Air Transport

By Karen Walker
U.S. airlines and flight attendants have welcomed a presidential executive order requiring masks to be worn at airports and onboard commercial flights.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The program continues to be bogged down by post-production inspections and customers’ hesitance to take new widebody aircraft amid an historic demand downturn.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European travel rules aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 are set to tighten.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Atlanta will return to the Qatar Airways network in June as part of an expansion of services to the U.S.
Airports & Networks

This webinar took place January 22, 2021. Hydrogen is emerging as one of the paths forward for aviation to become more environmentally sustainable
Aerospace

By Linda Blachly
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has launched a pilot program using innovative technology to provide social distancing information and assessment for customers at a security checkpoint.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Flydubai has become the latest airline to announce a restart of flights to Qatar following the end of the blockade.
Airlines & Lessors

MALAYSIA AVIATION GROUP was approved by UK Court to proceed with a major component of its comprehensive restructuring that includes a scheme of
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
There are few signs of near-term relief for the travel and tourism markets, given continued limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and gaps in data relating to the coronavirus’s transmission, according to ICAO’s CEO.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

LOT POLISH AIRLINES is expected to begin permanent retirement of its Q400 fleet (12 aircraft) in 2021.
Air Transport

Yitzhak Eliav to Chief Financial Officer of El Al Israel Airlines.
Air Transport

AIRBUS has Turkmenistan Airlines order for two converted A330-200Fs (TBA) for delivery in 2022; conversion program was launched in 2012 as part of
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
KLM has announced plans to cut a further 800-1,000 jobs as COVID-19 travel restrictions continue to prevent the Dutch flag-carrier’s recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
South Korea’s latest LCC Aero K plans to begin scheduled domestic flights from its Cheongju International Airport (CJJ) base to Jeju (CJU) on Feb. 19.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Europe’s safety regulator goes beyond FAA requirements in lifting the flight ban, a move that illustrates EASA’s bigger role.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkmenistan Airlines has placed an order for two A330-200 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft, shopping with Airbus for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) began test and verification flights Jan. 22, during which the majority of its future airline users deployed their various aircraft types.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia is planning to raise MYR455 million ($113 million) in a private placement to raise cash, pay off debts and cover expenses.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By P. Barry Butler
Clear policy, consistent messaging, collaboration, data analysis and humility are key to meeting the challenges of the pandemic safely.
Maintenance & Training

Air cargo business that has demonstrated exceptional resiliency and is expected to post double-digit year-over-year percentage traffic growth in 2021.
Air Transport

By Ben Goldstein
United Airlines is confident there will be an “inflection point” in the path of demand sometime in 2021, although executives are keeping mum about when exactly that might occur.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
WestJet re-launched Boeing 737-8 services with a routine flight from Calgary to Vancouver Jan. 21, becoming the first Canadian carrier to operate a 737 MAX-family aircraft following a 20-month global grounding.
Airlines & Lessors

By Bill Carey
U.S. President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) pledged Jan. 21 to enforce a presidential directive requiring people to wear masks during interstate travel to prevent against the spread of COVID-19.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker
As part of a “mask up for 100 days” campaign that new U.S. President Joe Biden has prioritized in his first days in office, most air travelers in America will be required to wear a mask until April.
Safety, Ops & Regulation