Aviation Daily

By Chen Chuanren
Hobart Airport has officially opened its upgraded runway, allowing the Australian hub to accommodate widebody aircraft such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A350.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
IndiGo plans to launch daily nonstop flights to London Heathrow, which will become the Indian airline's third long-haul route to Western Europe.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air is set to introduce a premium economy cabin on board some of its Boeing 777-300ERs from mid-September.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines Chairman Rakesh Gangwal, who succeeded Gary Kelly in late 2024, has stepped down from the post due to other commitments.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
WSU Tech’s $45 million expansion will support programs for technicians, pilots and other aviation sectors.
Workforce & Training

By Ben Goldstein
Joby's decision to buy Blade Air Mobility’s passenger transport business represents the clearest path to early revenues yet among any of the air taxi upstarts.
Advanced Air Mobility

By William Moore
Two recent announcements by European carriers Vueling and Austrian Airlines indicate efficiency improvements on the horizon.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
The carrier is continuing to focus on a well-timed expansion of its cargo business and has taken delivery of additional 737-800Fs it will operate for Amazon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways parent ANA Holdings (ANA HD) has completed its acquisition of Nippon Cargo Airlines, making NCA a wholly owned subsidiary.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Croatia Airlines posted a widened net loss of €18 million ($21 million) for the first half of 2025, citing higher-than-expected fleet renewal costs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
South Korea’s competition regulator has imposed a significant fine on Asiana Airlines due to breaches of one of the conditions of its merger with Korean Air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Test flights to validate air traffic procedures at Long Thanh International Airport have begun, even as construction of the massive facility continues.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Eight air navigation service providers (ANSPs) have concluded the first joint Asia-Pacific regional laboratory demonstration of trajectory-based operations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air sees an opportunity to establish a niche by offering one-stop connections between Southeast Asia and secondary Japanese cities through Seoul Incheon International Airport
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s stance on mandating ADS-B In has shifted to full-throated support following January’s midair collision between a regional jet and an Army helicopter.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Almost two years before the fatal midair collision near DCA, an internal FAA memo advised air traffic control leadership that DCA’s arrival rate was too high.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alex Derber
Europe’s large MRO providers saw strong maintenance demand in the first half of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Lessor Azorra plans to acquire several of JetBlue’s outgoing fleet of Embraer E190s.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Several airlines in the Europe, North America, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia-Pacific regions announced significant executive management changes in July.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
Pilots of jets equipped with older-generation enhanced flight vision systems may no longer benefit from an operational credit, the FAA says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Saudi Arabia’s fast-expanding aviation sector saw record passenger numbers in the first half of 2025, the country’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
VietJet is set to begin taking delivery of Airbus A330neos in 2026, which the airline will use for fleet and network growth rather.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Lufthansa's CEO Carsten Spohr confirmed talks about a possible acquisition of Air Europa are underway, but said negotiations are “difficult.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is continuing its fleet renewal efforts as it prepares to take delivery of more Airbus A321XLRs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss' location in the center of Europe makes it well-positioned for its hub operations in Zurich but also prone to ATC and weather challenges to punctuality.
Airlines & Lessors