Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Urban air mobility startup Archer is to go public in a deal that will raise up to $1.1 billion to fund commercialization of the company’s all-electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

Etihad Airways has become the first airline in the world with all its operating pilots and cabin crew vaccinated to help curb the spread of COVID-19 and give passengers who travel with the airline peace of mind.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Ethiopian Airlines has decided to continue operating the Boeing 737 MAX and now plans to return the aircraft to service in July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officials investigating the Jan. 9 crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 are further examining the Boeing 737-500’s autothrottle system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
AirAsia Group recorded a strong recovery in passenger volumes in the 2020 fourth quarter (Q4), notably in domestic carriage across Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Disruptive paradigms are not a new threat to commercial aviation, even this century, yet here we are. Is this time different?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
The big lessors are in much better financial shape than their customers, and their market share and influence will only rise as they provide customers financial help.
MRO

Tightening restrictions are getting in the way of airlines’ expectations of a summer recovery.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker
It used to be that when someone said they were afraid to fly, what they really meant was they were afraid of crashing.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
German researchers are flight-testing a satellite-based landing system for commercial aircraft that uses signals from a space-based augmentation system, potentially reducing the cost of providing precision approach capability at smaller airports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
The latest UK travel rules will add unwanted cost and complexity for airlines, airports and passengers, but will they actually prevent new coronavirus variants from entering the country?
Air Transport

SAS

By Lori Ranson
Sun Country Airlines intends to use a portion of the proceeds from its upcoming IPO (initial public offering) to re-pay a loan from the U.S. government to eliminate some of the more stringent restrictions of the financing package.
Airlines & Lessors