Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
December 1st 2022
Today's briefs report news from Airbus, Airports Council International (ACI) World, ArianeGroup, Atlas Air, China Southern Airlines, COMAC and HyPort. Read More »
At its annual summit being held in Toulouse, Airbus announced it is developing an aircraft engine powered by hydrogen fuel cell technology. The engine is among those being considered for the zero-emission aircraft the OEM aims to enter service by 2035. Flight tests on its A380 flight test aircraft are planned to begin mid-decade.
Also at the annual summit, Airbus revealed it is in partnership with ArianeGroup – a joint venture between Airbus and Safran - to build the first liquid hydrogen refuelling facility for ZEROe aircraft at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. The refuelling facility will be operating by 2025.
Additionally, Airbus has agreed with HyPort to deliver a low carbon hydrogen production and distribution station at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. Planned to enter service early next year, it will have the capacity to produce 400kg of hydrogen per day; sufficient to power 50 ground vehicles.
Airports Council International (ACI) World said Istanbul Airport is the first airport to be accredited under its accessibility enhancement accreditation program launched earlier this year.
Atlas Air’s shareholders have approved a takeover of the company by a consortium led by Apollo Global Management, J.F. Lehman & Company and Hill City Capital. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2023 and result in Atlas Air becoming a privately held company and be delisted from the U.S. Nasdaq stock exchange.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued a type certificate for the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China's (COMAC) C919 aircraft.
China Southern Airlines (CSA) said its China Southern Air Logistics Company Limited has submitted an application to the Guangdong Regulatory Bureau of the China Securities Regulatory Commission for the filing of an application for pre-listing tutoring. The logistics company is preparing to list on the stock exchange in China “due to its business development”, CSA said in a regulatory filing.
