Aviation Daily

In the third quarter of this year, there have been fascinating, if early, signs of improvement in the civil aircraft supply chain.

Following the tragic MD-11F accident at Louisville, Kentucky, Flight Friday looks at flight cycles of the last tri-jet aircraft built for commercial service.

Investigators probing the fatal Nov. 4 crash of a UPS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 freighter are analyzing data from both of the aircraft’s onboard recorders.

Frontier Airlines is evaluating opportunities for growth in 2026 as it responds to competitive capacity reductions and expects to have a clearer forecast soon.

The FAA and U.S. DOT list of 40 airports to be affected as of Nov. 7 by schedule cuts include essentially all of America's largest and busiest airports.

Emirates Group is reporting a profit before tax of $3.3 billion for the first six months of its 2025-26 financial year.

While the Asia-Pacific airline industry has returned to pre-pandemic international capacity levels, progress beyond this point has proven elusive.

Air France-KLM reported a dip in net profit for the third quarter, as the airline group was hit by tax increases in France and disruptions in the Netherlands.

StandardAero entered an MOU with Indonesia-based GMF AeroAsia to form a partnership related to services for CFM International CFM56-7B engines.

U.S. airlines’ mid-year decision to reduce capacity growth stabilized the domestic market, according to Airlines for America Chief Economist John Heimlich.

Turkish Airlines has finalized an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Air Europa.

SATS has released its “Hub Handler of the Future” concept to better position the Singapore hub’s competitiveness by introducing new technologies.

Airports are looking to transform from transit points into vibrant destinations, with new designs emphasizing modularity and flexibility, consultancy says.

Leonardo says that despite a ticking clock, it still aims to finalize an industrial partnership for its troubled aerostructures activities before year’s end.

The UPS Boeing MD-11 that crashed while taking off from Louisville International Airport Nov. 4 lost its No. 1 engine before the aircraft cleared the airport perimeter, the NTSB said.

The FAA is prepared to cut flights by 10% at 40 high-traffic markets around the nation, responding to evidence of mounting pressures and fatigue.

Financial results for the third quarter from the four largest U.S. carriers show record-high revenues and mostly profits, with the exception of one airline.

Air Canada sees improvement in transborder demand after a decline earlier this year which followed rapidly changing trade policies and other geopolitical fractures.

German leisure carrier Condor has become an all-Airbus operator after completing its final Boeing 757-300 flight.

Allegiant Air is touting the benefits of its growing number of Boeing 737-8-200s and now expects the MAX fleet to comprise over 20% of its capacity in 2026.

Allegiant Travel Company has promoted CFO Robert Neal to president.

Cathay Pacific is buying back a 9.6% stake previously held by Qatar Airways which invested in the Hong Kong airline in 2017.

Aircraft demand recovered immediately after the pandemic and airframers have been struggling with production ever since, but is the tide now turning?

Brussels has adopted the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan as part of a broader transport package—a move aviation industry groups have said marks a step forward but highlights the need to accelerate SAF.

China Airlines announced that it will be sourcing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from Neste for its passenger and cargo flights from Los Angeles (LAX).