Airbus is conducting a flight-test campaign to study the water vapor exhaust from a hydrogen fuel cell system to understand if it will create a contrail.
Asia-Pacific-based turboprop operators have been told to review their practices after safety data revealed higher-than-average incident rates in the region.
Qatar Airways is reportedly negotiating to buy a significant stake in Virgin Australia, which would further solidify the links between the partner airlines.
Boeing is pointing to factory floor changes as keys to tracking metrics that, for now, are more relevant than familiar measuring sticks like production rates.
FedEx Express is permanently retiring 22 Boeing 757-200s, as it works to modernize the fleet and better align capacity with current and anticipated demand.
Breakthrough Energy, a consortium of aviation stakeholders including seven airlines, is seeking EU funding for a large-scale contrail mitigation trial.
Southwest’s lowered guidance occurs after investor Elliott Investment Management recently invested $1.9 billion in the airline for an 11% stake in the company.
Administrators for bankrupt Australian airline Bonza recommend that it be liquidated, and they have also signaled that directors may have violated trading laws.
Liquid hydrogen (LH2) may be the promised panacea for aviation’s journey to net-zero, but getting there is going to be tough—particularly for the engine-makers.
For U.S. passenger operators, their $7.8 billion 2023 net profit was $6 billion above 2022’s performance, but still considerably under 2019's $14.8 billion.
