Air Transport

U.S. commuter airline Southern Airways Express has become the first to place firm orders for a new form of regional transportation, the all-electric wing-in-ground-effect seagliders under development by startup Regent Craft.

MENA Cargo Airlines has signed a five-year unit load device (ULD) supply, management and repair agreement with Unilode Aviation Solutions.

Initial findings from a world-first study of the impact of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on both engines of a commercial jet have provided promising early results.

Captain Sandy Benoiton has taken over as Air Seychelles acting CEO at one of the most difficult times in history. He talked to Anuradha Deenapanray Chappard about the airline’s development strategy and its fight against Covid-19.

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has said that ongoing problems with his Airbus A350 fleet are causing a “large dent” in his carrier’s widebody operations.

The probe into the Feb. 21 incident found risks linked to airport operator Finavia’s decision to reduce airfield maintenance staff.

UK regional startup Flybe has taken delivery of its first De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, with a view to operating 32 of the type.

Short-term blanket travel bans imposed on certain countries are not good news for an aviation industry that is still in recovery mode and had dared to hope that governments would adopt a more data-driven approach in response to emerging variants.

The German aerospace center will modify the aircraft by adding a fuel-cell powertrain being developed with MTU Aero Engines.

The routes would be operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines, a scheduled and charter carrier based in British Columbia, under the WestJet Link brand.

Scandinavian Airlines Group’s President and CEO Anko van der Werff is pushing ahead with further restructuring measures.

The carrier has high hopes for the North American market despite continuing its losses through the third quarter of 2021.

Ethiopian Airlines has finalized preparations for the launch of Zambia’s new national carrier, Zambia Airways, which is to start operations Dec. 1.

Despite the uncertainties caused by the emergence of omicron, easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren said there remains a unique opportunity for easyJet to win customers and take market share from rivals over the winter.

Qatar Airways will no longer be accepting passengers travelling from five Southern African countries in its global network.

Vistara and IndiGo have resumed flights between Indian and Singapore under the Vaccinated Travel Lane.

Moment, French leader in onboard digital solutions, has been selected by Fly Baghdad to provide an in-flight entertainment solution aboard its fleet of 5 Boeing 737 NG.

Willie Walsh, IATA's director general has commented on the new on New COVID-19 B 1.1.529 Omicron variant.

Embraer has signed an MoU with Pratt & Whitney to collaborate on studies of 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

Taiwan’s China Airlines (CAL) took delivery of its first of 25 A321neos in Hamburg Nov. 29.

Operational mistakes played just as big a role in the October 2019 runway overrun of a Saab 2000 in Alaska as a latent technical issue, investigators say.

Karl Schuster to Executive Vice President and Chief Loyalty Officer of WestJet, Canada.

CONDOR agreed to lease four ex-Etihad A330-200s from Avolon (975/991) and Altavair (824/852) for delivery by May 2022.

JET2.COM leased ex-Thomas Cook A321-200 (6038) with CFM56s from Air Lease Corporation.

ZAMBIA AIRWAYS is being launched by IDC (55%) and Ethiopian Airlines (45%) for December startup of domestic services out of Lusaka (aircraft TBA); it