Aviation Daily

By Lori Ranson
The Open Skies agreement with the Dominican Republic has resulted in Dominican startup Arajet unveiling new U.S fights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Investigators have found no evidence of unlawful interference in the fatal Nov. 25 crash of a Boeing 737-400F freighter operated by Swiftair for DHL.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Considering the myriad challenges associated with eVTOLs, several of the leading startups have announced plans to develop better-performing hybrid eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton
Air Canada has announced a firm order for five additional Airbus A220-300s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa ordered five additional Airbus A350-1000s Dec. 20 in a move set to accelerate the renewal of its aging long-haul fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Activist investor Browning West has taken a 4.3% stake in Canadian training and simulation leader CAE as the latter is searching for a new CEO in 2025.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
AAR will pay more than $55 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Justice Department and SEC into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Joby says it has completed initial testing under FAA Type Inspection Authorization (TIA), with agency personnel assessing human factors and flight safety in a type-conforming flight deck using a company simulator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco, Thierry Dubois
Safran has sold its North American electromechanical actuation businesses to Woodward as it seeks to address antitrust concerns related to a deal with RTX.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
Eurocontrol predicts the number of flights within its area will increase over 50% by 2050 and achieving net-zero emissions by then will remain “challenging.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
United plans to launch LAX-Beijing flights in May 2025, alongside Denver’s first nonstop service to Rome and its inaugural San Francisco-Panama City route.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia has committed to restarting the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in 2025, over 10 years after the Boeing 777-200ER disappeared.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
All Nippon Airways Holdings says it has acquired the remaining 7% shares in its LCC subsidiary Peach Aviation, previously held by First Eastern Holdings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has announced that construction of its high-rate manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia, has been completed.
Advanced Air Mobility

By William Moore, Daniel Williams
This festive edition of Carbon Analysis reviews last December's CO2 emissions from popular cargo aircraft, including the 767F and Santa's sleigh.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
The FAA has finished its Certificate Holder Evaluation Program (CHEP) of Southwest Airlines, a formal review initiated following several incidents.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing and CFM are working to address flight deck smoke risks posed by activation of a safety system triggered during a serious Leap 1B engine failure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Already facing government scrutiny, U.S. airline credit card reward programs are cited in a new enforcement circular from the CFPB.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Results of the tests are expected to lead to FAA certification of a new high-pressure turbine design of the Trent 1000 in early 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines has placed an order for up to 200 Boeing 737-10s in a significant win for Boeing and the yet-to-be-certified aircraft in Europe.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
The question has been raised whether a supply chain that can’t really handle the work for two manufacturers could handle three big ones in the future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK NATS has deployed a new aircraft separation technique called Pairwise to increase landing rates for aircraft flying into Heathrow Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Air Transat will return to the German market after a 10-year hiatus with a new route to Berlin.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines and airports are in opposition on the problem of squeezed airport capacity.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Dublin-based Aer Lingus has taken delivery of its first two Airbus A321XLRs from the Airbus production site in Hamburg.
Airlines & Lessors