Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
To electrify future large commercial aircraft will require new wiring systems that can distribute tens of megawatts of power at thousands of volts safely and reliably at high altitudes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent ongoing logistics effort to distribute vaccines has seen the air cargo sector turned upside down.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
As part of ongoing insolvency proceedings, Prague’s municipal court has declared flag-carrier Czech Airlines (CSA) bankrupt.
Airlines & Lessors

Sponsored by Embraer
On February 23 we broadcast the delivery of KLM’s first E2, and 50th E-Jet in the KLM Cityhopper fleet, live from the hangar. Guests joined us
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Chen Chuanren
Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways reported a pre-tax profit of VND400 billion ($17 million) for 2020 despite the air transport industry being thrown into crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

Oman Air has been certified with Skytrax’s 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating and its 5-Star COVID-19 Lounge Safety Rating at Muscat International Airport.
Air Transport

By Maksim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Aeroflot has resumed the evolution of its widebody fleet after a one-year pause.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maksim Pyadushkin
The first private passenger airline in Uzbekistan, Qanot Sharq, plans to start commercial operations this spring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Maksim Pyadushkin
Rossiya Airlines plans to hire 400 pilots in 2021 and another 200 in 2022 to support the expansion of its fleet with Russian-made regional aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Active fleet surpasses 100, but several Asia-Pacific regulators remain in wait-and-see mode.
Aerospace & Defense

By Karen Walker
Consolidation has been a much-debated topic through the pandemic crisis, but one that has focused on which airlines might fail or merge.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) chairman Stephen Hillier has acknowledged that “there’s still much still to do,” following the UK’s exit from the EU (Brexit) and from EU aviation regulator EASA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
After more than a year of product development and collaboration with operators, Flyht Aerospace Solutions is poised to move its revamped suite of real-time data analysis tools into line operations with launch customers China Express, LIAT, and Swoop, CEO Bill Tempany said.
MRO

A4A

By Alan Dron
Lessor BOC Aviation says it is in good shape for the coming financial year, in another sign of the strengthened position of the leasing industry amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors