Air Transport World

By Karen Walker
Turn the page back just a few years, and cynicism was creeping in about the value of the global alliances and whether they had grown too big.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a critical enabler for airlines progressing to their goal of achieving carbon net-zero emissions by 2050.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Michael Bell
Denver-based ultra-LCC Frontier Airlines had an interesting 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
There are multiple sustainability efforts across Asia, but access to more green fuel is still the most pressing need
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Graham Warwick
Airbus invests in technology and partnerships to meet the sustainability challenge.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
When IATA launched its New Distribution Capability (NDC) in 2012, it was heralded as a way for airlines to take greater control of their products.
Airlines & Lessors

By Henry Canaday
Post-COVID, airlines are restarting investment in IATA’s New Distribution Channel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
More companies, including airlines and those in the aviation supply chain, are requiring documentation around environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Kurt Hofmann
Mesfin Tasew became CEO at Ethiopian Airlines in March following the early retirement of Tewolde GebreMariam because of health issues.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Aaron Karp
Airports are getting smarter about using sustainability as a business tool.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Circularity is being applied to cabin product recycling.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Thierry Dubois
A French company works through the complicated business of aircraft recycling.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM is role model for multipronged sustainability strategy.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Emissions savings from cabins are difficult to locate, but important to overall goals.
Interiors & Connectivity

Airlines will need “all the resources we can muster” to finance the “enormous energy transition” that the industry is embarked on to meet its target.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker, Lori Ranson, Aaron Karp
After a decline in alliances, every airline now seems ready to either renew a partnership or start a new one. Why is collaboration back in vogue?
Air Transport

By Aaron Karp
After a boom in air cargo during the COVID-19 pandemic, the market is slowing down considerably.
ATW

By David Casey, Chen Chuanren
Now that international travel from China is back on the agenda, what is the outlook for outbound flying from the country and what challenges remain?
Air Transport

By Karen Walker, Lori Ranson, Chris Sloan
Editors discuss what happened to Southwest’s operations over the holidays and the potential implications of the IT meltdown on the wider industry.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
Sustainability costs will be high and permanent.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
IATA continues to call on governments to put into place large-scale incentives to rapidly expand the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
The most concerning problems facing the post-pandemic air transport industry aren’t profitability, demand for air travel or the return of business travel.
Airlines & Lessors

Chris Sloan
For Southwest Airlines CEO Bob Jordan, the future is all about getting back to the basics.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Airlines gradually return to profit, but higher costs and the old challenges return.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker, Aaron Karp, Victoria Moores
ATW editors discuss key events and trends in 2022 and look ahead to 2023.
Air Transport