Aviation Daily Roundup: July 25, 2022

July 26, 2022

American Airlines Commits To Five-Year, 500M Gal. SAF Deal With Gevo

American Airlines has committed to a five-year, 500 million gal. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offtake agreement with Gevo, marking the largest SAF commitment to date for the airline. Credit: American Airlines View the full article

Air Canada, United To Cooperate Closely On Transborder Routes

Air Canada and United Airlines will expand their Canada-U.S. transborder partnership, deepening cooperation and growing codesharing. Credit: SDym Photography/Alamy Stock Photo View the full article

Malaysia Airlines Rolls Out First Refurbished 737-800

Malaysia Airlines has unveiled its first refurbished Boeing 737-800, with weight saving features expected to reduce carbon emissions by 8%. Credit: Rob Finlayson View the full article

Condor Orders 41 A320neos, Set To Become All-Airbus Operator

The board of German leisure carrier Condor has decided to order 41 Airbus A320neo family aircraft. Credit: Airbus View the full article

Emirates Agrees To Temporarily Cap London Heathrow Capacity

Emirates Airline said it will make “capacity adjustments” for flights to London Heathrow (LHR) and temporarily direct more services to London Gatwick (LGW). Credit: Nigel Howarth / Aviation Week View the full article

Rudder Inputs Led To American A321 Wingtip Strike, NTSB Finds

The captain’s “excessive” rudder input while countering crosswind during the takeoff roll caused an American Airlines Airbus A321 to deviate from the runway centerline, strike its left wingtip on the ground, and hit a runway marker during an April 2019 departure from New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK), an NTSB investigation found. Credit: NTSB View the full article

Kenya’s Astral To Become First Embraer E190F Operator

Kenyan all-cargo airline Astral Aviation has tentatively agreed to take the world’s first two Embraer E190F passenger-to-freight conversions from regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC). Credit: Embraer View the full article

ATR Secures Orders From African, Japanese Carriers

Turboprop manufacturer ATR has sold a single ATR 72-600 to Gabonese carrier Afrijet and a single ATR 42-600 to Japanese regional airline Oriental Air Bridge (ORC), completing its Farnborough Airshow order tally. Credit: ATR View the full article

COMAC Completes C919 Tests, Final Type Certification Nears

COMAC announced July 23 that all six of its C919 narrowbody airliners had completed their series of flight-test tasks on July 19, paving the way for final type certification by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Credit: Xinhua / Alamy Stock Photo View the full article

Union Calls On 20,000 Lufthansa Ground Employees To Strike

German trade union Verdi has called on about 20,000 Lufthansa ground employees to stage a warning strike July 27 in advance of contract negotiation talks planned for Aug. 3-4. Credit: Nigel Howarth / Aviation Week View the full article

American Airlines commits to five-year, 500M gal SAF deal with Gevo, Air Canada, united to cooperate closely on transborder routes, and more. These are some of the top stories from AWIN. 

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