Air Transport

The lack of widebody capacity for international services is making Russian carriers look for alternative ways to serve foreign destinations.

As an immediate priority action, the Canberra government should create a high-level Jet Council to accelerate the development of a domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in Australia, a new report has recommended.

IATA announcement that it is moving its AGM from Shanghai to Doha may be indicative of China's currently diminishing role in aviation.

AEROMEXICO agreed to lease two 737-8s and seven 737-9s from Air Lease Corporation for delivery in 2022/2023.

Flight testing on the 737-7 wrapped up in 2021, but Boeing has not completed its share of certification work on the aircraft, the company confirmed.

The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) is launching “the BlueSky program,” a sustainability index aimed at allowing air cargo operators to measure their progress on sustainability goals and speed up the industry’s sustainability efforts.

LOT Polish Airlines is launching new passenger flights to Mumbai and resuming service to Delhi after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.

Australia is set to become one of the first Asia-Pacific countries to abolish the need for pre-departure COVID-19 testing.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s flight program located in Arizona’s sunny High Desert region, has been growing at a rate of 15-20% a year for the past three years, along with its number of aircraft, flight instructors and airline-affiliated partnerships.

SunExpress is looking to push its Boeing 737-8 fleet performance to more than 17 hours per day.

Namibian regional operator, FlyWestair, is seeking to take on national carrier’s mantle.

Cebu Pacific is banking on the relaxation of travel restrictions within the Philippines and across the region more broadly as it hopes to bring back pre-COVID levels of domestic capacity during the second quarter of the year.

Under renewed European pressure against fossil fuels, Clean Aviation project sets research and technology framework for coming years.

Chinese investigators late March 24 were working to extract information from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recovered from the China Eastern Airlines Flight MU5735 accident site while the search for the flight data recorder (FDR) and other pieces of evidence continues.

Alaska Air Group plans to accelerate its transition to an all-Boeing 737 mainline fleet by year-end 2023, ahead of previous plans for 2024.

Mesfin Tasew Bekele to Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines Group.

MARATHON AIRLINES, Greece leased ex-Alitalia E175 (330) from Blackbird Capital.

AEROMEXICO sold sixth new 737-9 (43719) to Clover Aviation Capital for leaseback as part of deal for 10 MAXs.

ALASKA AIRLINES has been named the 2022 Air Transport World Airline of the Year, to be presented June 21.

ALASKA AIR GROUP says it plans to grow 4-8% per year through 2025 and is accelerating transition of its 300+ aircraft (growing to 400 by mid-decade)

BIG CHARTER PRIVATE, India signed LOI to order five Twin Otter Series 400s for FLYBIG and option another five.

Aviation Week editors and guest Richard Aboulafia delve into the implications of this week’s tragic 737-800 crash in China and where the investigation stands.

Ethiopian Airlines has appointed its former COO Mesfin Tasew Bekele to take the helm following the departure of former CEO Tewolde GebreMariam, whose early retirement due to health issues was announced March 23.

The UK’s Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has secured £10.5 million ($13.8 million) in investment from HydrogenOne Capital Growth and Safran to develop hydrogen fuel-cell electric propulsion for aviation.