Aviation Daily Roundup: Nov. 10, 2022

ULCC Avelo Airlines is boosting its Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) presence, unveiling plans to turn the station into a base with as many as seven aircraft and adding service to six Florida cities.

Airfares in the U.S. slipped slightly in October but were still nearly 43% higher from last year’s levels, in a sign that travel demand remains robust despite high inflation and fears of a looming recession. 

Japan’s Skymark Airlines is launching a fleet upgrade with new deals to take delivery of 10 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

LATAM Airlines Group continues to build back its operations to pre-pandemic levels, but the company’s revenue performance in the third quarter (Q3) lagged behind the same period in 2019. 

Malaysia Airlines is considering ordering regional jets for the next phase of its narrowbody fleet renewal program, according to the carrier’s CEO Izham Ismail.

As a vast swath of aviation is turning to hydrogen as a central path to a sustainable future, some efforts are beginning to crystallize into concrete advancements. 

Turkish Airlines is aiming to expand its partnership with United Airlines, even though the Chicago-based carrier has looked beyond Star Alliance to form a new strategic cooperation pact with Emirates.

Turkey-based leisure and domestic carrier SunExpress, a joint venture (JV) between Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines, is evaluating new markets to which it can connect its home turf, the Turkish Riviera.

Royal Jordanian Airlines’ vice-chairman and CEO is providing details of the carrier’s plans to replace its widebody fleet, and mulling larger Boeing 787 variants.

Pratt & Whitney is expanding research work with NASA under the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core (HyTEC) project to demonstrate the compatibility of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) with advanced combustors for small core engines.

The CEO of Singapore Airlines (SIA) said it is open to the possibility in investing in sustainability aviation fuel (SAF) or sustainable technologies as the flag carrier works toward its 2050 net-zero target. 

Archer Aviation and United Airlines have announced that their first electric air taxi route will be between Newark Liberty International Airport and New York’s Downtown Manhattan Heliport.

Asia-Pacific airlines are still seeing a strong rebound in traffic volume, despite the lack of mainland China flows and the prospect of an economic recession, according to the region’s major industry group.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has awarded type certification to the Embraer E190-E2 airliner, just days after the ATR 42 turboprop was given the same certification.