Air Transport

A group of investors around SMBC Aviation Capital and its parent company agreed to buy Air Lease Corporation, closing in on leasing industry leader AerCap.

New Delhi will host the 23rd edition of Routes Asia, the only air service development event dedicated to advancing air service development across Asia-Pacific.

All the important data related to Cathay Pacific in recent years.

Scandinavian Airlines, Alaska Airlines Group and KLM are among the carriers adding long-haul intercontinental links in September 2025.

Former Airlines for Europe managing director Thomas Reynaert will head up IATA's external affairs work.

Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalize on.

VietJet will introduce a service connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Manila, marking the carrier's entry into the Philippines market.

The latest news on airports globally, with updates on financing, infrastructure expansion and sustainability initiatives.

The opening of the Centre of Excellence in Aviation Skills in 2028 will usher in a new era of aviation training in Rwanda.

Sky Mali has launched its new Bamako–Niamey route via Gao, marking a strategic turning point in its regional connectivity development plan.

Inside ACSA CEO Mpumi Mpofu’s vision for Africa’s smartest airport network.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Air Traffic Management (ATM) holds the promise of addressing many of the structural problems in the provision of ATM across Africa.

After 30 years at the helm, Airlink’s founding CEO Rodger Foster retired at the end of March, passing the baton to his chief financial officer, de Villiers Engelbrecht.

Hugues Marchessaux, new chairman of the board of Air Austral, shared the latest news on the airline during the opening of the business lounge at La Réunion–Roland Garros Airport in April.

Air Côte d'Ivoire is pursuing its expansion strategy with the launch of its intercontinental flights at the end of the year.

RwandAir is playing a strong role in delivering travellers to the country and increasingly to points across Africa via its Kigali hub.

Rwanda’s civil aviation players are strongly aligned behind the country’s bold vision to achieve social and economic progress. It puts airline, airport and aviation services development at the heart of the mission.

Kwame Bekoe is literally going down into the weeds to devise a business that could one day lead to sustainable aviation fuel production in Africa.

Marcelle Nethersole speaks to Captain Edom Tamunotonye TawoC, from Etam Avitat Services in Nigeria

Five months after emerging from its Chapter 11 restructuring process, Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection again.

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Southwest has taken delivery of its first aircraft equipped with an Installed Physical Secondary Barrier, a Boeing 737-8 that entered service on Aug. 29.

Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air says that its first 787-9 has left Boeing’s assembly line in Charleston, South Carolina.

U.S. carriers are preparing for what some anticipate will be their largest-ever Labor Day weekend operation, coming at the end of a challenging peak season.

Boeing’s August 787 production total is matching recently strong trend lines, boosting confidence that rate increases are imminent, data from AAP shows.