Air Transport

Report highlights the dilemmas being faced by airlines post-COVID.

Juan Carlos Salazar was appointed ICAO Secretary General in August 2021, to a three-year term, and is now on a second three-year term.

State-owned carriers Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines have all signaled that they will post losses for the first half of 2025.

All the important data related to American Airlines in recent weeks.

Ghaith Al Ghaith, the CEO at flydubai, has been awarded the Executive Leadership for the Middle East & Africa accolade at the 2025 Airline Strategy Awards.

Etihad Airways has added seven new destinations to its network as part of its ongoing strategy to bring more point-to-point traffic directly to Abu Dhabi.

IndiGo has signed a codeshare agreement with Jetstar enabling its customers to connect more easily to Australia and New Zealand.

Etihad Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Greek regional carrier SKY express, opening access to 24 Greek island destinations and three additional Eastern Mediterranean cities for customers travelling via Athens.

SolitAir, a UAE’s cargo airline, has entered a strategic partnership with Eight Wings Aerospace, a provider of aerospace solutions, for comprehensive technical and logistics support.

DHL Express has signed on to uplift 7,400 tons of neat SAF from Neste at Singapore Changi Airport to support the air cargo carrier’s operations.

Listen in as Aviation Week's Guy Norris and Sean Broderick join Jens Flottau to share their thoughts on the preliminary report into the first crash of the Boeing 787.

Southwest Airlines will add new network points in 2026, moving away from a post-COVID strategy focused on building up service at airports already on its map.

Airlines in Latin America are feeling good about their short-term prospects but are keeping a close watch on the second half of the year.

Many airlines have partnerships with rail, but studies show high train ticket prices on various routes can deter travelers.

LATAM plans to spend $40 million upgrading 37 Airbus A319s, a subfleet that has provided the company flexibility as it faced aircraft delivery delays.

UK startup Sora Aviation has designed a large tiltrotor eVTOL able to carry up to 30 passengers at a time.

FedEx has signed an agreement with ACIA Aero Leasing to acquire the first ATR72-600 Large Cargo Door (LCD) passenger to freighter converted aircraft.

Operators are inspecting flight deck fuel control switches on certain Boeing aircraft.

French investment firm Ardian has cemented its position as London Heathrow Airport’s largest shareholder.

Carbon Analysis looks at the efficiency of a fresh selection of African carriers, namely Air Mauritius, Air Peace, Kenya Airways and South African Airways.

Frederick Wallace Smith, founder, executive chair and long-time chair and CEO at FedEx Corp., died on June 21, aged 80.

Airlines have once again demonstrated their resilience through yet more challenging times in the first half of 2025.

Africa has launched a new currency exchange platform which will help the continent’s airlines repatriate funds from other African countries.

New SAE and ASTM programs are developing aerospace standards to simplify and improve the use of advanced technologies.

Air France and KLM are partnering with EASA on the new EU Flight Emissions Label, aimed at informing passengers about the environmental impact of their flights.