Aviation Daily Roundup: Nov. 15, 2022

Europe in general and Spain in particular are lagging behind when it comes to investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the short-term solution for cutting aviation emissions, according to the head of sustainability of Spanish airline Iberia.  

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The Department of Transportation (DOT) has required six airlines to pay more than $600 million in refunds and $7.5 million in civil penalties.

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UK-based startup Hans Airways is undergoing a restructuring that will see its founder sidelined and delay its planned launch of services to India. 

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GKN Aerospace has delivered a ground-based demonstrator of a LH2 fuel system under a UK-funded research project to investigate the feasibility of using the cryogenic fuel to extend the flight endurance of a search-and-rescue UAS.

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United Airlines has added a planned biofuels refinery in Oregon to its list of sustainability-related investments. 

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The MOU does not specify projects, but they will support DHL’s planned investment in expanding its operations to improve services to customers locally and across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.  

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Embraer’s resources have received a boost from the latest tranche of funding from a Brazilian government entity that assists companies with financing exports.

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority has voiced concerns over the proposed merger between Korean Air and Asiana, although Korean Air says it is confident it can address the questions raised.

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Europe’s aviation sector is looking ahead to summer 2023 and trying to predict the capacity, pricing and demand trends that will shape those distant months.  

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Boeing now expects airlines in Southeast Asia to order fewer aircraft over the next 20 years than it previously forecast, attributing the change to customers upgauging.

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Display of the Optionally Piloted Personal Air Vehicle (OPPAV), by airframe designer and manufacturer Vessel Aerospace, was a centerpiece of the K-UAM Confex organized by Incheon International Airport.

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Archer's new facility will be capable of producing up to 650 of its four-passenger Midnight aircraft per year.

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The world’s first airline alliance credit card would give Australian cardholders the ability to fast track to the alliance’s highest status without buying a single air ticket.

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