Air Transport World

How soon and how much will surveillance and other improvements in air traffic management enhance flight efficiency?

Embraer Commercial Aviation CEO John Slattery will become CEO of Boeing Brazil-Commercial after the new company is launched.

The Southeast Asia region is focusing on creating a whole new generation of pilots for a rapidly growing LCC sector.

European partnerships and initiatives are the focus of ATW’s first Sustainability Spotlight column, featuring projects aimed at making aviation even greener.

Cape Air has an MOU with Eviation in developing its Alice all-electric regional airliner and will begin service with the new aircraft by the end of the year.

The European Commission (EC) has been outspoken lately in its defense of Air Italy as a European Union (EU) carrier.

Another deadline extension was granted in September for a business plan to be submitted to get Alitalia solvent.

Tobias Pogorevc, CEO of Helvetic Airways, discusses the airline's plan for transition to an Embraer E190-E2 fleet, the Airbus A220 and the airline's strategy.

Trade wars and economic uncertainty take their toll on the air freight market.

Christopher Luxon has never played by conventional airline rules.

The Scandinavian arm of failed leisure carrier Thomas Cook Airlines resumed flight operations Sept. 24, a day after parent company Thomas Cook Group filed for bankruptcy and triggered a huge repatriation effort to return passengers home.

Passengers on all Emirates Airline flights to the US will have the option to board using biometric checks by the end of 2019.

UK carrier Flybe is pulling out of another regional airport, a week after announcing it was closing its base on the Isle of Man.

Lithuanian wet-lease provider GetJet Airlines has entered the Canadian market with a contract to perform flights for leisure carrier Sunwing Airlines.

The head of IATA has called on world governments to implement a single standard for carbon emissions, warning of a “real risk” that the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) will be undermined by an emerging patchwork of carbon taxes and regulations.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is in discussions with Central and European LCC Wizz Air on plans to use longer-range Airbus aircraft to connect airports in western and northern India.

Icelandair has reached an interim compensation agreement with Boeing to cover losses incurred by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding, which has already had a $140 million impact on the airline’s EBIT.

Thales and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) have signed an agreement to establish a Joint Aviation Innovation Research (AIR) laboratory in Singapore.

The Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) forecasts a Chinese market for 6,119 aircraft of approximately 120 to 200 seats over the coming 20 years.

German leisure carrier Condor is in talks with a private equity firm about a possible takeover, according to industry sources.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has secured a contract from an undisclosed “world-class financial institution” to source and manage a $1.4 billion aircraft portfolio, which will double the value of its managed fleet to over $2.7 billion.

A French commercial court is considering the two remaining offers for all or part of French airline Aigle Azur’s assets after UK LCC easyJet dropped out of the running as a liquidation deadline looms.

Concerns about global warming and the environment have led to an anti-aviation sentiment, causing some countries to consider adding new taxes on airlines.

Cash-strapped Slovenian carrier Adria Airways has ceased the majority of its flights for two days, with effect from 2330 local time on Sept. 23, because of liquidity problems.

Tom Screen, Aviation Director at Birmingham Airport takes a look at how the airport plans to maximise its potential using its single runway following the restated Government policy to make the best use of the UK's existing runways.