The FAA is closing in on its first special condition for type certification of an electric propulsion system, and acknowledges that amending requirements developed over decades for piston and turbine engines is proving challenging.
United Airlines became the first U.S. legacy carrier to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees, as the delta coronavirus variant sweeps through North America and threatens the ongoing recovery in air travel demand.
Copa Airlines will retrofit its Boeing 737s with Honeywell’s air separation module (ASM), becoming the first announced customer for the fuel tank safety system component.
LCC Air Arabia plans to remain focused on further cost-control measures and supporting business continuity during the second half of 2021, the airline said Aug. 9.
The organization, whose 46 members account for more than 85% of total international traffic carried by African airlines, warned that in the first half of 2021, African airlines incurred estimated cumulative revenue losses of $5 billion.
The prevalence and evolution of flight data collection and analysis programs means they are ideally positioned for another role that operators are quickly deeming essential—becoming more eco-friendly.
Qatar Airways further increased its presence in southern Africa with the launch of a service from Doha to Lusaka, Zambia, and then onward to the Zimbabwean capital Harare.
The Aviation Week Network has compiled aircraft orders for decades, but tracking the emerging and building order stream for advanced air mobility (AAM) airplanes is a different matter entirely.
Kuwait-based low-cost carrier, Jazeera Airways has announced a new record in its cargo business having successfully carried one million kilograms of cargo in the month of July 2021 alone, its highest ever since the launch of its cargo operations in April of 2020.
The company director of Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) has said the Hong Kong-based startup is hoping to commence operations on Oct.1 with a charter flight from the city territory to Beijing.
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson said that airports can help combat instances of unruly and intoxicated passengers by cracking down on concessionaires who sell “to-go” alcohol, which some passengers have been bringing on to flights.
