Aviation Daily Roundup: Oct. 04, 2022

New FAA guidance aimed at unifying key pilot training and operations concepts remains on track to be finalized in 2022, the agency said in an update to ICAO. Credit: American Airlines

Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen on Oct. 4 signed a final rule that extends the minimum rest period for flight attendants to 10 consecutive hours between shifts, saying the change “corrects a historical inequity.” Credit: Bill Carey

Fluid and electromechanical control specialist Circor is targeting the aftermarket as a key part of its long-term growth plans, the company said. Credit: Nigel Howarth / Aviation Week

Representatives of airlines, airports and air navigation service providers (ANSPs) say better staffing strategies and closer coordination must be implemented as capacity returns. Credit: RAMON VAN FLYMEN / ANP / AFP / Getty Images

When Reiner Winkler steps down from his position as MTU Aero Engines CEO at the end of the year, he will have run the company for almost a decade in a quiet yet highly successful manner. Credit: MTU Aero Engines

GKN Aerospace, the British aerostructures giant undergoing a business overhaul under private ownership, has acquired Sweden’s Permanova Lasersystem, an existing supplier that specializes in laser welding and laser metal deposition systems. Credit: GKN

As regional carriers struggle with labor and input-cost headwinds, the ULCC sector is taking advantage by filling in network gaps left by traditional carriers, a Swelbar-Zhong analysis shows. Credit: Avelo Airlines

Canada’s Sunwing Airlines has extended leases on two aircraft to support robust demand for the upcoming winter season. Credit: Rob Finlayson

KLM and its LCC subsidiary Transavia have urged international harmonization to ensure that unruly passengers removed from one airline’s flights should not be able to circumvent the ban by flying on another carrier. Credit: SkandaRamana / Alamy Stock Photo

Kenya Airways and Indian Ocean carrier Air Austral have launched a codeshare that will extend services for their passengers beyond the other’s hubs. Credit: Kurt Hofmann

Global airline alliance SkyTeam has named Patrick Roux as its new CEO and Managing Director, effective Oct. 1. Credit: Jacques Demarthon / AFP / Getty Images

Omani LCC SalamAir has an agreement with Embraer to buy 12 E195 E2 regional jets. Credit: Mark Wagner/Aviation Images