Air Transport

Shenzhen Airlines will launch its first flights to Australia in late December, with new service between Shenzhen and Melbourne.

Dubai-based Emirates has prohibited onboard use of power banks on its flights starting Oct 1.

Syrian Air is to receive up to $250 million for aircraft from a consortium that has put together a larger package to redevelop Damascus International Airport.

Having overseen Kenya Airways’ first profit for a decade, chief executive Allan Kilavuka is turning his attention to securing long-term financial sustainability. Graham Dunn reports from Nairobi.

Embraer is optimistic about securing additional orders in the Asia-Pacific region before the end of 2025, potentially selling E2s into India for the first time.

BeauTech Power Systems and Werner Aero have acquired large inventories of General Electric CF34-10E6 engines from JetBlue Airways.

All Nippon Airways has adopted an AI-based turbulence prediction system developed by Japanese company BlueWX.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Insufficient, inconsistent and nonexistent procedures contributed to January’s midair collision near Washington National Airport more than any single mistake.

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

This week’s Flight Friday looks at cargo utilization since 2019, with the top four aircraft types all manufactured by Boeing.

The global average jet fuel price fell 1.2% last week to $91.82/bbl, compared to $92.92/bbl the previous week.

Airbus deliveries in July were dominated by strong output of the A321neo.

A disruption that grounded United Airlines flights for several hours on the evening of Aug. 6 was caused by internal flight operations technology.

Although Avianca has pulled capacity out of the Colombian market, the operator has opted to expand at the country’s second-largest airport in Medellin.

The saga of Air Europa‘s future ownership structure has continued for many years and has taken some unexpected turns.

Sales at Parker Hannifin’s aerospace segment grew 13% organically in the company’s just-completed fiscal 2025 as executives project an 8% uptick in fiscal 2026.

Aircraft delivered by Boeing to Copa this year have arrived ahead of schedule; 10 additional 737 MAXs are set to arrive during the last five months of 2025.

American Airlines is launching the only nonstop service between the U.S. and Budapest, Hungary, and a new link to Prague.

Air Transat is entering the Brazil market with new nonstop service to Rio de Janeiro from both Toronto and Montreal for the winter 2025-26 season.

Cebu Pacific is achieving strong capacity growth and market share improvement despite having several aircraft grounded due to lack of engine availability.

The DOT has approved a codeshare agreement between Star Alliance member United Airlines and ITA Airways.

TSA has been rolling out the PreCheck Touchless ID pilot program across the U.S. over the summer, with 14 airports and four airlines now participating.

Spare engine leasing specialist Engine Lease Finance Corporation (ELFC) has placed an order for 50 CFM International Leap spare engines from the manufacturer.

“It’s all about Fort Lauderdale,” John Kirby, Spirit Airlines' vice president of network planning, tells Aviation Week.