Air Transport

Air India has officially been handed over to the Tata Group following the completion of transaction for the purchase of the airline from the government of India.
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
The holding company behind LCC AirAsia has rebranded itself as Capital A Berhad as CEO Tony Fernandes looks beyond air transport operations for growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is working to broaden approvals for aircraft and airports near new 5G transmitters, but several Embraer models remain restricted.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines expects to return to consistent profits in 2022, but challenges related to staffing and the omicron coronavirus variant will persist for most of the 2022 first quarter (Q1).
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey, Kurt Hofmann
Low-cost competition in the Swedish capital is heating up as Norwegian is set to vie with Ryanair and Eurowings for market share from Arlanda.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Alaska Air Group is enduring some short-term cost gains to simplify its fleet as it works to shed Airbus A320s in favor of the Boeing 737 MAX.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
JetBlue Airways plans double digit capacity growth in 2022, driven by its northeast alliance (NEA) with American Airlines, which has already generated millions in codeshare revenue for the New York-based carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
There are promising recovery signs for the Asia-Pacific region as the in-service aircraft fleet steadily rebuilds, although the growth rate has been quicker for narrowbodies than widebodies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
The number of international passengers carried by Asia-Pacific airlines totaled 16.7 million in 2021, representing just 4.4% of the volumes recorded in 2019 before the pandemic began.
Airports & Networks

By Kurt Hofmann
Ahment Bolat, the airline’s chief investment and technology officer, has been appointed to succeed İlker Ayci as Turkish Airlines' board chairman.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
Cargo has been a rare bright spot in an intensely dark period for the global air transport industry. E-commerce has surged during the pandemic, making
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
EasyJet predicted a strong summer as it reported a reduced headline loss for the three months to end-December 2021 but said the emergence of the omicron coronavirus variant had hit its December activities.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China Airlines is acquiring four more Boeing 777 freighters as the Taiwanese airline looks to consolidate its market position amid the ongoing air cargo boom.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Ahead of Boeing’s latest financial results released Jan. 26, financial analysts knew Boeing would be reporting on another ugly quarter and another ugly year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Belgrade-based Air Serbia has begun the renewal of its regional fleet with the arrival of the first member of a batch of ATR turboprops.
Airlines & Lessors