Aviation Daily Roundup: October 10, 2023

GranBio Technologies has selected Honeywell’s ethanol-to-jet process to produce carbon-neutral sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from agricultural and forestry residues.

After separate ratification votes, a new contract with Southwest Airlines material specialists was ratified, while a tentative agreement (TA) with its ramp employees was rejected.

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), a planned financial hub and India’s first operational smart city, increasingly aims to tap its advantages as an “offshore” jurisdiction to finance aircraft in one of the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets.

Honeywell International said Oct. 10 it will realign its business around three trends: automation, the future of aviation, and energy transition.

Virgin Australia is continuing to see improved financial performance since its restructuring during the pandemic and has recorded its first annual net profit in 11 years.
 

When airlines were looking ahead to what 2023 could be like, the big theme was that it would be the first normal year—not affected by coronavirus pandemic lockdowns and fleet groundings. 

TAAG Angola Airlines has selected the Boeing 787 to refresh its widebody fleet.  

China’s passenger volume during the fall Golden Week from Sept. 29-Oct. 6 has surpassed 2019 levels by 12.6%.

Startup Ampaire has received a U.S. Air Force contract to scale up its AMP-H570 hybrid-electric powertrain, under development for retrofit to the Cessna Caravan, to a megawatt-class propulsion system for both military applications and regional aircraft.