Though still burdened by debt, airlines will enter the new year looking to build on the industry’s remarkable recovery.

The Gulf region restores its standing as a global air connector.

With China reopened, travel demand across Asia normalizes.

Dominating this week’s top air transport stories include a landmark firm deal from Lufthansa Group for 40 Boeing 737 MAXs.

Listen in as Aviation Week Network editors discuss key industry moments and themes of the year and what they will be watching for in 2024.

European carriers tack through myriad challenges.

Noise and green caps threaten European aviation growth.

Dec. 17 in the US is Wright Brothers Day, which commemorates the first successful powered flights by Wilbur and Orville on that day in 1903.