Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Ground-support equipment suppliers make fast progress toward hydrogen use, but OEMs are still reviewing their options.
Emerging Technologies

By Victoria Moores
British Airways (BA) passengers can now volunteer to pay extra for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), but how many will be willing to pay more for their flights?
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
The FAA has issued research contracts worth more than $100 million to six aerospace partner companies and teams under the third phase of its long-running Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (CLEEN) Program.
Sustainability

By Lori Ranson
LATAM Airlines Group has released a five-year business plan that projects 13% revenue growth from pre-crisis levels by 2026, driven in part by a forecast of robust growth in Brazil and Chile’s domestic markets.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) has revealed plans to raise another ¥300 billion ($2.7 billion) in financing to help strengthen its business in the COVID-19 industry recovery phase.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Two European wet-lease operators—Ireland’s CityJet and Estonia’s Xfly—are each separately looking to expand their ACMI businesses to include Embraer E-Jets, in response to market demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
South African airline Comair has swelled its capital by a further R270 million ($19 million), generated from the sale of its SLOW Lounge business and an anti-trust settlement payment from South African Airways (SAA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson
Twenty years on from 9/11, the global industry is battling the COVID-19 pandemic, which has shaped up to be the worst crisis in the history of commercial aviation. But the difference between then and now is that U.S. airlines are poised to recover more rapidly.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
In support of U.S. plans to boost sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production to at least 3 billion gal. a year by 2030, the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) has awarded $64.7 million in funding for 22 projects to produce cost-effective low-carbon biofuels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thai AirAsia (TAA) is turning to retail investors and the public to shore up its short-term liquidity by introducing a low-entry investment bond scheme.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
No longer on France’s green safe list, unvaccinated travelers from the U.S. and Israel are blocked from entering France for non-essential reasons starting Sept. 12.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission found that Italy's new national carrier ITA is not the economic successor to Alitalia, and is therefore not liable to repay state aid deemed illegal.
Airlines & Lessors

A4A

By David Casey
Bahrain’s flag-carrier Gulf Air plans to launch its inaugural route to Israel before the end of the month—almost a year after the two countries formally established diplomatic relations.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Digitalization drives a rethink on baggage and onboard food services.
Interiors & Connectivity

GECAS has delivered the first of two A321NX aircraft to SalamAir with the arrival of one, MSN 10483, into Muscat, Oman from Hamburg. As announced in late 2019, GECAS is providing the two aircraft from its own skyline.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Some U.S. airlines are facing challenges filling the positions needed to meet projected near-term demand growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Even though new working practices have established themselves during the pandemic, personal contact with customers, business partners and employees in international branches is missing, says Austrian Airlines CCO Michael Trestl.
Airlines & Lessors

By Joe Anselmo, Steve Trimble, Michael Lavitt
Aviation Week editors witnessed terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and flew on missions guarding the capital. Listen to their stories.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Shrinking the high-pressure heart of an engine will make smaller turbofans more efficient than current commercial powerplants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

There are ways to safely restore transatlantic air traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe's recommended tighter restrictions for U.S. travelers is a blow to airlines hoping for a long-haul recovery.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Recent appointments, promotions and honors in the aviation and aerospace industry.
Aviation Week & Space Technology