Air Transport

JetBlue Airways is slashing its planned schedule for the summer and rest of the year, part of an effort to bolster the reliability of its operations amid chronic staffing constraints.

SAS Scandinavian Airlines will be the launch customer of a product developed by the Airbus-led Digital Alliance venture that targets predictive maintenance and other data-driven operational efficiency drivers, signing up for the partnership’s Skywise Predictive Maintenance Alliance (SPMA) offering.

Air Canada has added four aircraft to a recent order for Airbus A321XLRs and selected Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines to power the long-range narrowbodies.

It is widely held that sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) are the best near-term solution to decarbonizing aviation, but huge demand and miniscule supply makes their adoption unfeasible on a widescale basis.

World Energy plans to increase sustainable aviation fuel production at its facility here by 700% to 340 million gal. annually, the company said.

Boeing is tapping 737 MAX subassembly supplier Spirit AeroSystems to expand its aftermarket support of its newest narrowbody aircraft family, launching spares pools for structural parts that Spirit will support through its repair capabilities.

Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company (GAMECO) has cut its first Boeing 767-300BCF cargo door, while Chinese-owned lessor CDB Aviation has separately taken delivery of its first freighter.

Japan’s major carriers are either increasing or readjusting their flights to Europe as they look for the most efficient ways to avoid Russian airspace.

Airbus has scored a key point in its legal dispute with Qatar Airways over surface quality issues on the airline’s A350 fleet that could make an eventual settlement more likely.

US domestic traffic recovered to 75% of pre-pandemic levels in 2021, while international travel in and out of the country was about half of where it

Sustainability initiatives were brought to the center of the Airlines for Europe (A4E) summit at the end of March as airline executives—including from

Indonesia’s House of Representatives has voted in a favor a government proposal to inject around IDR7.5 trillion ($520 million) into Garuda Indonesia this year once the flag-carrier’s restructuring has been completed.

Russian carriers will not be allowed to add any new air services to the U.S., or codeshare with U.S. carriers, after the U.S. FAA downgraded Russia’s air safety rating to Category 2.

Washington Dulles is proposing the construction of a new 14-gate concourse for regional airline flights.

Air Astana plans to begin offering new scheduled connections to the UK and Turkey in May using its fleet of Airbus A321 aircraft.

India’s Akasa Air has announced it will now launch its flight operations in July instead of June as previously planned.

With Eid Al Fitr approaching, Emirates is offering more flights across seven cities in the GCC and Middle East.

Singapore Airlines (SIA) and United Airlines have announced an expansion to their codeshare partnership, which now allows passengers from both airlines to connect to nine cities across the Asia-Pacific region and 10 cities in the U.S.

Airbus has been forced by its workers to walk away from an earlier plan to sell its plant in Varel, Germany, to Mubea, an automotive supplier aiming at expanding into aerospace.

The curriculum for engineering must expand to include flexible interdisciplinary coursework and hands-on laboratory experience.

U.S. Startup Breeze Airways plans to launch service from Westchester County Airport (HPN) in New York—located 35 minutes north of New York City—including the only transcontinental flights from the airport.