Aviation Daily

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) has reinstated Global Entry, after suspending the trusted traveler program amid the partial government shutdown.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Canadian carrier Air Transat believes its short-term fuel hedges are shielding the carrier from oil price uncertainty.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Future reliance on composites—for their lighter weight and ability to adopt more complex shapes—will require far-reaching adjustments at aerostructures factories.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
SIAEC has successfully acquired a 30% stake in the enlarged share capital of Arport Aircraft Maintenance & Engineering (Fujian) (Arport AME).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Plans to invest nearly $5 billion in expanding Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport are moving forward as tensions with airlines over airport charges escalate.
Airports & Networks

By Daniel Williams
Aviation Week aircraft utilization data reveals to what extent different Middle Eastern airlines' operations have been affected since the start of Operation Epic Fury.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EASA has extended its Conflict Zone Information Bulletin once again, advising airlines not to operate in the airspace of several countries in the Middle East.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The Dutch Council of State has overturned a flight cap imposed at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, saying the government did not properly draft the decree.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Cathay Pacific is seeing positive results from efforts to diversify the network of its low-cost subsidiary HK Express despite widening losses for fiscal 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific is seeing a dramatic rise in fuel costs as a result of the Iran war, but it is also seeing demand increase in some international transit markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
A South Korean auditor has determined that a concrete structure that contributed to the fatal 2024 Jeju Air Boeing 737 crash at Muan International Airport was only built as a cost-saving measure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Harrell Leisure And Business Fares and Cost-Per-Mile.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
The industry has long demurred on major capex or capacity increases in favor of issuing shareholder returns, both public and private.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Boeing handed over 51 total aircraft in February, but that number will surely fall following the revelation of a 737 MAX wiring issue that will need correcting.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Transavia is counting on growth to key destinations in Europe from its Paris Orly base, betting on its LCC business model to drive demand on domestic routes it is taking over from Air France
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Denver-based asset manager and lessor Crestone Air Partners has agreed to acquire Amsterdam-headquartered Arena Aviation Capital, subject to various approvals.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
Tunisia has announced plans to expand Tunis-Carthage International Airport, pledging investment of around $1 billion to boost its passenger throughput.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Cabo Verde Airlines plans to relaunch service to the U.S. with flights to Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
LCC Transavia has four Middle East destinations currently suspended along with a decline in bookings to neighboring countries like Cyprus, Egypt and Turkey.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
Boeing has paused 737 MAX deliveries while it assesses the scope of wiring damage on an undetermined number of aircraft and fixes the ones that have not gone to customers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss International Air Lines sees an increased trend in bookings to the Far East as the capacity from Gulf carriers is less available.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
IATA has called for greater oversight of Australian airports following the release of a new report by the country’s competition watchdog.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
LATAM Airlines Brazil’s CEO believes Brazil could become one of the world’s most competitive producers of SAF.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Pieter Elbers has resigned as CEO of IndiGo after overseeing dramatic growth at the carrier but also a high-profile network meltdown.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Three aviation bodies have called for tougher legal deterrents against protesters who breach airport perimeters to disrupt operations or damage aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation