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).

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.

FedEx Looks To SAFs, Fleet Renewal To Become Carbon-Neutral In 2040
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FedEx, which boasts the world’s largest freighter fleet, aims to achieve carbon-neutrality in its operations by 2040.

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.

Ryanair, Cabin Crew Reach Agreement In Belgium
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Ryanair and Belgian cabin crew union CNE/AVC PULS have reached a four-year collective labor agreement that trades salary cuts for job security.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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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