Working with Deutsche Aircraft, Germany’s H2Fly is planning to fly a 40-seat Dornier 328 regional aircraft modified to hydrogen-electric propulsion in 2026, and the companies are aiming for certification and market entry in 2028.
As Europe’s airlines look beyond the omicron coronavirus variant to what they hope will be a successful summer season, fuel is in focus, as jet fuel prices reach record highs.
Defunct South African regional carrier SA Express appears no closer to revival, as a dispute between the airline’s liquidators and their preferred bidder rumbles on.
European airlines including Air France-KLM, easyJet and Ryanair have teamed up with environmental associations on the “Fueling Flight Initiative” to push for a strengthening of the proposed ReFuelEU legislation on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Following months of negotiations and several days of industrial action, Airbus and Germany’s industrial workers union IG Metall agreed on a new company set-up that will see the company's industrial structure in Germany divided into two main units.
The UK government has launched an industry consultation over proposed changes to its passenger rights regulations, following the country’s exit from the European Union (Brexit).
Iceland’s PLAY is launching a third U.S. route during the summer season as CEO Birgir Jónsson seeks to advance the startup LCC’s connecting strategy between Europe and North America.
Melbourne Airport (MEL) is pushing ahead with plans to build a third runway to cope with an expected doubling of passenger numbers over the next two decades.
Aftermarket specialist AerSale has chosen Precision Aircraft Solutions to convert six more Boeing 757-200s to freighters, with options on a further four aircraft.
ICAO Council member states have expressed concerns that Belarus may have held back information during the UN agency’s fact-finding investigation into the diversion of Ryanair FR4978 to Minsk in May 2021.
The LMS-901 Baikal light turboprop is seen as a successor to Russia’s ageing fleet of Soviet mass-produced Antonov An-2 piston-engine utility aircraft.
Qatar Airways has become the launch customer for the Boeing 777-8 Freighter with a firm order for 34 jets and options for 16 more, a total purchase that would be worth more than $20 billion at current list prices and the largest freighter commitment in Boeing history by value.
Universal Hydrogen has completed a 1-megawatt iron bird for ground testing of its zero-emissions fuel-cell propulsion system and announced the first customer in France for its regional aircraft conversion.
Qatar Airways has signaled the long-anticipated launch of Boeing’s 777-8F Freighter with a firm order for 34 aircraft as part of a deal which also includes an unexpected agreement covering up to 50 stretched 737-10s.
United Airlines became the first major U.S. carrier to open its own flight school, part of an effort to address a looming pilot shortage that is expected to worsen in coming years.
Aircraft propulsion batteries with three times the pack-level energy density of today’s automotive technology may be achievable in the next decade if enough investment is targeted at aeronautical applications, a new report published in Nature concludes.
