Aviation Daily Roundup: September 27, 2022

Rolls-Royce sees annual shop-visit volume growing at a low double-digit percentage over the next several years as long-haul flying hours continue to tick up and its regional and business-jet fleets stay busy. Credit: Airbus / Alexandre Doumenjou - Master Films 

The fuel industry faces major challenges in reaching its target of producing enough sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) to meet the target of 10% of the aviation industry’s global requirements by the end of the decade, IATA’s World Cargo Symposium heard Sept. 27. Credit: Nigel Howarth / AWST

IATA is continuing its push for the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to endorse an aspirational goal of net zero emissions by 2050. Credit: Oli Kellett / Getty Images

UK long-haul carrier Virgin Atlantic has already sealed 18 interline agreements as part of its preparations to join SkyTeam, a long-anticipated move that was finally confirmed Sept. 27. Credit: Virgin Atlantic

As Asia-Pacific airlines ramp up international operations, their focus has increasingly turned to rebuilding their pilot workforces and ensuring they have a pipeline for planned growth. Credit: Cathay Pacific

Wizz Air Malta has been granted an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) by EASA and an Operating License by the Malta Civil Aviation Directorate, in moves the airline said leaves it ready for potentially significant expansion. Credit: Airbus

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Philippine carrier Cebu Pacific and Shell Aviation have signed a partnership which will see the fuel company supply 25,000 metric tons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to the LCC at airports across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Credit: Airbus 2022/Sam Chin/BryanV Photography