Aviation Daily Roundup: September 26, 2022

Since the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese authorities have been imposing regular restrictions and bans of commercial flights in its region. The effects of these drastic measures can be seen in the financial performance for the three major carriers in the country, over a period now spanning more than two full years.

Canada’s government has opted to lift all COVID-19 entry restrictions as of Oct. 1. Credit: Gary Hershorn / Getty Images

The FAA is changing aspects of its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program, adding an “informal” engagement process to help address safety issues more quickly and new limits on airlines that serve the U.S. from countries flagged as having new safety concerns. Credit: shaunl / Getty Images

The FAA has released vertiport design standards to support the introduction of new advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft into the U.S. airspace system. Credit: FAA

The global aviation industry has high hopes that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will endorse its goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Credit: Geoff Smith / Alamy Stock Photo

Peel Group, the owners of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) have decided to close the facility, with the North England-located airport due to begin winding down operations starting Oct. 31. Credit: Doncaster Sheffield Airport

UK LCC easyJet—the first carrier to offset its network-wide emissions at no additional cost to passengers—will end this policy in 2023 and instead invest in technologies to reduce in-sector emissions, including a new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) contract with Kuwait Petroleum International (Q8). Credit: EasyJet

An advisory panel of Singaporean and international industry experts has submitted its recommendations to Singapore’s minister of transport, outlining 15 key initiatives across airport, airline and air traffic management domains as tangible moves for the island state to adopt. Credit: Changi Airport Group

Airbus China and Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec signed a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchase agreement on Sept. 26. Credit: Airbus/Philippe Masclet/Master Films