Air Transport World

As demand for air travel returns, why have some airports and airlines in the UK struggled to ramp up operations accordingly? Aviation Week air transport editors discuss how we got here and whether the chaos was inevitable or avoidable.

In this first episode of Aviation Week Network's new air transport podcast, Window Seat, editors discuss the fast-changing attitudes and rules related to mask wearing in airports and onboard airliners.

When Finnair made a €200 million ($250 million) investment to upgrade its premium economy and business cabin products, neither the airline nor the

A major war in Europe on top of a global pandemic might be thought of as a double black swan hit. In truth, and based on not-too-distant history

For air travel to return to a more normal experience, it must look and feel close to what people experience on the ground. That’s especially true of

Business travelers and corporate travel managers are coming to terms with new factors that are enabling work trips to make a comeback, but which are also making journeys more complicated.

Khartoum hub plan is central to Sudan Airways growth.

Newer and more stringent net-zero carbon targets are being coupled with actions that will significantly change what it means to be a sustainable airline.

Are airlines investing in the right cabin health and safety protocols?

Is the continent’s long-proclaimed potential turning into reality?

Anko van der Werff was named president and CEO at SAS in April and took up the position in July. The Dutch-born executive was previously CEO at

Air Canada sees a future for dedicated freighters.

The air cargo industry needs to ramp up digitalization, but it’s a slow path.

Cargo has been a rare bright spot in an intensely dark period for the global air transport industry. E-commerce has surged during the pandemic, making

Why has Airbus provoked one of its toughest but also most prominent airline customers with the possibly unprecedented action of unilaterally canceling a major order that the airline is presumably able to afford?

FAA plays ultra-cautious on 5G risk.

More passengers want their onboard entertainment to mirror their home experience.

Multiple startups try their luck in a down market.

New carrier secures attractive lease rates, finds good access to qualified staff, digitalization experience.

November’s COP26 Climate Change Conference had a notable last-minute win for the aviation sector when the ICAO Council approved new criteria for

Cabin interiors designs shift focus to sustainability and well-being.

LCC Air Arabia, based in the Emirate of Sharjah , posted a net profit of AED209 million ($57 million) for its 2021 third quarter, its fourth

US airlines were granted unprecedented financial support from Congress to help them survive the pandemic crisis. It worked. The $54 billion in grants

Will the air transport recovery continue or stall?

The lineup of US major airline CEOs will look quite different from spring 2022, by which time three big industry names will have retired.