The two companies will work together on choosing the optimum routes and altitudes for Etihad aircraft to fly at with the aim of inhibiting contrails—a phenomenon that significantly contributes to global warming.
European airlines and other travel industry players are calling for better coordination on travel rules to avoid a return to restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge.
The airline has applied to the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) to operate scheduled service between points in the Dominican Republic and points in the U.S. and beyond, with or without stopovers.
U.S. House of Representatives transportation committee leadership has asked the U.S. Transportation Department’s inspector general (IG) to review the FAA’s oversight of the Boeing 787 program as quality issues continue to hamper production and deliveries.
The Lufthansa Group has proactively acquired $250 million worth of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), but CEO Carsten Spohr said many more technology, infrastructure and compensation solutions are needed to achieve a carbon-neutral balance by 2050.
