Aviation Daily Roundup: October 9

The supervisory board of Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines has unanimously reappointed Alexis von Hoensbroech to continue serving as CEO and chairman of Austria’s national airline until 2026.

American Airlines will transfer operations to Beijing Daxing International (PKX) from Beijing Capital International (PEK) in March 2021, joining several other oneworld alliance members at the Chinese capital’s newest airport.

Middle East Airlines (MEA) has taken delivery of its third Airbus A321neo narrowbody, which is the 10,000th A320 family aircraft the airframer has rolled out.

Israel and Jordan have signed an aviation agreement that allows for flights to cross over both countries’ airspace—a move which will shorten flight times and potentially unlock new routes.

Two decades is a lot of time in commercial aviation, and global economics.

Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the holding company of Malaysia Airlines, is reported to have warned creditors and lessors that its owner, sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, will stop funding the flag-carrier should debt restructuring talks fail, which would push the airline into liquidation.

The announcement of a UK government taskforce to look at ways of easing the devastating effect of national quarantine measures on international air travel has drawn mixed responses from the country’s aviation sector.

Boeing’s Charleston, South Carolina facility, tabbed to be the lone Boeing 787 final assembly site starting in mid-2021, has been splitting production evenly with Everett, Washington for nearly two years after a steady ramp-up following its July 2011 beginnings, an Aviation Week analysis reveals.

Shell has signed a deal to buy sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and cellulosic renewable diesel fuel from Red Rock Biofuels.

Japan Airlines (JAL) subsidiary ZIPAIR Tokyo will start its first passenger route in mid-October—six months after its original launch plans were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.