Aviation Daily Roundup: Mar. 03, 2021

March 04, 2021

Daily Memo: Deloitte SAF Deals Could Serve As Model For Green Business Travel

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Deloitte last week announced agreements with American Airlines and Delta Air Lines to reduce its carbon emissions through investments in sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).

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European Airports Appeal For Help Amid Pandemic

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Close to 200 European airports are facing insolvency because of the drastic drop in passenger traffic over the past year, according to airports body ACI Europe.

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FedEx Looks To SAFs, Fleet Renewal To Become Carbon-Neutral In 2040

Credit: Joe Pries

FedEx, which boasts the world’s largest freighter fleet, aims to achieve carbon-neutrality in its operations by 2040.

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Volocopter Raises Funds For Commercial EVTOL Launch

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German urban air mobility (UAM) startup Volocopter has raised €200 million ($241 million) to complete development and launch services with its Volocopter electric air taxi. 

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Ryanair, Cabin Crew Reach Agreement In Belgium

Credit: Rob Finlayson

Ryanair and Belgian cabin crew union CNE/AVC PULS have reached a four-year collective labor agreement that trades salary cuts for job security.

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ATC Unions Protest Single European Sky Follow-On Plan

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LYON, France—The Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) is urging the European Council to repeal the European Commission’s (EC) proposal on the consolidation of the Single European Sky (SES) project.

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FAA Selects Airports For Counter-Drone Testing

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WASHINGTON—The FAA has announced the final four of five U.S. airports it has selected to evaluate drone countermeasure systems.

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Venus Aerospace To Pursue Hypersonic Air Passenger Travel

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HOUSTON—Startup Venus Aerospace plans to proceed with the development, testing and production of a small hypersonic aircraft capable of  transporting a dozen passengers or time-critical payloads between major continental destinations in an hour.

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NASA Seeks Bids For Electrified Propulsion Demo

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NASA plans an industry day on March 9 for the Electrified Power train Flight Demonstration project to flight test megawatt-class electric aircraft propulsion systems.

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AEDC Offers Help To Supersonic Transport Developers

Credit: Aerion

U.S. companies developing supersonic transports now have access to the facilities and expertise of the Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC), the U.S. Air Force has announced. 

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Deloitte SAF deals could serve as a model for green business travel, European airports appeal for help amid pandemic and FAA selects airports for counter-drone testing. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news. 

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