Air Transport

The Wings Club Foundation has awarded $345,000 in scholarships to 22 students pursuing careers in aviation or aerospace.

In the third quarter of this year, there have been fascinating, if early, signs of improvement in the civil aircraft supply chain.

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

Following the tragic MD-11F accident at Louisville, Kentucky, Flight Friday looks at flight cycles of the last tri-jet aircraft built for commercial service.

Investigators probing the fatal Nov. 4 crash of a UPS McDonnell-Douglas MD-11 freighter are analyzing data from both of the aircraft’s onboard recorders.

Frontier Airlines is evaluating opportunities for growth in 2026 as it responds to competitive capacity reductions and expects to have a clearer forecast soon.

The FAA and U.S. DOT list of 40 airports to be affected as of Nov. 7 by schedule cuts include essentially all of America's largest and busiest airports.

Emirates Group is reporting a profit before tax of $3.3 billion for the first six months of its 2025-26 financial year.

Northwest Arkansas National Airport will be the Destination Sponsor for TakeOff North America 2026.

While the Asia-Pacific airline industry has returned to pre-pandemic international capacity levels, progress beyond this point has proven elusive.

Air France-KLM reported a dip in net profit for the third quarter, as the airline group was hit by tax increases in France and disruptions in the Netherlands.

StandardAero entered an MOU with Indonesia-based GMF AeroAsia to form a partnership related to services for CFM International CFM56-7B engines.

Swiss aviation consulting firm Alpcor Aviation highlights the shared challenges facing the route development community and the growing role of data-driven tools.

The terms of TAP Air Portugal’s privatization were published in September, stirring significant interest among Europe’s largest airline groups.

U.S. airlines’ mid-year decision to reduce capacity growth stabilized the domestic market, according to Airlines for America Chief Economist John Heimlich.

Turkish Airlines has finalized an agreement to acquire a minority stake in Air Europa.

SATS has released its “Hub Handler of the Future” concept to better position the Singapore hub’s competitiveness by introducing new technologies.

Airports are looking to transform from transit points into vibrant destinations, with new designs emphasizing modularity and flexibility, consultancy says.

Daria Sergeeva, Airport Development Team Manager West at Wizz Air, spoke to Routes about what it meant to win the Rising Star category at the Routes World 2025 Awards in Hong Kong and the airline’s recent air service achievements.

American Airlines, a longtime member of the U.S. Big Three, comes under scrutiny as its larger rivals widen the competitive gap.

The UPS Boeing MD-11 that crashed while taking off from Louisville International Airport Nov. 4 lost its No. 1 engine before the aircraft cleared the airport perimeter, the NTSB said.

The FAA is prepared to cut flights by 10% at 40 high-traffic markets around the nation, responding to evidence of mounting pressures and fatigue.

Financial results for the third quarter from the four largest U.S. carriers show record-high revenues and mostly profits, with the exception of one airline.

Air Canada sees improvement in transborder demand after a decline earlier this year which followed rapidly changing trade policies and other geopolitical fractures.

German leisure carrier Condor has become an all-Airbus operator after completing its final Boeing 757-300 flight.