Aviation Daily Roundup: May. 31, 2023

Boeing has signed a prepurchase option agreement with Equatic, a startup that aims to remove carbon dioxide from seawater.

Certification of each of the last two Boeing 737 MAX family variants is progressing, a top company executive said, expressing confidence that the 737-7 will earn U.S. FAA approval in 2023.

United Airlines EVP and CFO Gerald ‘Gerry’ Laderman has announced plans to retire from the company in 2024.

Dutch airports operator Schiphol Group has once again come under fire for environmental reasons, after being reprimanded by the Dutch Labor Inspectorate for not acting quickly enough to protect staff from harmful emissions.

The Air France-KLM group is putting an ever-rising emphasis on the importance of producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for air transport to meet its CO₂emission reduction targets. 

South Korea has launched a research program to develop and demonstrate technology for a zero-emission 19-passenger short-haul commuter airliner with hydrogen fuel-cell power and distributed electric propulsion.

Air Canada has forged a letter of intent with regional carrier PAL Airlines to operate six De Havilland Canada Dash-8 400 aircraft in what Canada’s largest airline deems a bridge arrangement driven by pilot shortages. 

A lawsuit filed by a California resident alleges Delta Air Lines misled consumers in marketing itself as “the world’s first carbon-neutral airline.” 

With the goal of supplying 20% of global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) demand by 2030, energy company bp has selected Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology for five production facilities.

U.S. satellite communications specialist Viasat has completed its acquisition of UK-based rival Inmarsat, bringing together two major players in the inflight connectivity (IFC) market.