Aviation Daily Roundup: July 26, 2022

Debate over the 5G C-band interference issue has featured a lot of finger-pointing between aviation stakeholders and the wireless industry. Credit: No-Mad / Getty Images View the full article

Executives at Volaris are disappointed that the restoration of Mexico’s safety rating will take longer than expected after the U.S. FAA did not issue an upgrade following its latest audit of Mexico’s civil aviation authority. Credit: Christian Brinkmann / Airbus View the full article

Republicans in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to raise the mandatory retirement age for U.S. commercial airline pilots from 65 to 67 years old, part of an effort to head off a deepening shortfall of qualified pilots in coming years. Credit: American Airlines View the full article

Ryanair is continuing to put pressure on Boeing over existing order delivery schedules and 737 MAX 10 pricing, after the Irish LCC walked away from a large MAX 10 order negotiation in September 2021. Credit: Ryanair View the full article

UK-India startup Hans Airways is just a few days away from taking its first aircraft—an Airbus A330—and the carrier’s first route will be between Birmingham in the UK and Amritsar in north India. Credit: Hans Airways View the full article

UK-based LCC easyJet is reticent to discuss whether it will seek compensation from airports that have applied capacity caps or where it has suffered disruption from staff shortages in summer 2022. Credit: EasyJet View the full article

Dómhnal Slattery, founding CEO of mega-lessor Avolon, plans to step down by year-end and will be succeeded by current CFO Andy Cronin, the company said July 26. Credit: Reuters / Alamy Stock Photo View the full article

In a sign of the continuing attractiveness of the cargo market, regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) plans to buy a series of freighter conversion kits for the ATR 72-600 turboprop. Credit: ATR View the full article

Europe’s flight interruptions during a challenging summer peak season were compounded July 27 as Lufthansa canceled nearly all its flights to and from its Frankfurt and Munich hubs as trade union Verdi sent 20,000 Lufthansa ground workers on a “warning strike” ahead of negotiation talks set for Aug. 3-4. Credit: Joe Pries View the full article

Indian aviation authorities have found Spicejet’s fleet to be safe to continue operations, following recent concerns about a series of aircraft technical issues. Credit: Rob Finlayson View the full article

Singapore Airlines Engineering Company (SIAEC) remained profitable for the three-month period ending June 30 thanks to strong revenue from its joint ventures. Credit: Aviation Week Network View the full article

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), which is charged with liberalizing air transport between African countries, has elected former IATA executive Adefunke Adeyemi as its new secretary general. Credit: AFCAC View the full article

The Vietnamese Transport Ministry has approved an investment of VND2.7 trillion ($118 million) to develop four MRO facilities at the new Long Thanh International Airport that will serve Ho Chi Minh City. Credit: Airports Corporation of Vietnam View the full article

Icelandair has signed agreements with BOC Aviation (BOCA) for long-term operating leases of two additional Boeing 737-8s, scheduled to be delivered in autumn 2023. Credit: Rob Finlayson View the full article

Rolls-Royce has chosen an executive from the energy industry to replace outgoing CEO Warren East, who announced his departure in February. Credit: Rolls-Royce View the full article

Satellite operators Eutelsat and OneWeb are to merge and combine their respective geostationary (GEO) and low-Earth-orbit constellations. Credit: Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images View the full article

AirAsia is continuing to make progress in its rebound from the COVID-19 crisis, posting significant gains in capacity and traffic in the second quarter. Credit: Rob Finlayson View the full article

Traffic for China’s three largest airlines was at an unprecedented low in the second quarter (Q2) of 2022. Regular travel restrictions in China are clearly visible in the descending revenue passenger kilometer (RPK) results that occurred since Q2 2021. View the full article