Aviation Daily

By Kurt Hofmann
Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh highlights the need for widebody wet leases even though the airline's Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine problem has improved.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
All airlines from Tanzania and Suriname have been banned from European Union (EU) airspace, under the latest update of the EU Air Safety List.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European transport ministers reached an agreement on plans to reform the EU261 legislation that governs air passenger rights, but airlines are disappointed.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
Avianca is operating cargo flights under contract with Amazon, connecting Bogota’s El Dorado International Airport and Miami International Airport.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Southern Airlines and Vietnam Airlines have signed a joint venture agreement, marking the first such partnership between a Chinese and Vietnamese carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week's Flight Friday examines how European operators' flight cycles compare with the equivalent month in 2019, when split by aircraft class.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Avianca has reached an agreement with BOC Aviation to expand its Airbus narrowbody fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Airbus delivered 51 airplanes in May, while order-book activity was unsurprisingly quiet ahead of this month’s Paris Air Show.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
The implementation of competency-based training and assessment will first make pilot instructors more knowledgeable.
Maintenance & Training

The global average jet fuel price fell 1.7% last week to $80.90/bbl, compared to $82.30/bbl the previous week.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines are providing some early observations into the summer travel period, examining bookings and other data.
Airlines & Lessors

By Angus Batey
Creating an infrastructure to support global aviation development of hydrogen programs and ongoing wide-scale adoption remains a significant challenge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christian Albertson
Aftermarket spending on the world's regional jet fleet is set to decline over the next decade as the number of aircraft in the segment declines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Alex Derber
A “correction” may be due for lease rates on certain engines following years of increases that are no longer sustainable.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Setna iO is opening new MRO locations to support its growing parts trading business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By James Pozzi
Tapping into the influx of new-generation engines will demand a high level of liquidity from relatively few players.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
The CEO of Russia’s largest airline company Aeroflot Group has shared plans to construct a new engine repair shop at its Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport base.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Wizz Air is seeking to densify its network, shift toward lower-cost secondary airports and build on the maturity of established markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Kenya Airways COO George Kamal has outlined the carrier’s fleet strategy as the airline maneuvers through supply chain problems and engine shortages.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has reaffirmed Airbus’ commitment to launching a new narrowbody around the turn of the decade in an interview with Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Wizz Air says its full-year financial results were “significantly distorted” by the ongoing GTF groundings, but believes it has reached a turning point.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Air China has taken delivery of its first A319neo, joining the ranks of other Chinese carriers to operate the shortened variant of the A320neo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard, Sean Broderick
As engines get more technologically complex, GE Aerospace is investing heavily in making sure maintenance processes are just as advanced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines Chairman Ahmet Bolat has provided an update on protracted narrowbody and widebody order negotiations with Boeing.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Etihad Airways and China’s SF Airlines agreed to form a joint air cargo business under which they will integrate airfreight services and offerings.
Airlines & Lessors