Aviation Daily Roundup: Sept. 8

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