Air Transport

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.

The airline industry has high expectations for SAF but green lobbyists warn using some of the fuels may create more problems.

Rolls-Royce is developing software to address a “design issue” that puts certain Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s at risk of fuel flow restrictions under certain conditions.

The Southern African nation of Eswatini plans to resurrect its national carrier after a two-decade hiatus.

Kuwaiti LCC Jazeera Airways plans to expand its route network ahead of the summer season to cater to high tourist demand, the airline said April 25.

The leadership of Alaska Airlines’ pilot union voted unanimously to conduct a strike authorization ballot in May, as negotiations with management toward a new contract remain at a standstill.

Russia’s largest airline group Aeroflot reported carrying 2.2 million passengers in March 2022, a 20.4% drop compared to the same period the previous year.

Canadian startup Refuel Energy has announced plans to build a 3,000 barrel/day (126,000 gal.) renewable fuels plant in southern Ontario.

U.S. airlines were battling a pilot shortage well before the COVID-19 pandemic, but the crisis has exacerbated the challenge with no short-term solution in sight.

Russian carrier S7 Airlines has been suspended from the Oneworld alliance by mutual agreement, with effect from April 19.

Once again an independent company, Ampaire has begun ground-testing a Cessna Grand Caravan modified to hybrid-electric propulsion.

More than two years after it shut its borders to non-residents, Hong Kong is finally allowing international travelers to enter the city starting in May, although still retaining test and quarantine requirements.