Aviation Daily Roundup: September 22, 2021

Regional Startups Heart, Deutsche Aircraft Name Suppliers

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Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has selected France’s Latecoere to complete preliminary design of the doors for its ES-19 all-electric 19-seat regional airliner which is planned to enter service in 2026.

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Airbus Sees Micro-Hybridization As First Step In Electrification

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As Airbus is exploring several technologies to drastically cut and eventually eliminate an aircraft’s CO2 emissions, its design engineers are considering micro-hybridization as a starting point in electrification.

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Global Aviation Stakeholders Commit To 10% SAF Target By 2030

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A voluntary commitment to achieve 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) use in global aviation by 2030 has been announced by 60 companies in the World Economic Forum’s Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition.

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SpiceJet Shareholders Approve Transfer Of Logistics Business

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SpiceJet’s plan to split off its profitable cargo and logistics operation into a separate entity has won approval from the Indian LCC’s shareholders.

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Airbus Commits To UAM With Evolved EVTOL

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Airbus has committed to the advanced air mobility market targeting the certification of a winged multi-copter by 2025.

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Volocopter-Geely Joint Venture Orders 150 EVTOL Aircraft

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Volocopter and Aerofugia, a subsidiary of Chinese auto giant Geely, have created a joint venture that has ordered 150 Volocopter eVTOL aircraft.

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Frontier CEO Observes Only Mild Consumer Interest In Carbon Offsets

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Frontier Airlines says its fleet of Airbus A320neo family aircraft demonstrates a strong commitment to the environment but reports little motivation from passengers to pay for CO2 offset programs.

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Embraer To Detail Regional Aircraft R&D Projects In Late 2021

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Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is exploring four 10- to 50-seat commercial aircraft research and development (R&D) projects, with further details likely to be released later in 2021.

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Inmarsat Unveils ‘OneFi’ As Passenger IFEC Demand Grows

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Industry analysts are seeing connectivity usage in the aircraft cabin growing three times faster than passenger growth as post-pandemic consumer behaviors have increased demand for all onboard digital services.

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U.S. DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against American Airlines-JetBlue Alliance

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The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ), along with six states and the District of Columbia, has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways in Boston and New York City.

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Daily Memo: Will American Airlines’ Unique Partnership Strategy Ultimately Prove Successful?

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During the last couple of years, a certain level of necessity has driven American Airlines to create what could be viewed as unconventional partnerships. 

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What Does Titanium Sponge Show About Aircraft Production Recovery?

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How fast will U.S. military jet and large commercial aircraft build rates pick up? According to one new Wall Street report on titanium sponge, a key import for new-generation airliners, maybe not so fast.

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Universal Hydrogen Establishes Center In Toulouse

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When former Airbus chief technology officer Paul Eremenko cofounded Universal Hydrogen in 2020, his goal was to prove out a hydrogen infrastructure for aviation ahead of Airbus and Boeing making technical decisions on their next generations of single-aisle airliners in the latter half of this decade.

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