Source: Pratt & Whitney GTF fleet has saved more than 800 million gallons of fuel and more than eight million metric tons of carbon emissions to date Pratt & Whitney today announced that it has started FAR33 certification testing of the GTF Advantage engine. The company continues to run extensive endurance testing to ensure product maturity at entry into service, building on more than 15 million of hours of service experience. To date the engine has completed more than 2,000 hours of development and certification testing, including a successful test on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) earlier this year. "GTF Advantage offers even more value to our customers, especially on longer-range aircraft like the A321XLR," said Rick Deurloo, president of Commercial Engines [...]

Source: SITA The $400m transaction was oversubscribed and is linked to the company’s sustainability performance SITA, a global IT provider for the aviation industry, has signed a $400m inaugural sustainability-linked revolving credit facility over a minimum three-year term. The backup facility will support the company’s general business needs, such as developing new solutions and strategies to alleviate the air transport industry’s challenges of today and in the future. The syndication was oversubscribed. As part of the arrangement, four new banks have signed up to support SITA in addition to the company’s five existing banking partners, underlining investor confidence in the technology provider. SITA’s robust cost control, effective cash management, and strengthening green credentials are factors contributing to investor interest. This [...]

Source: IAMA On closing the second quarter of 2022, IAMA is able to share and highlight the following accomplishments during the last half a year: Many of our members have successfully completed their prescribed audits, and the first official IAMA-endorsed Supplemental Type Certificates from Lufthansa Technik , Eclipse Technics, and CarlisleIT are available. An IAMA-endorsed STC is a high-quality STC that follows a set of operational and functional rules that define a commonly agreed framework for the complete modification life cycle, providing standards and best practices for a predictable quality. In addition, it clarifies the modification's processes and attributes that solve industry hurdles for stakeholders throughout the life cycle. If Airlines or lessors are interested in an IAMA-endorsed STC, they can reach out to our [...]

Source: SITA Passengers embrace IT for convenient and seamless air travel, as the air transport industry continues to digitalize the journey’s steps SITA’s 2022 Passenger IT Insights research, published today, highlights pent-up demand for both business and leisure travel emerging from the pandemic, with passengers further embracing mobile and touchless technologies to make the journey as convenient and seamless as possible. The survey reveals an increase in passenger use of mobile devices for booking, on board the airplane, and for bag collection in Q1 2022 compared to Q1 2020, while automated gates saw increases in adoption for identity control, boarding, and border control. The results clearly reflect the accelerated digitalization of air travel since the outbreak of the pandemic and passengers’ willingness [...]