Air Transport

The AirAsia Group reportedly is keeping just a small part of its Indian joint venture, ceding more control of the carrier to Indian conglomerate Tata Group.

American knows those who fly the MAX can best speak to its safety.

Rolls-Royce has joined Airbus and Uganda Airlines to celebrate the delivery of the airline’s first widebody aircraft, an Airbus A330neo powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines.

All eyes are on the air cargo sector as the logistical challenge of shipping COVID-19 vaccines around the world ramps up.

The Netherlands has suspended its UK air links and several other EU countries are said to be considering similar measures, to avoid importing a more contagious strain of COVID-19.

United Airlines will become the second U.S. carrier to resume commercial Boeing 737 MAX operations when it reintroduces the model to service in

US DOT says top US carriers reported on-time arrival rate of 90.9% in October vs 82.2% in October 2019; SOUTHWEST AIRLINES led with 95.2% on-time rate

Robert Heusmann to Head of Network Management & Revenue Steering of Austrian Airlines (effective February 1).

Ashwin Bhat to Chief Commercial Officer of Lufthansa Cargo (effective March 1).

AIR GREENLAND ordered an A330-800 for late 2022 to replace its A330-200. AIRBUS now has orders for 15 A330-800s.

U.S. carriers consumed 45% less jet fuel over the week of Thanksgiving 2020 than during the same period last year, new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows.

Just at U.S. airline stocks experienced a surge on positive vaccine news, the carriers themselves lined up to warn that bookings were softening due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Demand for used serviceable material (USM) is starting to rise as cost-conscious operators seek to leverage the sudden availability of material from retired aircraft during the COVID-19 pandemic, AAR Corp. CEO John Holmes said.

There is uncertainty over the future of the national airline of Montenegro, after two government ministers expressed opposing views on the carrier’s prospects.

Latvian carrier airBaltic dispensed with its last remaining Boeing 737 on Dec. 17, a few days after accepting its latest Airbus A220-300s.

JetBlue Airways will roll out a new seamless testing and verification procedure for customers traveling to Aruba in early 2021.

Malta International Airport has kicked off an expansion program for parking space at the airport, soliciting tenders for significant growth of the apron.

The research arm of China’s state-owned airframer AVIC is forecasting that the country will need 7,576 new aircraft by 2039.

While 2020 will go down largely as a year to forget for Boeing, the company’s tally of new build commercial freighter deliveries represents a 12-month record and a rare bright spot for the under-pressure manufacturer.

Forecasts, snapshots and commercial air transport and business aircraft to watch.

The pandemic has made a difficult market worse for Airbus and Boeing, threatening the viability of programs and dimming optimism.

No deal yet as the end of the transition period looms, but with connectivity assured–for now–airlines’ biggest concern is data.

Slattery wants the engine manufacturer to become more agile, is bullish about the 737 MAX and cautious for future hydrogen propulsion.

Thinking ahead: What we can expect in the major aerospace and defense sectors.

Airbus is offering an automated datalink transmission of an aircraft’s predicted flightpath from the flight management system (FMS) to air traffic control (ATC) in preparation for a 2028 mandate in Europe.