Aviation Daily Roundup: Mar. 16, 2021

March 17, 2021

Food Waste Could Produce Carbon-Negative Jet Fuel

Credit: Dennis Schroeder, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from food waste has the potential to reduce net carbon emissions by 165% compared to fossil jet fuel, according to researchers at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

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U.S. Carriers See Booking Curve Begin To Stretch

Credit: Rob Finlayson

U.S. airlines are seeing an elongation of the booking curve, a sign that air travel may finally be starting to return to something resembling normalcy. 

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LATAM Looks To Conclude Restructuring By Year-End

Credit: Rob Finlayson

LATAM Airlines Group aims to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy by the end of 2021 and believes its restructuring process will improve the company’s competitive position going forward, particularly in key markets such as Colombia. 

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Daily Memo: Embraer Pushes Ahead With Turboprop Plans

Credit: Embraer

John Slattery, formerly CEO of Embraer Commercial Aviation, had put out a simple message: “No JV, no TP.”

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Qatar Addition To UK ‘Red List’ To Have Ripple Effect

Credit: Hamad International Airport

The latest additions to the UK’s ever-changing list of “red list” nations that are deemed to have high rates of COVID-19 infections will have an unusually large effect.

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French MPs Green Light Climate Law Limiting Airports, Domestic Flights

Credit: Rob Finlayson

PARIS—France’s parliament has given the go-ahead for clauses aimed at limiting airport development and domestic flights on routes for which a rail alternative of 2.5 hours or under exists. 

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Virgin Atlantic Boosts Balance Sheet Again

Credit: Virgin Atlantic

LONDON—Virgin Atlantic has taken a further step to bolster its liquidity as it awaits the hoped-for return of passengers later this year. 

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Wizz Air’s Largest Shareholder Indigo Partners Halves Stake

Credit: Airbus

U.S.-based low-cost airline investor Indigo Partners has sold half of its remaining shares in Wizz Air.

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Nigerian Regulator Grounds Azman Air For Safety Review

Credit: Azman Air Services Limited/Facebook

Privately owned Nigerian carrier Azman Air has suspended operations pending a safety audit, just as it was about to introduce its first Airbus A340-600.

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Kjos Returns With New Long-Haul LCC Norse Atlantic Airways

Credit: Norwegian Air Shuttle

Two months after Norwegian Air Shuttle ended transatlantic flying to focus on routes closer to home, a new Norway-based airline has unveiled plans to enter the low-cost long-haul market.

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Food waste having the potential to produce carbon-negative jet fuel, U.S. carriers seeing booking curve begin to stretch, LATAM looks to conclude restructuring by year-end and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news. 

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