Air Transport

IndiGo CEO Pieter Elbers restated the air transport industry’s “relentless focus” on safety, answering questions about IndiGo’s response to the 12 June crash of Air India flight AI171 at Ahmedabad Airport.

The UK’s Manchester Airport fought hard to become IndiGo’s first European long-haul destination, Chris Woodroofe, managing director of Manchester Airport, told Aviation Week at the launch event.

flydubai has broken ground on its new Aircraft Maintenance Centre at Dubai South.

A report into the substation fire at Heathrow in March showed that moisture levels detected in 2018 likely caused the electrical fault that sparked the fire.

With ATC modernization in sharp focus, listen in as editors and former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt dig back through our archives to discuss a midair collision in 1956.

Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 2 July 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

The Competition Bureau is outlining steps for the Canadian government to take to strengthen domestic airline competition.

U.S. electric power startup Magnix says it aims to continue working with NASA on the technology.

Both the House and Senate propose a $12.5 billion down payment on DOT Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to modernize U.S. ATC infrastructure by the end of the decade.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is alerting the public to a cybercriminal group it says has a new target in its crosshairs: airlines.

State-owned Mexicana has taken delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 from a 20-aircraft order placed in 2024.

Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways have signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership, which will begin with a “comprehensive” codeshare.

Condor is looking at a further fleet expansion that could include additional widebodies and narrowbodies.

IndiGo has begun services from Mumbai to Manchester marking the carrier’s first foray into long-haul markets.

Scandinavian Airlines has ordered up to 55 Embraer E195-E2s in what SAS President and CEO Anko van der Werff describes as a bold and transformative investment.

St. Cloud Technical and Community College is working to open a new aviation maintenance technician program by fall 2026.

AirBaltic has maintained its full year guidance for 2025, anticipating 5.2-5.4 million passengers, with around 20% growth in wet lease capacity.

Eight countries have formed a coalition to advocate for expanded flight taxation globally.

EME Aero has grown capacity at its site in Poland with the entry into service of a second test cell.

Ethiopian Airlines has launched a new twice-weekly cargo flight service between Addis Ababa and Urumqi, China.

Aviation solutions provider, UAS has successfully executed its extensive support services for Hajj 2025.

Emirates will be layering on more retrofitted Boeing 777s and Airbus A380s on its existing schedules to Shanghai and Zurich.

IndiGo has begun services from Mumbai to Manchester marking the carrier’s first foray into long-haul markets as it accelerates its ambitions to become a global airline by 2030.

Emirates Aviation University (EAU) has celebrated its 35th graduation ceremony by honouring a further 154 scholars.

Turkish Airlines is launching flights from London Stansted Airport on 18 March 2026, offering UK passengers more convenient access to Istanbul.