Air Transport

Boeing's new CEO closed his first full week on the job with an olive branch to a key union as part of a broader message of encouragement to employees.

American Airlines has flight-tested a planned update to advanced cockpit display functionality that will provide pilots with a lead aircraft’s vertical path.

The FAA has selected companies to receive a total of $291 million in grants under the Fueling Aviation’s Sustainable Transition, or FAST, program.

As usual, pay deal negotiations with flight attendants and pilots were dragging on.

Recent personnel developments in the commercial aviation industry centered on MRO companies HAECO Group and Lufthansa Technik.

The Mexican government is merging three airport entities into a new entity called Grupo Aeroportuario Marina, controlled by the Navy.

Airbus is really excited about an open-rotor engine. Boeing not so much. Here’s why.

Exhibiting at Routes Europe 2024, Hannover Airport (HAJ) spoke to Routes about its strategy to enhance long-haul connectivity and sustainability efforts.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

As airlines in the Northern Hemisphere enjoy their summer peak, Flight Friday looks at passenger flights from January to July over the 2019-24 period.

BOC AVIATION had US$460m net profit on US$1.17b revenues in 1H24 vs US$262m on US$1.06b in 1H23. It ended the quarter with owned/managed/committed fleet of 680 aircraft (99% aircraft utilization) and US$5.5b liquidity.

AVIANCA agreed to lease three new A320neos with LEAPs from Macquarie AirFinance; first (12169) was delivered.

US DOT reports US airlines carried 87.1m pax (75.8m domestic/11.3m international) in May, up 4.9% vs May 2023.

AIR ASTANA plans October 28 to begin twice-weekly Almaty-Phu Quoc, Vietnam (A321LR).

FALKO REGIONAL AIRCRAFT completed transactions for 22 aircraft in 2Q24 vs 20 in 2Q23. It has 260 aircraft.

EL AL ISRAEL AIRLINES ordered 20 737 MAXs, and optioned 11, for delivery in 2028-2032 for replacement/growth.

Harris Manolopoulos to Director of Fleet of SmartLynx Airlines.

Canada Jetlines will temporarily cease operations and file for creditor protection, three days after four senior executives resigned from their positions.

The flight attendants’ unions at Alaska Airlines believes additional solidarity actions are necessary now that a tentative agreement has been rejected.

The strong recovery of Thailand’s tourist numbers has provided a welcome boost for the country’s airlines, although the China market is still lagging.

Tradewind Aviation has entered a new interline agreement with JetBlue Airways.

Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalize on.