Aviation Daily Roundup: Sept. 8
September 08, 2020
Specter Of No-Deal Brexit Worries UK Aerospace Again
UK aerospace and trade association ADS is again warning of the dangers of a no-deal Brexit after it emerged that the British government plans to renege on elements of the Withdrawal Agreement it previously struck with the EU. Credit: ADS
TAP Draws Down $590M From State-Backed COVID-19 Loan
AP Air Portugal has accessed €499 million ($590 million) from an EU-approved financing agreement with the Portuguese government. On Sept. 4, TAP Air Portugal confirmed that it has already received “a total aggregate amount of €499 million.” Credit: Nigel Howarth / Aviation Week
EU Looks To Color-Coded Approach To COVID-19 Restrictions
The European Commission (EC) is hoping to rollout a simple color-coded map showing risk levels to overcome the current patchwork of COVID-19 travel restrictions and better-inform the traveling public. Credit: European Commission
AirAsia To Raise $602M; Japanese Subsidiary Under Scrutiny
AirAsia is hoping to raise MYR2.5 billion ($602 million) by the end of the year while the fate of its Japanese operation is unclear after it was put under review, according to an interview with LCC group CEO Tony Fernandes. Credit: Joe Pries
France Wants Airbus To Have Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft By 2035
France will focus on investing in hydrogen technology as part of a broader post-COVID-19 economic relaunch plan with the government planning to have a hydrogen-powered aircraft ready for 2035. Credit: Cory Huston/NASA
Lilium Teams With German Airports On Regional Mobility Study
German electric aircraft start-up Lilium has partnered up with Dusseldorf and Cologne/Bonn airports to study air mobility networks in the region. The Lilium Jet is designed for regional mobility. Credit: Lilium
Stobart Air Owner Confirms Sale Talks With Lessor Falko
UK logistics company Stobart Group has confirmed that it is in early talks to sell regional airline Stobart Air and aircraft-leasing business Propius, with lessor Falko Regional Aircraft among those showing an interest. Credit: Belfast City Airport
China Eastern Subsidiary OTT Begins Setting-Up Process For Operations
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Sept. 7 authorized the setting-up of OTT Airlines, a subsidiary that China Eastern Airlines intends will operate only COMAC aircraft. An air operator certificate should follow when the CAAC is satisfied that the setting-up process has made the carrier ready to fly, initially with COMAC ARJ21 regional jets. Credit: OTT Airlines
From color-coded approach to COVID-19 restrictions to hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035 and more. A roundup of Aviation Daily news.
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