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This week’s top air transport stories include an NTSB report suggesting that the missing bolts had been removed on the Boeing factory floor and did not break off during the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 Jan. 5 flight, causing the exit door plug to rip off, and the European Court of Justice annulled the state aid approval awarded to KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to help it through the pandemic.

This week's #FlightFriday looks at the recovery of widebody utilization and what that means for the engine OEMs.

Our Air Transport editors have selected the best quotes they’ve heard from industry leaders over the past week, including Avolon CEO Andy Cronin.

This week’s top air transport stories include Japan’s regulatory approval of a proposed merger between Korean Air and Asiana, and airlines beginning to return Boeing 737-9s to service following grounding for inspections following the Jan. 5 incident involving the inflight loss of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at the effects caused by the engine issues with the CFM Leap and the Pratt & Whitney GTF (PW1000G).

Embraer’s E-Jets have racked up sizeable customer bases, but it is still unusual for the type to be used in the ACMI role.

Dominating this week’s top air transport stories include FAA halting Boeing’s planned production increase of the MAX and United Airlines removing the MAX 10 from its internal plans as investigations continue on the inflight loss of an exit door plug on an Alaska Airlines 737-9 on Jan. 5.

This week’s Flight Friday looks at the aviation industry’s latest hot topic—the Boeing 737 MAX 9.

This week’s top air transport stories include a U.S. federal judge ruling that blocked the merger between JetBlue Airwaysand Spirit Airlines, and the ongoing U.S. investigation review following a Jan. 5 inflight loss of a door plug from an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9.

This week's Flight Friday looks under the hood at Indian operator utilization.

Eight years after it became the first airline in the world to put the Airbus A220 into service, Swiss is making full use of the type’s versatility.

Dominating this week’s top air transport story is the ongoing investigation into the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 incident in which the exit door plug broke away from the aircraft inflight, prompting FAA to ground and order immediate inspections of most 737-9s.

With 2023 wrapping up generally on a high in the aviation industry, it is time to look back and see how 2023 faired when compared to 2019.

Starting off the new year, this week’s top air transport story includes an update on the runway incursion between a Japan Airlines A350 and a Japan Coast Guard De Havilland Canada Dash 8.

This week's Flight Friday focuses on the two "composite" widebody aircraft, the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787.

Sky High is seeking to further expand services through the Caribbean and U.S. as it makes use of the range capabilities of its small fleet of Embraer E-Jets.

This week's Flight Friday focuses on two operator groups that have captured recent headlines due to new narrowbody orders.

Recent weeks have seen a flurry of announcements by Canadian regional carrier Porter Airlines as the company expands its fleet and operations.

Dominating this week’s top air transport stories include aircraft orders from Dublin-based lessor Avolon’s order for 140 new Airbus and Boeing aircraft, and Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific’s order for six Airbus A350 freighters.

This week's Flight Friday looks back at passenger flights (cycles) during 2023.

SAS Link has completed deployment of its planned fleet of 10 Embraer E195 E1s, with the arrival of the last (of four) aircraft from lessor Azorra.

This week’s Flight Friday considers what Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines flights would look like if they were to combine.

Dominating this week’s top air transport stories include London Heathrow Airport’s largest shareholder Ferrovial is selling its 25% stake in the airport and two airlines conducted flights on 100% sustainable aviation fuel.

Ibom Air has started to take delivery of a batch of 10 Airbus A220-300s, as the airline prepares to significantly expand its operations.

This week’s #FlightFriday has a regional jet (sub 100 seats) focus.