FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
SMI says it is pursuing participation from the world’s 10 busiest airports in a large-scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) initiative, aiming to scale up SAF volumes. The program is framed around backing and momentum from the King Charles-led push to expand SAF availability and production.
Reuters
• Alessandro Parodi, Joanna Plucinska, Julia Payne
By Reuters: The European Union is preparing a review of airline ownership rules to prevent foreign investors from gaining effective control of carriers, an EU official said, a move that could complicate U.S.
moderndiplomacy.eu
FlightGlobal
• Jon Hemmerdinger
By FlightGlobal: Airframer considering "multiple technologies" to boost twinjet's capabilities. Boeing aims increase the range of its 777X aircraft family through changes that could include maximum take-off weight (MTOW) adjustments and increased thrust from the types' GE Aerospace GE9X turbofans.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
• Mateusz Maszczynski
By Paddle Your Own Kanoo: The pilots of a Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to LaGuardia on Tuesday evening were left startled and confused when the Air Traffic Control tower at LGA told them to be on the lookout for a ground-to-air rocket launcher.
FlightGlobal
• Kerry Reals
By FlightGlobal: German manufacturer says its system is up to 80% smaller than existing models. Zeiss Aerospace is debuting at the Farnborough air show a new head-up display (HUD) system for business and commercial aircraft platforms, which is up to 80% smaller than conventional models.
AINonline
• Howard Hardee
By AINonline: Assembly of the first aircraft expected to start in 2029.
FlightGlobal
• Graham Rapier
By FlightGlobal: Mexican budget carrier posted second-quarter losses more than double. Volaris second-quarter losses more than doubled over the prior year as surging fuel costs outpaced revenue growth in the April-June period.
FlightGlobal
• David Kaminski-Morrow
By FlightGlobal: Kalitta Air was launch operator for Israel Aerospace Industries modification of large twinjet type. US investigators are probing a tail-strike on landing involving a converted Boeing 777-300ER freighter at Cincinnati.
AeroTime
• Jean Carmela Lim
