Aviation Daily Roundup: June 23, 2022

Korean Air Expects Asiana Deal Will Be Approved By Year-End

Korean Air is making progress toward gaining key approvals from U.S. and European regulators for its proposed acquisition of rival Asiana Airlines. Korean is seeking clearances from several governments, which are the main remaining steps needed before the deal can be finalized. Of these, the U.S. and European Union approvals are the major milestones, Korean Air Chairman and CEO Walter Cho said on the sidelines of the IATA annual general meeting on June 20. Credit: Rob Finlayson

United Airlines Pulls Down Newark Capacity to Limit Congestion, Delays

United Airlines has received an FAA waiver allowing it to remove around 50 departures a day from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) beginning in July in an effort to reduce congestion and improve its on-time performance. The frequency reductions come in response to several weeks of irregular operations at EWR which prompted United to request a waiver from the FAA allowing it to temporarily adjust its schedule there for the remainder of the summer. The 50 daily departures being removed amount to about 12% of United’s roughly 425 total daily flights at the airport. Credit: Gary Hershorn / Getty Images

New Caribbean LCC Arajet Secures AOC

Dominican Republic-based start-up LCC Arajet has received its air operator’s certificate (AOC), paving the way for a launch later in 2022. The airline is receiving its AOC after completing demonstration flights from the capital Santo Domingo to Colombian cities Barranquilla and Cali earlier in June. Credit: Boeing

Norse Atlantic Seeks Approval For UK-U.S. Flights

Transatlantic startup Norse Atlantic Airways has applied to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) for its UK subsidiary to begin serving the U.S. market. The long-haul LCC, which launched commercial operations earlier in June, hopes to secure a foreign air carrier permit for Norse Atlantic UK, based at London Gatwick (LGW). Credit: Norse Airways

European Air Travel Disruption Likely To Persist All Summer, EC Says

Air travel disruption caused by staff shortages and a fast ramp-up in demand will likely last throughout the summer, according to the European Commission (EC), while network manager Eurocontrol forecast high fuel prices will drive a hike in ticket prices in the fall. As the post-pandemic recovery gathers pace, traffic has returned to around 90% of 2019 levels within Europe, according to Eurocontrol, but many parts of the industry such as airport security and ground-handling are struggling to recruit staff to replace those that left during COVID-19. Credit: JEROEN JUMELET / ANP / AFP / Getty Images

Norwegian, Boeing To Settle Legal Disputes; MAX Deal To Move Forward

LCC Norwegian has firmed its previously announced letter of intent with Boeing for 50 737-8s, the airline announced June 23. Norwegian and Boeing announced initial plans for the deal in late May, together with an option for a further 30 aircraft of the same type. As part of the agreement, Norwegian and Boeing have agreed to settle all outstanding legal disputes between them. Credit: Boeing

Airbus, Linde Expand Hydrogen Cooperation, Focus On Logistics

Airbus and global industrial gases and engineering company Linde are broadening their cooperation agreement to study the logistics aspects of hydrogen use in aviation. Following a February agreement signed in Singapore that was specific to the Asian city-state and its airport, the June 23 agreement between Airbus and Linde covers collaboration on global supply chains for hydrogen, from production to airport storage, including the integration of refueling into normal ground handling operations. Credit: Airbus

Daily Memo: Despite Current Challenges, Cathay Pacific Still Has Inherent Advantages

Hong Kong’s aviation sector is still suffering badly from restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, with obvious ramifications for the fortunes of Cathay Pacific. A key question for the airline is what the demand recovery will look like when Hong Kong’s constraints are finally lifted. Credit: Airbus / GOUSSE Herve - MasterFilms

Clean Aviation Partners Aim At High Production Rate For Lighter Fuselage

As Europe’s Clean Sky 2 research and technology project nears its end, Airbus and industry partners are expected to complete the construction of their multifunction fuselage demonstrator, aiming at lower cost and weight as well as fast-paced manufacturing. Clean Sky 2 is running until 2024 and thus overlaps with Clean Aviation, both being run by the Clean Aviation joint undertaking (JU). Two-thirds of Clean Sky 2’s demonstrators have yet to be delivered, says Sebastien Dubois, Clean Aviation JU’s head of programs. Credit: Clean Aviation

Singapore To Trial Space-Based VHF ATC Communications

A coalition consisting of Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) and its Economic Development Board’s Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn), along with SITA and Startical, has signed a memorandum of understanding to commence a proof-of-concept trial of space-based VHF communication for air traffic control (ATC) purposes. The CAAS, which is also Singapore’s ATC provider, said the primary objective is to demonstrate the interoperability of space-based communications with aircraft equipment and existing ground radio stations, with similar voice quality, latency and other criteria, compared to ground-based voice communications. Credit: CAAS

CANSO Launches Environmental Accreditation Program For ANSPs

The Civil Air Services Navigation Association (CANSO) has launched an environmental accreditation program “GreenATM” for air navigation service providers (ANSPs) as airspace industry players increasingly focus on sustainability targets. GreenATM was launched at the World ATM Congress in Madrid. Under the scheme, participating ANSPs are assessed on how they facilitate minimizing excess emissions in their airspace, as well as efforts to reduce their own direct environmental footprint. Credit: James L. Amos / Getty Images

Boeing Boosts Safety Plan With Aireon Space-Based ADS-B Data

As part of Boeing’s growing suite of safety initiatives, the company has selected Aireon, a provider of space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) services, to supply historic and near real-time flight data to expand the aircraft manufacturer’s advanced data-analytics capabilities. Boeing will integrate the ADS-B data into its safety analytics tools as part of the company’s implementation of an enterprise Safety Management System (SMS), a broad-based best-practices framework for managing risks that was adopted as part of Boeing’s Global Aerospace Safety Initiative. Credit: Aireon

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