop-gap measure to meet its target of net zero emissions by 2050, those mechanisms will remain firmly in place for the foreseeable future. Credit: Tomasz Czajkowski / Alamy Stock Photo

Boeing 787 operators must check engine fire shutoff components to ensure the parts function as intended following Boeing’s discovery of issues linked to a supplier’s “re-work” of the parts, a draft FAA airworthiness directive said. Credit: Boeing

Certification of the final element of a series of fixes to correct long-running corrosion and fatigue issues on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines for the Boeing 787 has been delayed into 2023, but the company says on-going tests of the upgraded high pressure (HP) turbine blade—for the Trent 1000 TEN version—shows the redesign is performing better than expected. Credit: Boeing