Aviation Daily Roundup: June 22, 2022

June 23, 2022

Finnair Signs $192M SAF Deal As IATA Pushes Government Incentives

Finnair has agreed to take 7 million gal. of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually from Colorado-based renewable fuels producer Gevo, as part of a wider 200 million gal. per year commitment by the Oneworld alliance. The Finnair-Gevo agreement will start in 2027 and will last five years, with an estimated total value of $192 million. This joins an existing Finnair agreement to acquire 17.5 million gal. of SAF from Aemetis, which will be delivered in 2025-2032. Credit: Finnair

Turkish Airlines Mulls Nonstop Australia Flights, Regional Fleet Pick

Turkish Airlines is evaluating whether to use Airbus A350-1000XWB or Boeing 777X aircraft for nonstop services to Australia and is nearing a decision on 30 regional aircraft. The airline already operates 777-300ERs, as well as A350-900s. “But we might go for an additional version, [such as] the A350-1000XWB for ultra-long-range services from Istanbul to Sydney and Melbourne,” Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat told Aviation Daily on the sidelines of the IATA annual general meeting in Doha. “Australia is the last continent which Turkish Airlines is not flying to.” Credit: Airbus

European Commission Urges Single European Sky Progress

European Commission (EC) executives have urged progress on the long-awaited Single European Sky reforms that should help ease airspace congestion and reduce carbon dioxide emissions, as well as airline costs. “I think it is essential to deliver the SES 2+,” EC Director General for Mobility and Transport Henrik Hololei told Aviation Daily in an interview at the World ATM Congress in Madrid. Credit: DANIEL ROLAND / AFP / Getty Images

Initiatives Aim To Boost Hydrogen In Aviation

Two initiatives have been unveiled in Europe and the UK to help advance the use of hydrogen to decarbonize aviation. Safran has launched a program to help hydrogen-supported startups while a UK consortium plans to create a hydrogen infrastructure in southeast England. Credit: Airbus

Regional Lessor Elix Aviation Merges With ADARE Aviation Capital

Regional aircraft lessor Elix Aviation has merged with ADARE Aviation Capital, with both companies coming together under a new “Abelo” brand. “The merged companies will operate as Abelo, integrating Elix Aviation’s platform and turboprop portfolio with the management expertise of ADARE Aviation Capital,” the companies said. Credit: ATR

RED Air MD-82 Severely Damaged In Landing Accident At Miami

A RED Air Boeing MD-82 suffered a nose-gear collapse at Miami International Airport, skidding and catching fire, causing substantial damage to the airframe. Miami International Airport said Red Air Flight 203 was operating inbound from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, when the incident happened on June 21. Credit: Miami-Dade Aviation Department

IATA, ACI Again Clash Over Airport Charges

Airports Council International (ACI) World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira has called for “collaboration and cooperation” between all aviation stakeholders following a renewed attack by IATA Director General Willie Walsh on airports for raising infrastructure charges. Speaking at the 78th IATA annual general meeting (AGM) in Doha, Walsh alleged that “the nightmare is becoming reality” and called on governments to show “backbone” to resist airport requests to increase their fees to airlines. Credit: Heathrow Airport

CRAIC CR929 Development May Continue Without Western Suppliers

The development of the Sino-Russian CR929 widebody airliner may face further delays after the Russian participant in the program United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) was slapped with new Western sanctions in response to Moscow’s invasion to Ukraine. The development of the aircraft continues, but the design approaches have to be revised, Russia’s minister of commerce Denis Manturov said in an interview to RBC Daily on June 17. Credit: WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images

Demand For Digital Towers Grows As Industry Recovers

UK air traffic control services provider NATS sees growing interest in the digital tower solutions it provides with its partner Searidge Technologies, as airports and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) seek greater flexibility following the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic. NATS Chief Solution Officer Andy Taylor, in an interview with Aviation Daily during the World ATM Congress in Madrid, said the past two years had been busy. Credit: Indra

European Tech Execs Vow Clean Aviation Cooperation

The chief technology officers of seven companies involved in the EU’s Clean Aviation public-private partnership have committed to work together on topics that would otherwise be competitive issues, praising the framework the €4.1 billion ($4.3 billion) initiative is giving the industry. We first need to win the race for 2050 [the target for climate neutrality], and then we will worry about the rest,” says Nicole Dreyer-Langlet, Airbus’ VP for research and technology in Germany. Credit: JAUBERT French Collection / Alamy Stock Photo

Finnair signs $192M SAF deal as IATA pushes government incentives, Turkish Airlines mulls nonstop Australia flights, regional fleet pick and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.

These are some of the top stories from AWIN. Subscribe now for unrivalled, intelligent content, trustworthy data, exclusive analytics and meaningful insight. AWIN Premium is the only online resource that spans the commercial, military, business aviation and MRO market sectors.

With a focus on the programs and technologies shaping the market, as well as the most robust databases in the industry, AWIN Premium simplifies locating new business opportunities so you can generate new revenue.

AWIN Premium Membership includes Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, and The Weekly of Business Aviation, and digital access to Aviation Week & Space Technology, Inside MRO, Air Transport World (ATW), and Business & Commercial Aviation (BCA). 

Aviation Week Intelligence Network
Monitor the market and connect your business to the people, programs and proprietary data driving the Commercial Aviation market - only available with AWIN.

AVD_AWIN_270

Stay Connected.
Stay Informed.
Grow Your Business.

Learn How