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Ryanair Group airline Lauda plans to extend its Airbus A320 lease contracts after it was decided that A320neos are too expensive under current market conditions.

UK investigators urge safety improvements at far-flung St. Helena Airport after difficult landings and go-arounds highlight risks from wind shear and turbulence.

Chinese carriers have again turned to Airbus for fleet expansion, with the Air China and Hainan Airlines airline groups announcing orders for a combined 95 narrowbody and widebody aircraft.

ACNZ is developing a composite, single‑engine AC‑2 cargo aircraft, aiming for rapid prototyping, Part 23 certification, and electric/autonomous capability.

Saudi developer Red Sea Global expands AlWajh Airport, boosting capacity and integrating advanced systems to support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 aviation goals.

An innovation summit to be held July 20 at the University of Cambridge will mark the official opening of the New Whittle Laboratory.

As the world of aviation turns its gaze to the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow, Flight Friday highlights the utilization of the largest airline groups of Western Europe.

Delta Air Lines signed a five-year contract with Shell Aviation for the delivery of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at multiple airports.

United Airlines expects industry-wide raised fares to stick, which its CEO Scott Kirby framed as a durable pricing reset driven by more than just transitory factors.

BCA president and CEO Stephanie Pope took up the role in March 2024 (she is also Boeing Company EVP).

A coalition of aviation associations, labor groups and manufacturers has asked Congress to approve $20 billion in new funding to complete the Trump administration’s air traffic control system overhaul.

Pratt & Whitney anticipates regulators will sign off on the PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) hot section upgrade kit around the end of the year.

Regional airframer ATR is completing its preparations for this year’s Farnborough Airshow.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR is tapping into smartphone GPS data to better understand how people travel.

GE Aerospace raised 2026 forecasts after strong earnings, driven by robust engine demand despite persistent supply-chain constraints and geopolitical uncertainty.

Outgoing IATA director general will become CEO of IndiGo soon after Farnborough closes.

JetBlue cuts seven routes to reallocate aircraft for Fort Lauderdale expansion following Spirit Airlines’ collapse and trims capacity in New York.

Norwegian Group took several financial hits in the second qurarter, including higher fuel costs and a one-off hit from an emissions trading legal dispute.

The gross commercial order total for Airbus and Boeing in June was approximately half that of the previous month.

Aura Aero modifies VoltAero’s Cassio S demonstrator to develop its hybrid-electric ERA 19-seater, with first flight planned for 2027.

Brussels Airlines CEO Dorothea von Boxberg is leaving Lufthansa Group to join BMW, to be succeeded by ITA Airways chief strategy and integration officer Lorenza Maggio.

As Pratt & Whitney works through the well-documented issues with its GTF engine and has seen orders slump as a result, data reveals a broader effect on the A320neo backlog.

Mammoth Freighters partners with STAECO to open its first Asia-Pacific 777 freighter conversion line in Qingdao, China, with operations starting this fall.

Ten years after Swiss launched the world's first commercial Airbus A220 service in 2016, the aircraft has evolved into an important network-development tool.

Data from Aviation Week's database shows the trajectories of Airbus and Boeing's delivery rates and order backlogs since the last Farnborough Airshow in 2024.