Seaplanes, SpiceJet & more... (The Allplane Newsletter #76)
Sustainable Aviation News
Boeing is purchasing 2M gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Epic Fuels for use at its own facilities, that is its in-house cargo operations (Dreamlifter flights) and delivery flights for its customers. LINK.
This first half of 2022, Virgin Atlantic is sourcing 2.5M litres of sustainable aviation fuel from Neste (via Exxon Mobil, which is the airline’s supplier at London Heathrow). LINK.
In a very similar move, Singapore Airlines is sourcing 1.25M liters of SAF from Neste (the Finnish company will soon open a large refinery in the city-state) via Exxon Mobil. LINK.
Renewable energy firm Ørsted is bringing forward by two years (to 2025) its project to produce e-fuels in Denmark, with aviation being one of the major applications of the 'Green Fuels for Denmark' intiative. LINK.
Will Airbus make its own engines for the announced new generation of hydrogen-powered planes? That what the firm’s CEO suggested. Still many unknowns when it comes to this whole 2035 hydrogen project. LINK.
HyPoint, one of the companies leading the push for hydrogen-powered aviation, is presenting its new facilities in the UK. The event was broadcast for the media. LINK.
magniX will collaborate with Brazilian aircraft maker Desaer to develop a hybrid-electric variant of the future Desaer ATL-100 aircraft, an aircraft programme with Portuguese participation that I must confess I didn’t know about. LINK.
Yet another critical look at the eVTOL industry. “Are eVTOLs the “mother of all aerospace bubbles”?” LINK.
Italian aerospace company Leonardo will work together with Vertical Aerospace to make the fuselage of the VX-4 eVTOL (a model that has received numerous orders already from around the world). LINK.
Joby is partnering with SK Telecom, South Korea’s leading telecoms operator, in order to take its eVTOL concept to the country, with the idea to launch, eventually, ride sharing services. LINK.
…and also Joby has started FAA conformity testing procedures, designed to confirm the material strength of the composites used in the airframe. LINK.
Who's gonna finance the eVTOL revolution? Volocopter's has found someone already. LINK.
Odys Aviation (formerly known as Craft Aerospace) has clsoed a $12.4M funding round to develop its blown-wind VTOL aircraft. LINK.
What else in aviation?
I published a piece on The Points Guy about the seaplane industry’s resurgence in Spain. LINK.
Is SpiceJet really on the brink and what is the state of the Indian airline industry. Latest on the blog. LINK.
Samarkand, a historical Silk-road city in Uzbekistan, is about to get a brand new airport terminal that resembles an open book. Remarkable design! LINK.
Quite a spectacular drone-filmed video showing Antonov Airlines giant cargo planes, An-124 and An-225 (this one the largest in the world) in operation. LINK.