Aviation Daily Roundup: September 8, 2022

September 09, 2022

Channel Islands Carrier Eyes Hydrogen-Powered ATRs

Blue Islands, a Jersey-based regional airline that connects the Channel Islands with the UK and France, has signed a letter of intent with Universal Hydrogen (UH2) to purchase five kits to convert its ATR 72s to hydrogen-electric propulsion. Credit: Blue Islands

Mesa Airlines CEO Warns Of Fallout From Higher Regional Pilot Wages

The chief executive of Mesa Airlines repeated warnings that an escalating bidding war for scarce pilots in the U.S. could render large swaths of short-haul flying obsolete in the coming years, potentially severing many more small communities from the national air transportation grid. Credit: Robbie (Robert) Shaw / Alamy Stock Photo

United Lauds Older Widebodies But Acknowledges Replacements Loom

United Airlines’ strategy of keeping older widebodies on the books has largely paid off as demand rebounds, but the carrier’s executives acknowledge that major fleet replacement decisions are looming. Credit: Sean Broderick/AWST

United Airlines Backs Eve In Second eVTOL Air Taxi Move

United Airlines has become the latest advanced air mobility (AAM) customer to place bets on electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxis. Credit: Eve Holding

Qatar Launches New FIR, Gains More Freedom In Navigation

Qatar activated the processes for operation of its own Flight Information Region (FIR) Sept. 8, in the first major change in decades to air traffic control (ATC) arrangements in the Gulf. Credit: Qatar Airways

Ryanair To Close Brussels Base In Dispute Over Airport Fees

ULCC Ryanair plans to shut its base in Brussels in protest of the city’s airport increasing charges, as well as environmental taxes. Credit: Belga News Agency / Alamy Stock Photo

Daily Memo: The Road Back To Normality For Air Cargo

While the air cargo industry is returning to more normal levels—after an array of pandemic-related factors led to a period of elevated demand and limited supply—the sector, much like the air passenger business, still faces multiple hurdles in the months ahead. Credit: Budapest Airport

New Hungarian Regional Carrier Tests The Water

Hungarian startup Aeroexpress Regional has launched services to a series of cities in Hungary and neighboring Romania. Credit: Daniel Somogyi-Toth

Turkish Airlines' Chair Bemoans 787 Delays, Explores Widebody Options

Turkish Airlines says its long-haul network development is suffering because of continued Boeing 787 delivery delays. Credit: Turkish Airlines

Thales Wins $350M Avant Up IFE Contract To Equip Emirates A350s

Thales is finding customers that are taking up more technology features of its Avant Up inflight entertainment (IFE) system, the latest being Emirates which has ordered the equipment for its incoming fleet of Airbus A350s. Credit: Emirates

MROs, Lessors Foresee Rising Inflation Impacts

With inflation rising sharply across the world, the commercial aftermarket is expecting to feel a broad impact, ranging from rising labor costs to increased material pricing. Credit: Lufthansa Technik

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