Aviation Daily

Insufficient radome maintenance after a bird strike probably caused airspeeds to become unreliable on an Air France-operated Airbus A350.

Jeh Aerospace is leveraging digital technology to ramp up manufacturing capacity, aiming to alleviate supply chain bottlenecks.

Boeing’s order book got a jolt in November with 164 gross orders but a surprising net cancellation of 16 widebodies, including 15 777Xs, by Etihad Airways.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) has confirmed the full operational deployment of Free Route Airspace in the Western and Central Africa (WACAF) region.

Embraer and Airbus are rounding out 2025 by making inroads with their smaller narrowbody offerings in Latin America.

New figures from IATA estimate that airlines will post record revenues and profits this year and next, with collective turnover passing the $1 trillion mark for the first time.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) cut its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production forecast for 2025.

Diehl Aviation is designing more modular cabin monuments and developing ways to increase onboard water reuse.

IATA is warning about a high increase in jamming and spoofing events in and around Venezuela and is pressing the ICAO to intervene.

India’s aviation regulator has ordered IndiGo to reduce its flight schedule in the wake of massive flight disruptions over the past week.

Airlines are expected to see record-high load factors in 2026, although profit margins will remain dismally thin compared with most industries, IATA says.

The Beijing Chaoyang District People’s Court has ordered Malaysia Airlines to pay $3.3 million to eight families of passengers who were aboard flight MH370.

Boom Supersonic is developing an industrial gas turbine version of its Symphony turbofan to power AI data centers which will fund its Mach 1.7 Overture airliner.

Singapore launched a new Aviation Meteorological Program aimed at advancing R&D to better predict, mitigate and manage the impact of weather on air transport.

Thales has been awarded a contract by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines to upgrade the country’s air traffic management system.

Urumqi Air has taken delivery of its first Comac C909, set to deploy on regional routes across China’s Xinjiang region.

Outbound, one of three U.S. startups known to be working on BWB commercial aircraft, is shutting down—and a co-founder is sharing lessons learned.

Boeing and Airbus announced the long-sought finalization of their complex splitting-up of Spirit AeroSystems on Dec. 8.

The U.S. Transportation Department has canceled the final installment of a civil penalty owed by Southwest Airlines for its winter 2022 operational disruption.

GKN Aerospace Norway and Norwegian Catapult Manufacturing Technology in Kongsberg have signed an agreement.

Eurocontrol and airports industry group ACI Europe have published a framework aimed at helping airports, airlines and ANSPs prepare for climate change.

While Chinese carriers are cutting capacity to Japan, the two major Japanese airlines are so far not reducing their service to mainland China.

Carbon Analysis takes a closer look at China Airlines’ current fleet, and how its future widebody fleet upgrades may affect efficiency.

Indian regulators are signaling there could be major repercussions for IndiGo due to an avalanche of cancelations over the past week.

South African Airways is ramping up its codeshare partnerships to bolster its network reach while seeking to grow its widebody fleet next year.