Alaska Air Group is adding more Boeing 737 MAX and Embraer aircraft to its fleet to prepare for a full recovery in U.S. domestic travel by the summer of 2022. 

Luxembourg national carrier Luxair is cautiously optimistic about its prospects for the coming months, according to its annual report published May 10.

The official start of perhaps the key driver behind the U.S. airport system’s success can be traced to May 13, 1946—the day President Harry S. Truman signed the Federal Airport Act into law.

International Airlines Group (IAG) has taken further moves to bolster its balance sheet with the launch of an offering of senior unsecured bonds, convertible into ordinary shares. 

A coalition of nearly two-dozen CEOs from across the travel and tourism industry called on President Joe Biden to take steps to restart air travel between the U.S. and the UK.

While the concept of DHPs is not without controversy, DHPs can provide a safe and responsible solution to ease the current barriers to travel. But can they alone power a global travel resurgence? 

As it seeks strategic investors to set up operations in Canada, Jaunt Air Mobility has added to the list of suppliers working on the startup’s Journey electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.

Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines plans to operate a fleet almost entirely made up of Airbus A320neo family aircraft by 2025.

Company shareholders at AerCap’s annual meeting on May 12 approved the lessor’s acquisition of rival GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS).

Singapore Airlines is to resume flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Tokyo Narita (NRT) as the airline continues to rebuild its U.S. network.

British Airways has announced plans for two additional domestic services this summer alongside frequency increases on 13 short-haul European routes.

Israel’s transportation authority said it suspended the air traffic to and from Tel Aviv Ben Gurion International (TLV) on May 11 after a barrage of rockets were fired on the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.

The decision comes after the Australian government released a revised forecast for the recovery of international travel that presented a gloomier outlook than previously projected.

The joint venture is owned equally by both parties and its incorporation is expected in the next few months.

A bipartisan group of U.S. House lawmakers introduced a bill that would prevent the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) from issuing foreign air carrier permits to so-called “flag-of-convenience” carriers, reviving a multi-year effort to restrict foreign LCCs from operating in the transatlantic market.

Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes unit delivered 17 aircraft in April as an increase in 787 hand-overs was more than offset by problems in the 737 program that limited deliveries to just four and continue to keep aircraft idle. 

Collins Aerospace has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft and by Dassault Aviation as a supplier on the new Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet, the company said in a media presentation on May 11.

IndiGo is planning to raise INR30 billion ($408 million) through a share sale—less than three and a half months after the Indian LCC giant said it had decided against raising cash.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, air cargo has taken on a more important role within the broader airline industry–and industry experts believe that it may continue to occupy a greater role than it did before the pandemic as the recovery progresses.  

Nigerian value carrier Green Africa has released details of its launch network, which includes seven domestic destinations.