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Thai cargo startup Pattaya Airways has taken delivery of its first aircraft, a converted ATR 72-500F turboprop freighter.

Traffic for the leading Chinese carriers during Q1 2024 reveal record-high performances, with positive year-on-year increases, as well as growth against Q1 2019.

In the short term, French airlines are preparing for an air traffic control (ATC) strike that could have an “enormous” impact on operations.

Lufthansa Group’s newest AOC, Lufthansa City Airlines, will begin flying on June 26 and now plans to add Airbus A320neos to its future fleet.

Finnair’s long-awaited narrowbody fleet decision will not come until its balance sheet has been addressed, the airline says.

SAS President and CEO Anko van der Werff speaks on the switch to SkyTeam, creating opportunities out of reach during the carrier’s tenure in Star Alliance.

Spanish regional airline Air Nostrum has handed its wet-lease flying to CityJet, as the two companies begin to roll out their post-merger integration.

Volaris' major issues of concern include how fast Pratt is inducting engines into shops, and once inducted, wait times for parts and materials seem uncertain.

Hexcel reported first-quarter 2024 results including net sales of $472 million and adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.44 per share.

Due primarily to elevated capacity pressure in Latin markets, JetBlue Airways has lowered its full-year guidance.

Buoyed by double-digit first-quarter revenues and a busy commercial and defense orderbook, GE Aerospace reported an operating profit of $1.5 billion.

AAR Corp. is using lessons learned from a challenging but ultimately beneficial expansion to help avoid similar start-up headaches, its top executive shared.

Both U.S. carriers believe they are laying the groundwork to change the narrative for the historically weak first quarter.

Delays in the delivery of new aircraft are preventing Air Serbia from announcing its network expansion, the airline’s CEO says.

RTX’s sales and net profit beat Wall Street’s expectations in the first quarter on the back of strong demand for both its commercial and defense products.

Two major European carriers have announced plans to keep their pipeline of new pilots full in the coming years.

After a successful 2023 in recruitment, the aerospace sector in France is planning to add 25,000-30,000 employees in 2024.

Japan is no stranger to the A321P2F platform, with freight company Yamato Holdings taking delivery of its first of three A321P2Fs in November 2023.

All Nippon Airways and Air India will enter a codeshare agreement beginning May 23.

Embraer reported its highest backlog volume in seven years and a 67% increase in aircraft deliveries in the first quarter (Q1) 2024 year-over-year.

Only 44% of airports in Europe have exceeded 2019 passenger traffic levels despite the total volume across the region recovering to 95% of pre-COVID levels.

Canada’s Harbour Air Seaplanes has confirmed plans to electrify its De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beavers and to offer the propulsion conversion to other operators.

SAS CEO Anko van der Werff believes Air France-KLM’s 19.9% equity investment will trigger some EU competition remedies, but won't include surrendering slots.

Charter and air tour operators have three years to implement safety management systems (SMS) under the final SMS regulation the FAA announced on April 22.

Former JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes will succeed retiring Airbus Americas CEO and Chairman Jeff Knittel, effective June 3.