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Feb 14, 2025
Highlights of ICAO’s three-day event in Abu Dhabi included decarbonization efforts and eVTOL demonstrations.
Dec 16, 2024
AAR Corp. has rolled out sustainability initiatives related to waste reduction, energy efficiency, paperless operations and improved reporting.
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Mar 26, 2025
The first scheduled flight of an Embraer 195-E2 at London City on March 26 could be the start of squeezing more utility out of the short-runway site.
Mar 24, 2025
Lithuania-based MRO provider FL Technics has been granted EASA Part 145 approval for the heavy maintenance of Embraer 170/190 small narrowbodies and is aiming to extend its coverage to the Brazilian airframer’s E2 range.
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Mar 31, 2025
ASTM will soon focus on the technical evaluation of candidate synthetic fuels, and the role aircraft and engine manufacturers play in ensuring jet fuel is safe.
Mar 31, 2025
Multi-feedstock SAF production tested; Australian e-aircraft programs advance; ZeroAvia to study large hydrogen UAS; Vertiport design mitigates eVTOL downwash.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 31, 2025
ASTM will soon focus on the technical evaluation of candidate synthetic fuels, and the role aircraft and engine manufacturers play in ensuring jet fuel is safe.
Mar 31, 2025
LOT Polish Airlines is set to take a pair of Boeing 787-8s, currently placed with Thai Airways, on 12-year lease from DP Aircraft.
Mar 28, 2025
Safran increases its India presence, tapping Aerolloy Technologies to supply seven components for CFM Leap 1A and Leap 1B engines.
Mar 28, 2025
European airlines are worried that they will not be able to secure enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to comply with tightening European mandates, but they insist that does not mean they are giving up on their industry-wide 2050 goal.
Mar 27, 2025
European airlines say a 2030 mandate for SAF uptake may need to be delayed because there will not be enough of the alternative fuel available.
Interiors & Connectivity
Mar 20, 2025
The mindset is changing on what it means to make air travel accessible.
Mar 18, 2025
Air France is planning to operate the first flights with its new La Première first class product, beginning with a Paris-New York route this spring.
Mar 18, 2025
Airlines are rethinking how to keep passengers comfortable and entertained.
Mar 18, 2025
Geven is gearing up to introduce its new EVA economy seat at Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg in early April.
Mar 17, 2025
Diehl Aviation is preparing to exhibit a new concept of crew rest compartment for long-range flights in narrowbody aircraft.
Airports & Routes
Mar 31, 2025
Delta Air Lines is the only U.S. major without a Japanese partner, making Tokyo an origin and destination market for Delta rather than a transfer point.
Mar 31, 2025
Icelandic carrier Play has secured an air operator certificate for its new Maltese subsidiary as part of a restructuring process.
Mar 28, 2025
Counting up the world's top cargo airports confirms that Hong Kong International remains the global leader but there are changes further back in the pack.
Mar 28, 2025
The CEO of International Airlines Group—parent of British Airways—says he was surprised at the lack of resilience at London Heathrow Airport.
Mar 28, 2025
China-based Weihai Guangtai Airport Equipment Co. and Singapore-based SATS have agreed to collaborate on advanced airport ground operations technology.
Airlines & Lessors
Mar 31, 2025
Record revenues have returned Virgin Atlantic to profitability for the first time in post-pandemic years.
Mar 31, 2025
Delta Air Lines is the only U.S. major without a Japanese partner, making Tokyo an origin and destination market for Delta rather than a transfer point.
Mar 31, 2025
ULCC easyJet has opened its 10th UK base at London Southend, seeing opportunity in smaller regional airports as larger hubs become more constrained.
Mar 31, 2025
Passenger traffic data from some of Europe’s leading carriers for Q4 2024 shows a mix of record-breaking figures for some while others remain below 2019 levels.
Mar 31, 2025
Announcing an agreement for 70 Airbus A320neo and 50 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, lessor BOC Aviation’s backlog has reached more than 350 aircraft.
Safety, Operations & Regulation
Mar 31, 2025
A final report issued by Russia’s CIS-wide Interstate Aviation Committee on the crash of an Aeroflot Sukhoi SuperJet 100-95 (SSJ 100) provided recommendations.
Mar 31, 2025
A significant increase in France’s tax on air tickets is putting domestic demand and regional airport connectivity at risk, an easyJet executive warns.
Mar 31, 2025
Icelandic carrier Play has secured an air operator certificate for its new Maltese subsidiary as part of a restructuring process.
Mar 28, 2025
Research on the hazards of personal electronic device (PED) batteries is being conducted by EASA and may result in new onboard rules for passengers.
Mar 28, 2025
The CEO of International Airlines Group—parent of British Airways—says he was surprised at the lack of resilience at London Heathrow Airport.
Maintenance & Training
Mar 31, 2025
L3Harris Technologies has sold the commercial arm of its business to U.S. private investor TJC, and been rebranded as Acron Aviation.
Mar 14, 2025
Kazakhstan´s Air Astana Group, which includes Air Astana and its LCC subsidiary FlyArystan, wants to build out its fleet to 63 aircraft by the end of 2025.
Mar 13, 2025
Latvian carrier airBaltic posted a net loss of $128 million, but revenues rose to a record high at the all-Airbus A220-300 operator.
Mar 10, 2025
As a military transport, the An-26 first flew in 1969; in the late 1990s, some of the almost 1,400 transports were converted to the commercial An-26-100 variant
Mar 06, 2025
Swiss International Air Lines reported its second highest ever annual profit for 2024 but fleet issues continue to present operational challenges.