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This week’s Flight Friday looks at how the largest four U.S. low-cost carriers (LCCs) are faring compared to 2019.

At what was a quiet Farnborough Airshow on the civil aviation side, the sole “new” design on the static display was the first conversion of an Embraer E190 to a small narrowbody freighter.

With Regional Express (Rex) filing for voluntary administration, Flight Friday looks at the current state of Australia's larger operators in terms of flights.

North America will continue to be the biggest market for sub-150-seat jets over the next two decades, Embraer predicts.

As Farnborough Airshow 2024 comes to a close, we look at widebody passenger flight hours of operators that confirmed twin-aisle aircraft orders at the show.

A group of pilots fly in, camp and eat together at EAA AirVenture each year, brandishing the title of "pirates."

The Port Moresby-based airline ordered six A220-100s direct from Airbus in November 2023. It is also acquiring a further two A220-100s, together with three A220-300s, from lessors.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at how the Rolls-Royce-powered Boeing 787s are faring in terms of utilization.

Air France Industries / KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) has signed a pair of contracts with European carriers to support their Airbus A220 fleets.

Nigeria’s Ibom Air has decided to increase its planned fleet of Airbus A220s, as demand outstrips deliveries of the aircraft from the OEM.

With the recent EU approval of Lufthansa’s purchase of 41% of ITA, Flight Friday looks at the flight hours of the "flag carriers" within the Lufthansa group.

Crossover jets may account for an increasing percentage of movements at regional airports, but few as comprehensively as Antwerp.

This week’s Flight Friday revisits a similar analysis from earlier in 2024, the utilization of CFM Leap and Pratt & Whitney PW1000G (GTF)-powered aircraft.

MRO providers are deploying strategies to mitigate impacts from significant price increases on components and materials.

Cyprus Airways will reduce the number of Airbus A220s acquired over the course of the decade, but still sees the aircraft as a valuable component of its fleet.

Embraer has delivered the second of five KC-390 aircraft ordered by Portugal in 2019.

The Middle East has always been a tough market for crossover jets, in a region where size traditionally equated to quality or importance.

The airframer is building production and hopes for more KC-390 orders in defense as its executive aviation branch thrives. Where will it invest next?

Work is under way on a major expansion Leeds Bradford Airport aimed at modernizing the existing terminal into a more efficient and sustainable building.

Schiebel, the Austrian developer of the S-100 Camcopter UAS (uncrewed air system), has opened a French subsidiary.

This week’s #FlightFriday focuses on Eastern European (excluding Russian) operators, corresponding with the upcoming MRO BEER event in Vilnius, Lithuania.

A new, portable, immersive simulator launched this month could help militaries enhance close air support training, streamlining provision and enhancing realism.

Fleet planning is becoming an increasingly pertinent topic at South Africa-based regional airline Airlink.

Last week's analysis showcased that international flights are back to 2019 levels; this week we look at the "resurgence" of the passenger widebody market.

Steadily expanding Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) has started hosting its first crossover jet services, increasing links from Upstate South Carolina.