Airlines Buoyed By Transatlantic Revival As U.S. Travel Restrictions Ease
International Airlines Group and Delta Air Lines are among those reporting a surge in demand on transatlantic routes ahead of the Nov. 8 U.S. reopening.
Hong Kong Border Restrictions Tighten To Align With China
The tightening of regulations may help Cathay Pacific regain cashflow by opening up the mainland border and targeting the faster-recovering Chinese market.
Austrian CEO Brands Greenpeace Push To Ban Short Flights ‘Illusory’
“You can get a significant share of passengers only if the train service leads directly into the airport and is considerably less than three hours traveling time,” he tells Aviation Daily in Vienna.
Daily Memo: A Munich Meeting With United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby
Kirby sat down with Aviation Week to discuss United Airline's current business and plans for the carrier's fleet.
Airbus A321 Tianjin Assembly Line To Be Operational By End Of 2022
The A321 upgrade will put Tianjin’s capability at the same level as Airbus facilities in Hamburg, Toulouse and Mobile, Alabama.
Iberia Completes First Flight Using Repsol Biofuel
International Airlines Group (IAG) believes it has turned a corner in its recovery and plans to restore over 100% of its pre-pandemic capacity on North Atlantic routes by next summer.
Qatar Airways To Deploy A380 On London, Paris Routes
“The recent grounding of 19 Qatar Airways A350 [aircraft] has left us with no alternative but to temporarily bring some of our A380 fleet back on key winter routes,” Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker said.
SABRE Heat-Exchange Technology Could Turn Ammonia Into Green Fuel
Heat-exchanger technology developed by Reaction Engines for its Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine could help transform ammonia into a green aviation fuel.
Wright Partners To Define Electric-Powered BAe 146
Wright believes that by 2026 both hydrogen and aluminum fuel cells can meet its requirement for around 10 megawatt hours of energy storage on the BAe 146 to enable 1-hr. flights on routes of 400 nm or shorter.
WEF Launches Purchasing Coalition To Accelerate Decarbonization
Credit: United Airlines
Japanese Airline Company ANA Invests In Virgin Orbit Flights
ANA Holdings has an agreement that sets the stage for the purchase of 20 Virgin One LauncherOne rocket flights that would take off from Japan.
Airbus' A321 assembly line is Tianjin sets to be operational by end of 2022, Iberia has completed its first flight using Repsol biofuel, airlines have been buoyed by a transatlantic revival and more. Take a look at the daily roundup of air transport news.
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