Lufthansa now plans to extend a special pro-rate (SPA) agreement with leisure airline Condor beyond the summer after Germany’s competition watchdog Bundeskartellamt said the airline group had taken advantage of its dominant market position.
Cranfield Aerospace has changed the power source of its Project Fresson zero-carbon aviation initiative to hydrogen fuel cells after batteries were deemed too heavy.
IATA has urged governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests in fulfilment of COVID -19 testing requirements following the publication of new research by OXERA and Edge Health.
German regional air mobility startup Lilium is to go public in a deal expected to provide up to $830 million in funds to complete certification, begin production and launch commercial operation of its piloted seven-seat Lilium Jet air taxi in 2024.
Executives at the Chicago-based carrier believe international travel will rebound in full force, and virtual meeting technologies are not a threat to the long-term stability of business travel.
Build-up of the first module for the initial UltraFan engine demonstrator, UF001, has begun at Rolls-Royce’s Derby, England facility in preparation for tests starting in early 2022.
Startup Norse Atlantic Airways (NAA) plans to lease nine Boeing 787s as it seeks to step into the long-haul slots recently vacated by Norwegian Air Shuttle.
The government of Montenegro has taken a step forward to launching a new flag-carrier with the appointment of Lufthansa Systems as consultant, according to media reports from the Balkan nation.
Airbus has launched an ambitious demonstration program for the use of superconducting technology aboard aircraft, aiming at a major improvement in the efficiency of electric propulsion.
Environmental campaign groups Transport & Environment (T&E) and Carbon Market Watch (CMW) claim to have compiled European airlines’ emissions fully for the first time after obtaining government data for pollution on flights entering and exiting the region.
