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Aviation Daily, April 1, 2025

VOL. 440 NO. 1 April 01, 2025
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The Daily Memo

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Daily Memo: Should Environmental Goals Drive Aviation Fuel Standards?

Mar 31, 2025
ASTM will soon focus on the technical evaluation of candidate synthetic fuels, and the role aircraft and engine manufacturers play in ensuring jet fuel is safe.

Lessors

BOC Aviation Boeing aircraft
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BOC Aviation Announces Order For 120 Airbus, Boeing Aircraft

Mar 31, 2025
Announcing an agreement for 70 Airbus A320neo and 50 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, lessor BOC Aviation’s backlog has reached more than 350 aircraft.

Suppliers

L3 Harris simulator center
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TJC Takes Ownership Of L3’s Pilot Training And Avionics Unit

Mar 31, 2025
L3Harris Technologies has sold the commercial arm of its business to U.S. private investor TJC, and been rebranded as Acron Aviation.

Safety

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Sukhoi Superjet 100 Crash Investigators Advise Landing Gear Changes

Mar 31, 2025
A final report has been issued by Russia’s CIS-wide Interstate Aviation Committee on the 2019 crash of an Aeroflot Sukhoi SuperJet 100-95 (SSJ100).

Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew and Etihad Airways CEO Antonoaldo Neves
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Ethiopian, Etihad Launch Strategic Joint Venture

Mar 20, 2025
Ethiopian Airlines and Etihad Airways are launching a strategic joint venture in line with both carriers introducing flights between their respective capitals.
Virgin Atlantic A330
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Virgin Atlantic Returns To Profit For First Time Since Pandemic

Mar 31, 2025
Record revenues have returned Virgin Atlantic to profitability for the first time in post-pandemic years.
EasyJet CEO Kenton Jarvis and colleagues at the opening of the airline’s London Southend base.
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EasyJet Looks For Growth In Smaller Airports

Mar 31, 2025
ULCC easyJet has opened its 10th UK base at London Southend, seeing opportunity in smaller regional airports as larger hubs become more constrained.
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Play Secures AOC For Maltese Subsidiary

Mar 31, 2025
Icelandic carrier Play has secured an air operator certificate for its new Maltese subsidiary as part of a restructuring process.
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LOT Polish Airlines To Lease Two Additional Boeing 787-8s

Mar 31, 2025
LOT Polish Airlines is set to take a pair of Boeing 787-8s, currently placed with Thai Airways, on 12-year lease from DP Aircraft.

Sustainability

An A350-1000 refueled with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)
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Airbus, IATA Progress With SAF Accounting Initiatives

Mar 25, 2025
As sustainability takes center stage in 2025, Airbus is testing a new book-and-claim system, while IATA will manage its own SAF registry through a new entity.

Airports

BA planes parked at heathrow
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IAG Boss ‘Surprised’ At Heathrow’s Lack Of ‘Resilience’ After Shutdown

Mar 28, 2025
The CEO of International Airlines Group—parent of British Airways—says he was surprised at the lack of resilience at London Heathrow Airport.

Industry Data

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Data: Passengers Carried For Major European Airline Groups 2019-2024

Mar 31, 2025
Passenger traffic data from some of Europe’s leading carriers for Q4 2024 shows a mix of record-breaking figures for some while others remain below 2019 levels.