Aviation Daily

Oman Air has been loss-making for many years.

Qantas executives are confident in the revised mid-2026 launch target for the carrier’s Project Sunrise ultra-long-haul flights.

Air France-KLM shareholders voted to approve a plan for Florence Parly to take over as the airline group’s new chair in 2025

Turkish Airlines is implementing measures to deal with aircraft delivery delays and prepare new cabin products to refurbish older aircraft.

Air Serbia will launch new routes to Guangzhou and Shanghai this year as it prepares to add two leased Airbus A330 aircraft to its fleet.

AAPA's DG says Asia-Pacific governments should maintain neutrality from media and NGOs and take a holistic and multipronged approach to net zero aviation.

IATA’s Peter Cerda urges Washington against making a “hasty” decision on Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico's JV that would harm U.S.-Mexico connectivity.

Rome has given the greenlight to Safran's takeover of Microtecnica from RTX after concerns over the supply of components to defense programs were addressed.

Lilium has bought itself around three to four months’ time through a capital raise concluded at the end of May, CEO Klaus Roewe says.

Skyportz's reveal comes as Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Agency releases design guidelines for vertiports.

Chinese cities mentioned as focus points for the JV—which China Eastern and Etihad hope to launch in 2025—include Beijing, Kunming, Shanghai and Xi’an.

IATA’s recent Global Outlook for Air Transport reveals an improved airline profitability forecast for the current year.

JetBlue Airways has been selected to provide a subsidized Essential Air Service to Presque Isle, Maine, in what will be a first for the carrier.

Mesa signed the forward purchase agreement for 100 TriFans in February 2022.

Meanwhile, the Spirit board has tapped one of its own, Irene Esteves, to take over while the company tries to sell itself to Airbus and/or Boeing.

Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are seeing strong inbound flows to Japan, which help to make up for the weaker outbound market.

Despite strong air travel demand, workforce shortages, supply chain bottlenecks and limited maintenance capacity may constrain lessors’ business expansion.

SAS CEO Anko van der Werff says his airline should be allowed to join the SkyTeam transatlantic joint venture, despite potential regulatory roadblocks.

Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board to succeed Patrick Daher, who is retiring.

SriLankan Airlines will wait until after its restructuring to place major orders for fleet replacement, CEO Richard Nuttall says.

Air France has begun a new pilot cadet recruitment campaign for candidates to be trained as Airbus A220, A320, A320neo or Boeing 737 first officers.

Europe was the location for 68.9% of all incidents, primarily related to the Russia-Ukraine War, with 15.4% taking place in the Middle East.

Gulf Air is set to decide on a new widebody aircraft order soon as it targets a 10% increase in passenger numbers this year.

The CEO of IAG went to Brussels to assure the European Commission that IAG's purchase of Spanish airline Air Europa will not harm competition.

Comac has jointly established the Large Aircraft Research Institute with Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, China.