Boom Signs Up Test Support For XB-1 Supersonic Demo

Credit: Boom SupersonicBoom Supersonic has partnered with Flight Research Inc. (FRI) to test its XB-1 demonstrator in a supersonic corridor stretching across the Mojave Desert.

Air France Launches Business Class On Domestic Routes

Credit: Rob FinlaysonAir France is extending its business-class service to its domestic network from Feb. 4, offering services such as priority boarding and luggage delivery, access to lounges and more space on board.

Air New Zealand Targets Gate Efficiency With AI Technology

Credit: Rob FinlaysonAir New Zealand is trialing the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) system to analyze its gate operations and find ways to improve efficiency and reduce aircraft turn-times.

JetBlue To Lease Used A321s To Offset Neo Production Delays

Credit: JetBlueJetBlue Airways has signed an agreement to lease four used Airbus A321s to mitigate the impact of expected A321neo production delays.

Interview: Why AAR’s Chief Sees Lots Of Runway

Credit: AAR Corp.Labor shortages, the MAX crisis, technological enablers and lucrative opportunities: John Holmes, the president and CEO of aircraft maintenance powerhouse AAR Corp., talked about all that and more with Aviation Week & Space Technology Editor-In-Chief Joe Anselmo and Chief Editor, MRO Lee Ann Shay at the company’s headquarters outside Chicago.

LOT Parent Polish Airline Group To Take Over Condor

Credit: Rob FinlaysonLOT Polish Airlines parent Polish Aviation Group agreed to buy German leisure airline Condor Jan. 24 in a deal that creates one of the larger European airline groups and targets substantial growth in the coming years.

Moscow Sheremetyevo Looks To Double Passenger Capacity By 2030

Credit: Sheremetyevo International AirportMoscow Sheremetyevo Airport, which opened Terminal C Jan. 17, plans to double passenger capacity by 2030 to up to 100 million passengers per year.

First Russian-Built PD-14 Engines Delivered To MC-21 Assembly Line

Credit: United Engine CorporationRussia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has delivered its first two PD-14 turbofan engines to the Irkutsk aviation plant.

LOT Parent Polish Airline Group To Take Over Condor

Credit: Rob FinlaysonLOT Polish Airlines parent Polish Aviation Group (PGL) agreed to buy German leisure airline Condor Jan. 24 in a deal that creates one of the larger European airline groups and targets substantial growth in the coming years.

DOT Demands New Answers After Startup Sky Palace Hits Delay

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OPINION: Why DOT Service Animal Rules Make Sense

Credit: U.S. Department of TransportationThe U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is seeking comment on its proposed new rules that would define what qualifies as a service animal that can be taken on board airliners.