Aviation Daily Roundup: May. 15, 2023

May 16, 2023

FAA Orders 787 Cargo Hold Panel Replacements

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The U.S. FAA is giving operators three years to replace decompression panels on certain Boeing 787s, changing the original draft order to limit the affected aircraft to a subset flagged by the manufacturer.

Daily Memo: Rolls-Royce Details Trent Durability Fix

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Having battled to overcome long-running reliability problems with the Trent 1000 and its Trent 7000 sister engine, Rolls-Royce is now focusing on improving durability and is providing new details of a strategy to double time-on-wing by 2025.

Thai Airways Credits Profitability On Passenger Recovery

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A strong increase in total tourist arrival into Thailand in the first quarter (Q1) of 2023 has brought Thai Airways back into the black, as the flag-carrier continues to rejigger its fleet and looks into its LCC arm Thai Smile. 

Germany Funds Hydrogen Flying Laboratory

Credit: DLR

German aerospace center DLR plans to build a flying laboratory open to industry and research partners to accelerate flight testing of propulsion, fuel and system technologies for the decarbonization of aviation.

Lessors Seek To Reclaim More Of SpiceJet’s Aircraft

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India’s SpiceJet is coming under more pressure from aircraft lessors, with some companies looking to reclaim aircraft or file court proceedings against the airline due to unpaid lease fees.

Merlin’s Autonomous Flight System Completes First Certification Review

Credit: Merlin Labs

Merlin Labs has reached a milestone on the path to certification of its autonomous flight system with completion of the first formal review by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of its plans to certify the software under the DO-178C process standard.

AirAsia Adds More New Routes To China

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Continuing to meet demand between Malaysia and China, AirAsia has announced it will launch three new Chinese destinations: Quanzhou, Guilin and Chengdu.

From AirAsia adding more new routes to China to Germany funding hydrogen flying laboratory. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.

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