Aviation Daily Roundup: March. 30, 2023

Boeing is now building four 787s per month and is on track to hit its near-term target of five per month by year-end, 787 VP and GM and Boeing South Carolina Site Leader Lane Ballard said.

In the first three months of 2023, 2,547 wheelchairs and scooters were reported mishandled in U.S. airline aircraft cargo compartments.

Invoking a clause in their current collective bargaining agreement, Air Canada’s pilots have decided to open contract negotiations a year early—in September 2023. 

Airbus’ latest futuristic cabin-design ideas, covering the period beyond 2035, are focused on sustainability and include bionic design, reusable materials, more transparent passenger information and new catering concepts.

While biomass is the base for most of the sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) the air transport industry is betting on for the next two decades, the resource would be better used in conjunction with hydrogen, Daniel Iracane, a member of France’s Technology Academy, said May 30.

The coming generation of low- or zero-emissions business and regional aircraft will transform aviation, but only after significant investments are made to airport infrastructure.

Japan is expected to pass a revised mandate for domestic oil producers to produce at least 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from their collective total output. 

All Nippon Airways (ANA) has set new emissions and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) goals in the latest update to its environmental roadmap.

UK-based long-haul startup Global Airlines is finalizing the purchase of its first Airbus A380 from lessor Doric Aviation for an undisclosed eight-figure sum, with three more A380 acquisitions planned over the coming months.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Garuda Indonesia have announced their intention to enter a joint venture (JV) with the aim of increasing capacity and commercial cooperation beyond their current codeshare agreements.