Aviation Daily

By Adrian Schofield, Chen Chuanren
Vietnam Airlines is planning to make a decision on a firm order for 50 narrowbody aircraft next year and is open to considering all manufacturers, the CEO says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Royal Brunei Airlines is witnessing "strong opportunities" in the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
South American airline group Abra is assessing the opportunities and risks in its due diligence process of evaluating Aerolineas Argentinas.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
Qantas Engineering is looking at ways to address maintenance work being offshored overseas while finding workforce strategies to deal with labor shortages.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
KLM’s summer 2025 network will include new flights to Georgetown, Hyderabad and San Diego.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The FAA has prohibited U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti following confirmed incidents of gunfire hitting two Airbus A320 aircraft over Port-au-Prince.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
JetBlue Airways’ future-focused plan is being pressured by ongoing engine availability issues.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing expects to need several weeks to restart production on affected programs with deliveries likely to ramp up in a similarly slow fashion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Helping front-line workers perform better is the biggest opportunity for reducing aviation safety risk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
The facility is to be the first vertiport in the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) company’s air taxi network in Dubai.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
The contracts were awarded to four companies and a university.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Joe Anselmo
Having shaken up Southwest Airlines, activist investor Elliott Investment Management is setting its sights on a new target: Honeywell International.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
Australian carrier Rex is requesting an extension of its administration deadline to find new investors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
American Airlines is examining options for its older Boeing 777-200ERs including potential refurbishment and possible aircraft replacements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The now-resolved machinists strike affected the 737, 767, and 777 lines; of the 14 deliveries, 10 were cleared by the FAA before the Sept. 13 walkout began.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Air India has formally completed its merger with Vistara, with Singapore Airlines taking a significant stake in the new company as planned.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Coinciding with Aviation Week’s MRO Australasia event happening this week, the Carbon Analysis focuses on some Australian airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace unveiled its Flightpath 2030 strategic plan, spelling out an ambitious set of goals related to production, finances and tech development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The AAPA is uncertain about the potential impact of a new U.S. administration led by President-elect Donald Trump on the region’s air transport sector.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Robust demand will spur further increases for the Asia-Pacific airline industry next year, according to the region’s major airline group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The carrier has three Airbus A321LRs with additional fuel tanks; it plans to modify three more in the first quarter of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Virgin Atlantic and BA are making changes to their networks because of issues with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines that power their Boeing 787 fleets.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
The Italian Ministry of the Economy and Finance has signed an agreement confirming EC concessions, clearing the way for Lufthansa’s takeover of ITA Airways.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Comac has announced the rebranding of the ARJ21 as the C909 at the Zhuhai Airshow, where it also added 60 firm orders to the regional jet’s backlog.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By David Casey
JCAS Airways initially plans to operate two routes from Osaka’s Kansai International Airport using ATR 72-600 aircraft.
Airports & Networks