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By Ben Goldstein
A cross-section of stakeholders from across the commercial airline industry called on U.S. federal lawmakers to promptly pass another round of targeted support at a House Transportation Committee hearing March 2.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
French maritime transport and logistics specialist CMA CGM has abandoned plans to acquire 30% of Groupe Dubrueil Aéro and will now launch cargo flights on March 8, in partnership with Air Belgium.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
HyPoint has unveiled a functional laboratory prototype of a hydrogen fuel-cell power system for electric aircraft that the startup says will have three times the specific power of existing fuel cells and five times the energy density of lithium-ion batteries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Passengers will be willing to fly once travel restrictions allow, but the speed of a recovery in air traffic will depend on governments’ approach to lifting those restrictions, IATA said March 2.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
European Commission (EC) president Ursula von der Leyen has confirmed that work is underway on a “Digital Green Pass,” which aims to facilitate the restart of European travel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Startup Universal Hydrogen is to complete construction of a subscale version of its fuel-cell power train for regional aircraft after receiving a minority investment from existing partner Plug Power.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Solvay Composites Materials Global Business has sold its process materials business to Composites One, a Chicagoland supplier of composites materials and services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Ferneyhough
Italy’s plans to relaunch Alitalia have been pared back following a March 1 meeting headed by the country’s newly appointed Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Thai Airways has submitted a restructuring plan that will see the airline emerge from administration with a significantly reduced operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Air Canada has announced a shake-up of its regional services by making Jazz Aviation the sole operator of Air Canada Express flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) is still yet to begin recertifying the Boeing 737 MAX, saying that major safety concerns raised have “not been fully met.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Delta Air Lines said it plans to return all pilots to active status by October, signaling a faster-than-expected timeline for demand recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The immediate fallout from United Airlines Flight 328—the Boeing 777-200 that had one of its Pratt & Whitney 4077 engines fail and shower a Denver-area neighborhood with parts on Feb. 20—falls into three categories of varying complexity.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group plans to bolster its cargo operations during the next three years with the planned conversion of up to eight Boeing 767-300ERs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
After nearly a year of being idled, Canadian operator Porter Airlines has been forced to push back its re-launch date because of continued travel restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines raised its existing Boeing 737 MAX order by 25 jets, while pulling forward dozens of aircraft deliveries scheduled over the next few years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Indian carrier IndiGo has signed a sale and leaseback agreement on eight Airbus A320neos with BOC Aviation, marking its second aircraft refinancing deal in quick succession.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Czech Airlines (CSA) has filed for court reorganization as a last-ditch survival attempt, following the Czech government’s continued refusal to provide any COVID-19 support.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Organizations representing airports, airlines and the tourism sector are calling on European tourism ministers to work together to establish a strategy for post-pandemic travel recovery in the region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Victoria Moores
Norwegian Air Shuttle has agreed with Airbus to cancel outstanding orders for 88 A320 family aircraft, as the carrier makes progress toward presenting a restructuring plan that it hopes will secure its future.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Colombia’s aviation authority Aerocivil has confirmed that four carriers have requested permission to serve the country.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Biofuel producer Gevo has signed a MOU with Germany’s HCS Group to build a renewable hydrocarbon facility in Speyer, Germany, which will produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Emerging Technologies

By Adrian Schofield
Australia’s aviation safety regulator has cleared Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to fly in the country’s airspace, although it is unclear when any airlines will actually resume MAX operations there.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce’s ACCEL high-speed electric-powered aircraft has completed its first taxi tests ahead of flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China Eastern Airlines will be the official launch operator of the COMAC C919 after it became the first carrier to sign a purchase agreement for five of the domestically built aircraft on March 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion