Aviation Daily

By Victoria Moores
Ryanair sees capacity shortages putting greater pressure on regional airports’ ability to attract business.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
Recently released traffic figures for China’s three largest airline groups reveal record-breaking quarterly performances during the second quarter of 2025.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By David Casey, Victoria Moores
Wizz Air’s decision to return to Warsaw Modlin Airport after a 13-year absence is set to intensify its rivalry with Ryanair in Poland.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Boeing forecasts the commercial aviation workforce will grow by 660,000 pilots, 710,000 maintenance technicians and 1 million cabin crew members through 2044.
Maintenance & Training

By David Casey
United Airlines has notified DOT it will suspend its sole nonstop scheduled service to Cuba in September amid seasonal fluctuations and tighter restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air India has completed its inspection of fuel control switches in more than 100 Boeing aircraft, fulfilling a directive from Indian regulators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
LCC Play, which is in the process of restructuring its business, has warned that its second quarter net losses will deepen from $10 million to $16 million.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
A total of 97 new commercial widebody aircraft were delivered during the first half of 2025—a significant 45% increase over the same period of 2024.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Victoria Moores
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines says it has dropped an urgent legal bid to block a planned flight cap at its hub, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, after securing more winter slots.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
TSA is exploring if new screening tech can slash requirements for passengers at checkpoints, including rules requiring removing items from carry-on luggage.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
International air traffic in China posted robust gains in the first half of 2025, with both demand and passenger volume rising more than 20% year-over-year.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Previously, airlines in this region have performed well, but this time we’ll zoom out and see how efficiency at Finnair, Norwegian, SAS and Wideroe has changed.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Thierry Dubois
The acquired business employs 4,000 people and supplies systems for 180 platforms; it will be consolidated within Safran Electronics & Defense as of Aug. 1.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines will begin selling assigned seats in July.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Summer 2025 demand and fares remain strong, but Ryanair’s interim fiscal 2026 results will depend on close-in July to September bookings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Trump administration tariffs could become the new “kitchen sink” excuse for whatever ails aerospace and defense earnings.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Accident investigators suggest the crew of Jeju Air Flight 2216 shut down a functioning engine following a birdstrike.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is investigating a bonding defect found in the structure of A380 slats after inflight events, a recent report by French air accident investigation bureau BEA says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Ryanair has received confirmation that its 737 MAX 10s will start delivering in spring 2027 and has agreed to take 29 delayed 737-8-200s sooner than planned.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A significant IT outage that grounded all Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air flights for several hours was not a cybersecurity event, the company confirms.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
A consortium led by Air Arabia, Nesma Group and KUN Holding has won a bid to establish an LCC based in the Saudi Arabian city of Dammam.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
New Zealand regional carrier Sounds Air has decided to sell more than half of its fleet and cut back its network in the face of rising costs.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China's Loong Air has entered a lease agreement with CDB Aviation for six new Airbus A321neo aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Local rival LCC Play is changing its strategy, making Icelandair the only hub carrier at Keflavik, amid a weakened transit market for Iceland's flag carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The U.S. DOT has escalated a long-running dispute with Mexico over alleged violations of the countries’ 2015 open skies agreement.
Safety, Ops & Regulation