Air Transport

ITA, Italy received EU approval to launch operations without having to repay some €900 million in illegal state loans granted to Alitalia. It plans to

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is increasing the range of civil penalties that could be imposed on individuals violating federal mask mandates at airports and on commercial aircraft.

AAPA announced its member carriers have committed to net zero emissions by 2050, based on use of SAF.

AVIA SOLUTIONS GROUP secured €300m structured equity investment from US-based CERTARES MANAGEMENT.

Sun Country Airlines is holding steady on its third quarter revenue forecast range of $170-175 million, pointing to strong rebound in charter business and steady cargo flying offsetting weakness in scheduled service demand.

U.S. startup Breeze Airways has expanded its Airbus A220-300 order book by 20 aircraft, bringing its order total for the type to 80.

UK advanced air mobility startup Vertical Aerospace is gearing up to begin assembly of its VA-X4 engineering prototype to fly in 2022.

As first electric aircraft enter service airports and operators come to grips with infrastructure for recharging batteries.

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777-200 landed at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International (KBL) on Sept. 13, marking the first foreign commercial flight to the country since the Taliban takeover.

The more carriers which take advantage of this avenue, the greater the imperative may be for others to follow.

Energy giant Chevron and renewable fuel producer Gevo have signed an LOI to build one or more facilities to process inedible corn into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) have jointly committed to the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, highlighting the need for more focus on sustainable fuel infrastructure.

Hainan Airlines will likely see Liaoning Fangda Group become its controlling shareholder after it picked the conglomerate to be its strategic investor to navigate the group out of bankruptcy.

A Let L-410 turboprop aircraft crashed near the village of Kazachinskoe, 490 km (265 nm) north-west from Irkutsk in Russia’s East Siberia at 10:47 p.m. local time (10:47 a.m. EDT) on Sept. 12.

Korean Air has opted to leave the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) as it adjusts its industry group commitments following the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has denied authorization for Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL) to coordinate flights between Australia and Japan.

The recruitment drive will support the arrival of new aircraft joining Wizz Air’s fleet, but the airline could not confirm several media reports regarding a potential new order for another 100 Airbus A320 family aircraft.

European airports are taking different approaches to meeting ever-more stringent sustainability targets, and some are already well on the way. In June

Airlink has been ranked as South Africa’s most punctual airline, based on its 98% average on-time performance for the year to date, according to the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA).

IATA has named former Singapore Airlines executive Philip Goh as its new regional VP.