Air Transport

Etihad Airways is looking to a strong 2022 as traffic returns post-pandemic, the company’s Group CEO said March 1.

IATA’s latest estimate of the returning global passenger market continues to set 2024 as the point at which traveler numbers finally outstrip those of 2019.

Lilium is modifying the design of its electric air taxi, building a third demonstrator to accelerate flight testing and partnering with NetJets to offer the vertical takeoff Lilium Jet for private and business aviation.

Eyes are on China to finally relax its strict COVID measures now that the rest of Asia is largely open for business.

Canadian regional aviation specialist Chorus Aviation is to acquire UK-headquartered lessor Falko Regional Aircraft for $855 million, with investment firm Brookfield Asset Management slated to take a 12.5% stake in Chorus once the deal completes.

Russia is maintaining air connection to Europe with its ally Belarus as well as Serbia and Turkey.

Air India’s newly named CEO Ilker Ayci is withdrawing from the role before his tenure has officially begun.

Business travelers and corporate travel managers are coming to terms with new factors that are enabling work trips to make a comeback, but which are also making journeys more complicated.

Etihad Airways has announced its business results for 2021, recording a strong recovery in passenger operations along with a significant improvement in financial performance.

After reports last week that former Turkish Airlines CEO Ilker Ayci was announced as Air India’s new CEO, Ayci has now said he has ‘declined’ the position.

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) have the potential to greatly reduce aviation’s climate impact. They could already be used as “drop-in” fuels to power the existing fleet sustainably. But what exactly are SAFs? And what kind of benefits do they have?

The pilot of an Aeroflot airliner that violated Canadian airspace on Feb. 27 after it had been closed to all Russian aircraft declared the flight to be on a hum

The FAA will inspect each 787 aircraft before clearing it for delivery, mirroring its process on the 737 MAX.

If there is any good news about possible supply chain disruptions linked to Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the related logistical and political fallout, it’s that they do not appear to be imminently catastrophic.

Shipping giants FedEx Express and UPS have halted cargo flights to and from Russia, as the ripple effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine continue to widen.

The aerospace industry has begun to evaluate the consequences of the sanctions the EU is imposing on Russia’s aviation in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russian carriers have been barred from almost all of Europe’s airspace as part of sanctions imposed by the European Union following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.