b'JULY 26 -AUGUST 22, 2021NORTH AMERICAS TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS NEWSPAPER 15AIR C ARGOAIR CARGONEWSNEWSCargo airline was being investigatedAirlines and automakers before crash off Hawaii brace for EUs momentous ThesmallHawaii-basedcargooperatorthathasnt said whether maintenance of the 46-year- CO2 clampdownlost one of its planes July 2 when the pilots wereold jet is an issue in the crash, though the highly forced to ditch it into the ocean after it lost powerunusual apparent failure of two engines at the sameEuropes airlines are push- age, which puts the region ahead hadbeenunderinvestigationsincelastfallfortime will prompt a thorough review of any workingbackagainsttheEuropeanofothermajoreconomies,is alleged maintenance violations. performed on them. Unions upgraded climate plan,unlikelytobeimplemented Rhoades AviationInc.wasgroundedbytheThe NTSB announced July 9 that it had locatedsaying a planned tax on jet fuelexactly as proposed and years of Federal Aviation Administration, the agency said inthe planes wreckage after an undersea search andiscounterproductiveasthepolitical wrangling with member an emailed press release. The FAA action is sepa- was developing a plan to retrieve critical compo- regionstransportationsectorstates will ensue. As late as this rate from the investigation of the recent crash, thenents,suchastheengines,andtheplanestwobracesformeasuresthatwillweek,FranceresistedtheEUs agency said. crash-proof recorders. Investigators have also inter- make the region the first carbon- plan to end sales of new combus-The two pilots of the Boeing Co. 737-200 wereviewed the pilots and 10 others, the NTSB said. neutral continent. tion-engine cars to advocate for rescued after they reported losing power in bothShortly after takeoff from Daniel K. Inouye Inter- Punitivemeasuressuchasmore lenient targets and a longer engines while trying to return to the airport for annational Airport in Honolulu, pilots reported they hadtaxationreduceresourcesthatleash for plug-in hybrid vehicles.emergency landing. lost one of the planes two engines. As they circledcould support investments to cutHeres how each industry is On June 13, the FAA notified Rhoades Avia- back toward the airport, the situation worsened. emissions,theInternational Airreacting:tion that the agency intended to rescind the authorityWere gonna lose the other engine too. ItsTransport Association said, while for the airline to conduct maintenance inspectionsrunning very hot, a pilot radioed to an air-trafficDeutsche Lufthansa AG said theA ViATiondue to deficiencies identified during the investiga- controller.Werelowonthespeed.ItdoesntEUsproposalswillneedaddi- Aviationcontributesabout tion, the FAA said in its release. look good. tional measures to ensure a level4.5%oftotalEUemissions. Losing that authority would prevent the airlineRhoades, which operates as Transair, has oneplayingfieldforcarriers.TheEvenbeforethepandemic from flying. The agency said it had been investigat- remaining plane, the FAA said. The company didntmaritimeindustrywarnedthebroughtairtraveltoitsknees, ing maintenance and safety practices. immediatelyrespondtoarequestforcommentblocs plans will hinder talks onthe sector was in the crosshairs TheNationalTransportationSafetyBoardbefore normal business hours. a global carbon levy. oflawmakersandtheflight-The European Automobileshaming movement spurred on ManufacturersAssociationin part by Swedish climate activ-FAA orders inspections of Boeing 737welcomedmandatorytargetsist Greta Thunberg. eventually fortheramp-upofchargingAirlineswill infrastructureinallmemberhavetopayforthepollution cabin air sensors states to reach very challeng- from their planes with a gradual ing targets to cut emissions. phasing out of emission allow-More than 2,500 Boeing Co. 737 jets in theWhile the FAA has no legal authority over otherKey to the EUs ambitiousances.TheEUsaysitscon-U.S. will have to be inspected after the companynations, the order will likely be adopted around thegoal is the bid to cut emissionscernedthatwithoutthecurbs and regulators discovered a potential flaw in a pres- world for thousands of other planes. Boeing last yearby55%in2030comparedtoproposed, CO2 output will con-sure switch that could lead to pilots becoming inca- concluded the issue didnt pose a significant safety pacitated. risk, but the agency and the company reversed them-TheFederal Aviation Administrationsaidair- selves after finding more such failures.linesandoperatorsshouldinspectcabinpressureSafety is our highest priority and we fully sup-switches, which help ensure theres sufficient air toport the FAAs direction, which makes mandatory the breathe as planes climb to higher altitudes. The fail- inspection interval that we issued to the fleet in June, ure rate of the switches is much higher than initiallyBoeing said in a statement.estimated and poses a safety risk, the FAA said in aThe inspections on the devices must be con-directive posted to the Federal Register website. ducted within 2,000 flight hours of the most recent test.Volga-Dnepr transports its largest outsized piece onboard An-124-150Volga-DneprAirlines,thebattlingwithmanychallengesresolvethemandcomeupwith leader in air transportations forfrom production, assembly, opera- acomprehensiveactionplantolevels in 1990, up from a previ- tinuetogrow,imperilingmid-outsizedandsuper-heavycar- tionshandlingandotherfacets.accomplishthiscomplextrans- ous target for a 40% reduction.century climate targets.goes,hasrecentlytransportedThankstoclearandstraightfor- portation,meetingcustomersA transformational overhaul thatTheproposedmeasures alargecustom-builtcompres- wardcommunicationwithallrequirementsandgettingposi- willchangehowpeopledriveincludetaxationonjetfuelfor sorfromZurich(Switzerland)the stakeholders we were able totive feedback in the end. and fly is at the core of hittingintra-European flights, mandatory toAbuDhabi(UAE)onitsthegoalstoreducepollutioncarbon offsets as well as require-Antonov124-150aircraft.Thefromtransport,asectorthatmentsforagradualincreasein delivery was organized in part- accounts for as much as a quar- sustainable aviation fuel blended nershipwithGEODIS,theter of total emissions. in with kerosene. A 2% blend will Groups long-standing customer. Togetthere,theEUis,be required starting in 2025, rising Theprojecthasbeenone- among a broad swathe of policyto63%in2050.Anincreasing of-the kind as the single piece,measures,seekingtophaseportion will be synthetically made measuring 15.65 x 4.40 x 3.85outcombustion-enginecarsbyover the period. Theyll be exempt m and weighing 100 tons, wasrequiringemissionsfromnewunder the EUs new energy taxa-one of the largest out-of-gaugecarsandvanstofallby55%tion framework.shipmentsevercarriedaboardfrom 2030 and to zero by 2035,Taxes siphon money from An-124-150. and new taxes on aviation fuel.the industry that could support The preparation covered allTheCommissionalsowantsemissions-reducing investments thestepsanddetailsinvolvingmaritimetransporttobecomein fleet renewal and clean tech-projectteamsfromtheShip- part of the EUs carbon market,nologies,saidWillieWalsh, per,Consignee,Forwarderandalready the worlds biggest. IATAs director general and the OperatorandtickingoffkeyPollution from transportationformer head of British Airways milestones,endingwithasitehas remained stubbornly high inparent IAG SA.visit to ensure all open points andthe EU. While overall emissionsWhiletheindustrywel-modificationswereexecuted.fellbyaroundaquartersincecomedsomeofthemeasures, Eachstepwascoordinatedby1990, led by a halving in emissionsairlinesaresettofighthard Volga-DneprOperationalBasefrom electricity production, green- behindthescenestosoften in Dubai, with load planners andhouse gases from transport rose bytheblowandtheresriskofa commercial team being alwaysabout a third, according to figuresresumptionofwranglingwith here to support and advise. fromtheEuropeanEnvironmentgovernmentsandcarriersout-Artemiy Ivanovskiy, RegionalAgency. Industrial emissions fellside the European Union.managerIMEA,Volga-Dnepraround 36% over the period. 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