Aviation Daily

L3Harris Technologies has sold the commercial arm of its business to U.S. private investor TJC, and been rebranded as Acron Aviation.

Airline input is being sought on a long-awaited reform of Europe’s passenger rights rules, to make the 20-year-old regulation simpler and fairer.

ASTM will soon focus on the technical evaluation of candidate synthetic fuels, and the role aircraft and engine manufacturers play in ensuring jet fuel is safe.

Record revenues have returned Virgin Atlantic to profitability for the first time in post-pandemic years.

ULCC easyJet has opened its 10th UK base at London Southend, seeing opportunity in smaller regional airports as larger hubs become more constrained.

A significant increase in France’s tax on air tickets is putting domestic demand and regional airport connectivity at risk, an easyJet executive warns.

Passenger traffic data from some of Europe’s leading carriers for Q4 2024 shows a mix of record-breaking figures for some while others remain below 2019 levels.

Announcing an agreement for 70 Airbus A320neo and 50 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, lessor BOC Aviation’s backlog has reached more than 350 aircraft.

Comac has delivered the first C909 regional jet to Lao Airlines, the Chinese-developed airliner's second international customer.

China Airlines has formalized a commitment with Airbus, signing a purchase agreement for 10 A350-1000s, plus options for five more of the type.

Icelandic carrier Play has secured an air operator certificate for its new Maltese subsidiary as part of a restructuring process.

LOT Polish Airlines is set to take a pair of Boeing 787-8s, currently placed with Thai Airways, on 12-year lease from DP Aircraft.

Counting up the world's top cargo airports confirms that Hong Kong International remains the global leader but there are changes further back in the pack.

IAG CEO Luis Gallego says he is happy with the Airbus A321XLR and sees more opportunity ahead for the aircraft type, while anticipating a difficult summer.

Safran increases its India presence, tapping Aerolloy Technologies to supply seven components for CFM Leap 1A and Leap 1B engines.

Research on the hazards of personal electronic device (PED) batteries is being conducted by EASA and may result in new onboard rules for passengers.

The CEO of International Airlines Group—parent of British Airways—says he was surprised at the lack of resilience at London Heathrow Airport.

European airlines are worried that they will not be able to secure enough sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to comply with tightening European mandates, but they insist that does not mean they are giving up on their industry-wide 2050 goal.

Air France-KLM is eyeing a potential investment in Air Europa and is in discussions with the Spanish leisure carrier’s owner Globalia, CEO Ben Smith says.

China-based Weihai Guangtai Airport Equipment Co. and Singapore-based SATS have agreed to collaborate on advanced airport ground operations technology.

With MRO Americas firmly on the horizon, this week’s #FlightFriday again has a U.S.-focused theme as we look at some of the slightly smaller US operators.

Acting Administrator Chris Rocheleau fields questions from lawmakers who are frustrated with apparent safety risk-analysis failures at the FAA.

Aviation executives believe that despite the increased point-to-point capabilities of new-generation aircraft, they will not diminish the role of hub airports.

Government-owned Lao Airlines reportedly plans on receiving one Comac C909 aircraft as early as the end of March.

European airlines say a 2030 mandate for SAF uptake may need to be delayed because there will not be enough of the alternative fuel available.