Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Changes to how pilot training standards are evaluated during commercial aircraft certification do not cover large business jets or other general aviation aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Authorities estimate the new airport, which is to replace Xiamen Gaoqi International, will handle 380,000 sorties and 45 million passengers a year.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
Hong Kong continues to take stiff measures to control the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant, temporarily banning passenger flights from eight countries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Air Senegal is set to have a fleet of 13 A220s by the end of 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

Emirates SkyCargo said it successfully navigated the complex landscape of the global logistics and supply chain industry in 2021 by focusing on its signature strengths.
Aerospace

By Adrian Schofield
South Korean regulators are drawing closer to a final decision on the proposed Korean Air-Asiana Airlines merger, as Korean Air assesses an initial report from the country’s competition authority.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Royal Jordanian Airlines is expected to announce its long-awaited fleet renewal decision this month as the flag-carrier looks to add 30 new aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
New travel restrictions introduced by the Indian state of West Bengal will dramatically cut airline capacity on one of the busiest domestic routes in the country.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield
But industry is optimistic that a step-change increase in demand and a return to profitability can be achieved by midyear.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Drone-based aircraft inspections are gaining traction as new providers, technologies and certifications come down the pipeline.
Marketplace

By Joe Anselmo
Exciting new aerospace markets will continue to emerge and grow, and Aviation Week will provide you data and analysis about them.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
Operators of certain Engine Alliance-powered Airbus A380s must conduct more frequent inspections of engine fan hubs and add a new check after regulators mandated manufacturer-recommended revisions.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick, Tony Osborne
Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility finished out 2021 with two major announcements—plans to go public and plans to study potential military missions for the Eve eVTOL aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
AT&T and Verizon have agreed to delay deploying 5G wireless services using C-band spectrum for two weeks beyond the scheduled Jan. 5 start date, giving the FAA more time to prevent airspace system disruptions arising from the potential of interference with aircraft radio altimeters.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Korean Air has demonstrated the visual inspection of an aircraft using multiple drones simultaneously.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
European travel regulations for air passengers—and others—have continued to change at a dizzying speed, with new measures and restrictions introduced in several countries immediately prior to, or during, the holiday period.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Vinod Kannan to Chief Executive Officer of Vistara, India; Deepak Rajawat was promoted to Chief Commercial Officer.
Air Transport

S7 AIRLINES became first Russian airlines to operate commercial flight with GTF-powered A320neo using SAF.
Air Transport

AIRASIA GROUP BERHAD has proposed to change its name to CAPITAL A BERHAD, pending shareholder approval.
Air Transport

Yehia Zakaria to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering.
Air Transport

BGI INVESTMENTS acquired remaining 49% of issued capital of ISRAIR AIRLINES (five A320s/three ATRs) via call option, and now owns 100%. BGI is
Air Transport

AVATION, Singapore announced Philippine Airlines is retaining 777-300ER (61735) on lease under its restructuring plan.
Air Transport

LAS CARGO, Colombia leased ex-ASL Airlines France 737-400SF (27632) from Vx Capital Partners.
Air Transport

NORDIC AVIATION CAPITAL appointed Mike Jones as EVP Global Marketing, David Farrell as EVP & Chief Risk Officer, Colin Joyce as EVP Marketing
Air Transport