Aviation Daily

Plans to flight test CFM International’s Open Fan engine on an Airbus A380 are accelerating following the initial meeting of the Safran-led Take Off project.

Turkish Airlines is reporting a financially successful 2025 despite “an exceptionally challenging and unpredictable operating environment.”

Since Israel and the U.S. launched their war against Iran, commercial aviation in the region has been thrown into deep turmoil with severe global repercussions.

After making progress with air traffic control procedures for fuel-saving formation flights, Airbus is transitioning fello’fly project work to the flight deck.

Further leadership changes are ahead for Delta Air Lines, as the carrier names Peter Carter to president, succeeding recently retired Glen Hauenstein.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore is funding three new labor initiatives to support workforce recruiting, development and retention.

Ryanair took delivery of its final 737-8200 on Feb. 23, completing a backlog of 210 aircraft that has transformed its fleet.

The Kenyan government has reopened bidding for the modernization of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi.

An Iranian drone has damaged Nakhchivan International Airport in Azerbaijan in the latest blow to commercial aviation from the escalating Middle East conflict.

American Airlines regional subsidiary Envoy Air has been granted temporary authority to operate scheduled passenger flights between the U.S. and Venezuela.

A series of Korean Air initiatives to enhance fuel management resulted in a 3.3% reduction in emissions in 2025 despite a 2.6% increase in flight operations.

Bohai Leasing has completed the acquisition of 10 Boeing 787-8s and a pair of GE Aerospace GEnx-1B70 spare engines from China Southern Airlines through its subsidiary Avolon.

Wizz Air has issued a profit warning saying that the Middle East crisis could result in a negative impact to its fiscal 2026 net profit of about $58 million.

Aviation Week's 2026 Commercial Aviation Fleet & MRO Forecast reveals that demand in Asia (including China) will represent 33% of the global engine maintenance market for the 2026-35 period.

Azul Brazilian Airlines CEO John Rodgerson said a key component of its just-completed Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring was American Airlines and United Airlines each investing $100 million in the carrier.

Hexcel has revealed an agreement with activist investor Vision One whereby the latter gets an immediate seat on its board of directors.

Republic sees 2026 as a transition year as integration activities with Mesa Air Group continue, work the airline expects will be complete by the end of 2027.

The Middle East conflict could prompt changes, but only if its duration stretches into months.

No one knows when an unexpected event will occur, and therefore unexpected events must be respected by mitigating and eliminating identifiable risks.

Brazil’s Azul is reshaping its fleet and network strategy following its exit from Chapter 11.

The fallout from the latest conflict in Iran highlights how reliant the Australian and Indian markets are on Middle Eastern airlines and airports.

Airlines forced to suspend operations following airspace closures in the Middle East are now focusing on repatriation and repositioning flights.

ITP hopes maintenance activity will account for 20%-25% of total revenues over the next five years as it targets a bigger aftermarket footprint.

The U.S-Israeli assault on Iran has claimed one of Iran Air’s fleet of airliners.

Eurowings plans to install premium-class seats on all eight of its Airbus A320neos, following what it describes as a successful test of the concept.