JAPAN AIRLINES is writing off A350-900 (538) after collision with Japan Coast Guard Dash 8-300 (656) while landing at Tokyo Haneda on Jan. 2; all pax and crew evacuated aircraft whilst five of six crewmembers on Dash 8 were killed.
SAS is adding nine new European destinations in Summer 2024 and will then fly to >130 destinations in >40 countries. It plans to begin Copenhagen-Ibiza/-Salzburg/-Genoa/-Tromso/-Dalaman; Bergen-London; Oslo/-Geneva/-Milan/-Tivat.
ROLLS-ROYCE launched new set of research tests on aerospace cryogenic liquid hydrogen pump systems at Solihull, UK in partnership with EASYJET; tests will address challenge of taking low-pressure liquid hydrogen, chilled below -250°C, and pressurising it so that it can then be pumped into an engine to be combusted for EIS by mid-2030s.