Asia-Pacific Aerospace Briefs Today
May 19th 2023
Today's briefs report news from Akasa Air, Azorra, Boeing, Changi Airport, Embraer, Neste, Rolls-Royce and Royal Jordanian Airlines. Read More »
India’s Akasa Air is ready to occupy the new 20,000 square feet expansion of its learning and development academy, lifting the facility’s total area to 34,000 square feet.
Boeing’s Cascade Climate Impact Model, which identifies the effects of sustainability solutions in reducing aviation's carbon emissions, is now available to all on the OEM’s sustainable aerospace together hub.
Renewables company, Neste, has signed off on a production upgrade at its Singapore refinery, increasing the facility's capacity to 2.6 million tons a year. One million tons of the planned annual output will be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Neste added it has set up an integrated SAF supply chain to Singapore Changi Airport.
Embraer said Royal Jordanian Airlines has ordered four E190-E2s and two E195-E2s from lessor Azorra’s existing backlog and firmed its commitment for two E195-E2s to be acquired directly from the air framer. Deliveries will begin in the final quarter of this year.
Rolls-Royce has completed the first tests of its UltraFan engine demonstrator at its Derby UK headquarters.
