Aviation Weekly News Roundup – 19 July 2024

Sofema Aviation Services shares the latest events in the Aviation business from around the world in our Aviation Weekly News Roundup:

> Airbus and UK Leaders Unite for Hydrogen Aviation Breakthrough by 2035

Airbus has partnered with London Gatwick, easyJet, and Air Products, the world’s largest hydrogen supplier, to enhance hydrogen capabilities and infrastructure in the UK, aiming to launch a hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2035. Read more

> Grounding lifted for Frontier Airlines flights amid Microsoft outage

CHICAGO — The grounding of Frontier Airlines’ planes has been lifted after a technical outage, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Read more

> EASA publishes Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness — Revision from July 2024

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published?Revision from July 2024?of the?Easy Access Rules for Continuing Airworthiness. Read more

> Menzies Aviation strike continues

Menzies Aviation has presented a new wage offer to the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa) in a bid to end the strike by its workers at airports across the country. Read more

> Not thrilled about sharing the sky with drones? You’re not alone

Many general aviation pilots are coming to terms that they’ll have to share the National Airspace System with an ever-growing number of drones and many of are not happy about it. Read more

> Southwest pilots missed vital NOTAM before early-morning closed-runway take-off

US investigators have disclosed that a runway-closure notice for Maine’s Portland Jetport was missed by pilots of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 before the aircraft departed the closed runway 29. Read more

> All 225 passengers landed safely’, says Air India after Delhi-San Francisco flight gets diverted to Russia

A Delhi-San Francisco Air India flight was diverted to Russia’s Krasnoyarsk International Airport on Thursday, July 18, due to a technical issue. Read more

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Did you know it is now possible to register for Sofema Online (SOL) courses for free? Enrol in the EASA Part 145 Introduction training with VO, available through the SOL Plus Program. Read more