Air Transport World

Can Norse Atlantic make a success of the low-cost transatlantic business model? Ahead of Norse's inaugural flight in June, CEO Bjørn Tore Larsen tells Routes Editor-in-Chief David Casey how the airline plans to succeed where others have failed.

In much of the world, certainly in Europe and North America, life is looking pretty normal. Live concerts and sports events are back and selling out

At Denver International Airport (DEN), passengers can have pizza delivered to the boarding gate. Or they can order a bagel, a burger, ice cream and

Leasing companies are working together to support the global air transport’s collective goal of meeting 2050 net-zero carbon emission goals. The

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

Decarbonization, increasing reliance on narrowbody point-to-point operations, changing yields among the leaders.

Major airlines are planning for a recovery in this crucial market, but not necessarily counting on business travel returning to full strength.

American, Delta, United and Southwest are top four in the world.

This week’s Window Seat Podcast comes from Bergen, Norway, where decision-makers are gathering at Routes Europe to shape future airline networks.

When Tony Douglas took the helm at Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, the mission was clear and grave: Find a way to survive. Etihad’s equity partnership

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) finally celebrated its oneworld membership on March 17, two years after it joined the alliance. Now the Casablanca-based carrier

Cabin waste is costing airlines money, consuming valuable resources and undermining the sector’s sustainability credibility. But different rules from

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced plans to join oneworld in December 2018 and became a full member in April 2020. However, COVID put the joining party

Our editors discuss competing bids to acquire U.S. ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines and how the outcome could change the U.S. airline landscape.

AirShield aims to further clear the cabin air by improving the effectiveness of overhead vents to prevent the spread of viruses by creating a protective air barrier around each passenger. It is expected to be FAA-certified by July.

As air transport recovers to normal levels in much of the world, IATA Director General Willie Walsh discusses the issues carriers are now contending with, how the market is changing and the outlook for the industry.

Fuel prices have been driven sharply upward by a combination of an aggressive war, cartel avarice and climate idealism. Short-term cost increases will

In 2008, Thai Airways suffered one of its worst financial results, incurring a THB21.4 billion ($647 million) net loss on the back of surging fuel

Listen in as Aviation Week and ATW air transport editors discuss the pilot shortage U.S. airlines are grappling with during the post-pandemic rebound.

US domestic traffic recovered to 75% of pre-pandemic levels in 2021, while international travel in and out of the country was about half of where it

Sustainability initiatives were brought to the center of the Airlines for Europe (A4E) summit at the end of March as airline executives—including from

A zero-sum game is a situation in which one person or group can win something only by causing another person or group to lose it.

After months of being told by airlines that it was safe to fly, in terms of virus infection risk, passengers are returning to air travel in droves. They are clearly ready to fly. But the air transport industry? Not so much.

The leader of Alaska Airlines talks with ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker about 2022 goals, customer service, sustainability and innovation.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to sanctions, airspace bans, the illegal expropriation of hundreds of leased aircraft, and the withdrawal en masse of Western companies from the Russian market.