Aviation Daily

Air New Zealand has selected an over-water domestic short-haul route for its planned electric aircraft demonstration flights.

Aegean Airlines will acquire four Airbus A321neos with extended range to explore broadening its network as far as Central Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

GKN Aerospace is nearing critical milestones in its H2Gear hydrogen-electric powertrain research and technology project after overcoming supply chain issues.

British budget carrier easyJet has canceled its flights to and from Tel Aviv for the rest of the summer season, through Oct. 27.

The airports subsidiary of French infrastructure group Vinci is buying a majority stake in Edinburgh Airport.

Hong Kong International Airport retained its status as the world’s busiest cargo airport in 2023, handling 4.3 million metric tons, up 3.2% year-over-year.

The special flight authorization is the first ever issued by the FAA for tests of a civil supersonic aircraft.

Aerospace supplier GKN Aerospace is in the final stages of a multiyear restructuring.

Shippers are increasingly seeking accurate CO2 estimates from airlines.

Investment bank Jefferies estimates that aftermarket revenue reached 109% of 2023 levels in the first quarter of 2024.

The worst-case scenario may be that the ANA long-haul LCC subsidiary might only have four aircraft by March 2026.

Scandinavian Seaplanes, Norway’s largest seaplane operator, has signed a strategic partnership with Dovetail Electric Aviation to electrify its fleet.

French cargo operator CMA CGM Air Cargo will use two Boeing 777-200F freighters to connect Asia to North America starting this summer.

Ryanair has said a ruling by Italy’s competition watchdog showed that the agency had been misled by online travel agents (OTA).

Under book-and-claim, airlines operating from locations where there is no SAF available can buy SAF for use elsewhere.

Russia’s largest carriers are starting to introduce locally developed software to help maintain their Western-made airliners.

Moya Aero is preparing to test automated takeoff, flight to predefined points, return to home and landing on its demonstrator eVTOL.

Japan is looking to complete a major ATC restructure by October 2025, which will see total ATC capacity jump from 1.8 million to 2 million aircraft annually.

Dubai International Airport has surged to second place following repeat first-place hub Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Boeing execs are confident reviews of fuselage gap and smoothness issues that slowed production and halted deliveries for nearly two years are nearly complete.

GE Aerospace is gearing up for the start of deliveries of production standard GE9X engines incorporating an improved combustor liner design.

Lufthansa has also noticed a negative effect on demand as customers were more cautious in booking flights with a higher than usual risk of cancellations.

Electric Power Systems (EPS) has unveiled a new battery, the Electric Propulsion ion Core Ecosystem 2.0 (EPIC 2.0), that promises 90 min. of power for flight and 30 min. of reserve power.

Given the accounting change, Spirit Airlines now estimates it will recognize roughly $1.6 million of credits from grounded aircraft in the first quarter.

ASG is setting up new wet-lease airlines in Brazil, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand as it presses ahead with its ambitious growth strategy