Fedex

By Sean Broderick
FAA issued an emergency airworthiness directive to inspect MD-11s. The move comes on the heels of a Boeing recommendation to ground the fleet.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Daniel Williams
Following the tragic MD-11F accident at Louisville, Kentucky, Flight Friday looks at flight cycles of the last tri-jet aircraft built for commercial service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
The latest news on airports globally, with updates on financing, infrastructure expansion and sustainability initiatives.
Airports & Networks

By Christine Boynton
FedEx has signed an agreement with ACIA Aero Leasing to acquire the first ATR72-600 Large Cargo Door (LCD) passenger to freighter converted aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Readers write about the U.S. Navy’s MH-60, SpaceX’s Starlink and FedEx founder Fred Smith. Plus: Behind the Scenes at NASA’s Electric Aircraft Testbed in Ohio.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Aaron Karp
Concerns about a trade war between China and the US have shaken the global air cargo industry.
Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
An ongoing fleet reduction and modernization strategy at FedEx has resulted in the permanent retirements of 12 additional aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Fred Smith, who died June 21 in Memphis at age 80, transformed the airline industry with the hub and spoke model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
FedEx announced the acquisition of 10 ATR 72-600Fs, which are part of the 2024 undisclosed orders ATR released in February.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Sofia Airport operator SOF Connect is investing BGN500 million ($275 million) in a third terminal, which is expected to be completed within eight years.
Airports & Networks

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
Airbus’ freighter ambitions could benefit from the fallout from Boeing’s strategic reset.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Autonomy is coming to commercial aviation. Its first stop: the Cessna Caravan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Keith Mwanalushi
Cranfield University is investigating how to maximize predictive maintenance benefits with limited or multiple sources of data.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has tapped UPS as its primary domestic air cargo provider, after failing to negotiate new terms with FedEx.
Airlines & Lessors

Cargo hourly utilization in February 2024 was up 11% year-over-year.
AWIN Knowledge Center

Global passenger aircraft utilization in February 2024 was up 19% year-over-year.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
FedEx pilots are now seeking a release from federal mediation, describing a lack of movement from management on key contract sections.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
While cargo carrying activity was 4% lower in 2023 than in the previous year, in 2024 global CTKs are forecast to return to 2022 levels.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
A significant change is coming for FedEx operations, one of its biggest in decades, the company’s CEO says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
The company has revealed a newly branded component to its restructuring—a “tricolor network,” sorting its FedEx Express aircraft fleet into three categories.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Investigators detail systemic weaknesses and questionable assumptions as likely contributors to a near-collision between a FedEx Boeing 767 and a Southwest 737.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Assumptions about how quickly a Southwest flight would take off when cleared to go in front of an arriving FedEx flight are a key factor in a close call.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Embraer and Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec have received approval for their U.S.-based joint venture Nidec Aerospace,
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The new processing center at Istanbul Airport will give FedEx subsidiary FedEx Express Europe a handling capacity of 3,000 pieces per hour.
Airports & Networks