Aviation Daily

By David Casey
Frontier Airlines has applied to open four daily routes from Orlando to Colombia, a move that would mark its entry into the South American country and extend its effort to absorb capacity left by Spirit Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
South Korea’s Jin Air, Air Busan and Air Seoul plan to merge on March 16, 2027, creating a stronger LCC under Hanjin Group with expanded route networks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Dutch LCC Transavia Airlines is expanding operations at its Brussels base, increasing its stationed aircraft from three to four and adding new routes from the Belgian capital.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation and AEG plan to develop a vertiport at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles, adding a prominent new node to Archer’s planned Los Angeles-area air taxi network ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Changi Airport Group (CAG) is exploring opportunities to participate in airport development and management projects in Kazakhstan, particularly in its capital, Astana, as the Central Asian country seeks to strengthen its position as an aviation hub.
Airports & Networks

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By Michael Bruno
Boeing faces the prospect of another strike by Seattle-area workers after members of SPEEA’s Professional and Technical units there overwhelmingly rejected the company’s proposal for a new contract and authorized a labor stoppage come October.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Christine Boynton
United plans to break ground on a new Denver Flight Training Center in 2027, expanding pilot training capacity to support its growing workforce.
Maintenance & Training

By Sean Broderick
FAA orders V2500 operators to replace HPC blades with new or reworked parts to address durability issues and prevent in-service incidents.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
FAA proposes lifting supersonic flight ban with a sonic boom limit, sparking industry debate over metrics, operational viability and compliance rules.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Abra evaluates where its new Embraer 195-E2s will operate, focusing on yield improvements amid rising fuel costs and flexible fleet strategies.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol reports smoother summer air traffic in Europe, with delays down 24% in 2026, driven by modernization and improved weather handling.
Airports & Networks

By Alex Derber
China Aircraft Leasing Group has partnered with HAECO to explore engine quick-turn opportunities in Hong Kong.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Icelandair Group has completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in Fly Play Europe Holdco, giving it access to an additional European air operator certificate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
TUIfly Netherlands upgrades fleet with 737-10s to boost capacity at slot-constrained Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, replacing 737-8s by summer 2027.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
High-supersonic propulsion, machine-learning avionics, air taxi noise and uncertainty in design are the research topics funded under the latest round of NASA’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI).
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey
AirAsia X exits Sydney-Kuala Lumpur route, citing rising costs and fleet adjustments, while boosting Perth and Melbourne services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Iran says 100 of its commercial aircraft were damaged or destroyed in the first 40 days of the conflict with the U.S. and Israel.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Delta and Aeromexico can continue coordinating flights between the U.S. and Mexico after a federal appeals court overturned a U.S. DOT order ending their antitrust-immunized joint venture.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
A NASA-funded project has demonstrated an electric powertrain combining cryogenically-cooled power distribution with a superconducting electric motor to increase efficiency and power density.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
All Nippon Airways (ANA) signed a memorandum of understanding with Saudi Arabian startup Riyadh Air to cooperate on network development, including potential codesharing.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Swiss aviation technology company Metafuels has opened its methanol-to-jet demonstration plant at the Paul Scherrer Institute in Villigen, Switzerland.
Emerging Technologies

By Daniel Williams
Six months on from the start of the Iran war, Flight Friday reviews the impact of the conflict on Middle Eastern operators.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Researchers call for renewed efforts to understand how climate change impacts aviation icing hazards and predict severity under future climate scenarios.
Safety, Ops & Regulation