Air Transport World

An attempted hijacking on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dhaka to Dubai, via Chittagong, ended the evening of Feb. 24 after local forces raided the aircraft and shot the suspect.

Divers searched for flight data and cockpit voice recorders (FDR/CVR) in marshland to help unravel why an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crashed in Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, on Feb. 23, after a steep descent, killing three crew members.

Three people were reported killed when an Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crashed in Trinity Bay, near Anahauc, Texas, Feb. 23, while on approach to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).

A Boeing 767-300 converted freighter operating for Amazon Air crashed into Trinity Bay near Anahuac, Texas, Feb. 23, FAA said.

Air New Zealand improved the experience in its main cabin by improving its Economy Skycouch, creating a more pleasant and safer experience for families.

For Air New Zealand, efficiency and sustainability are part of its DNA.

Airport Traffic 2018; Aircraft Values; Airline Traffic 2018; 2018 Airline & Lessor Financial Full-year Results

MRO Briefs-Feb. 22, 2019

Spirit Airlines has kept costs and fares down, while equipping its entire fleet with Wi-Fi, and delivers great on-time and checked baggage performance.

DFW is a superhub that is expected to serve 73 million passengers in 2019, generating almost $40 billion of economic impact to the north Texas region.

The award is presented for goes to a person or organization that contributing exemplary service. Airlink is a rapid-response humanitarian relief organization.

Airbus officially opened its first innovation center in Shenzhen China on Feb. 21.

William "Bill" Franke has demonstrated a remarkable skill for expanding the aviation market. Thanks to Franke, more people than ever can afford to fly.

Lufthansa and its Group partner airlines achieved record passenger growth, delivered strong financials and took customer service standards to new heights.

Developed by Bombardier as the CSeries, the A220 sets a new standard in short-haul flying.

Urban air mobility is defined as on-demand commercial air transport. The question for airlines is whether they should be interested or concerned.

For two years in a row airBaltic has seen its strongest year in the company’s history, setting itself apart in a region where it has stimulated the market and created new city pairs.

The Gatwick incident and disruptions at London Heathrow have left governments and airports, particularly in Europe, scrambling to counter the threat.

The Airbus A380 airliner fell behind the times, both in its intended market and in the technologies that made it such a novel passenger proposition.

IATA’s open banking initiative aims to offer a new method to purchase tickets

Key findings from the 2019 SITA Passenger IT Insights Survey, co-sponsored by ATW.

The deal to take over UK regional airline Flybe by a Virgin Atlantic-led consortium has completed, the Exeter-based airline said Feb. 22.

The provincial government of Jiangsu in eastern China is negotiating to buy a stake in HNA subsidiary Suparna Airlines, industry sources said.

US regional airline Cape Air and express cargo carrier Mountain Air Cargo have introduced a pathway program that allows pilots to transition between the two airlines to gain flight hours and experience.

Architects of a new standard for electronic aircraft records transfers are confident their work will yield the first real-world paperless transactions in 2019—a key milestone in a years-long effort to simplify aircraft-ownership transfers by cutting down on paper and connecting disparate back-end systems.