Air Transport

A more pragmatic US DOT seeks to refine airline ‘unfair practice’ definitions.

Airlines must take lead on coronavirus.

South African Airways’ prospects seem grimmer by the day.

Cabin designers rethink comfort for ultra-long flights.

Passenger expectations for onboard Wi-Fi are rising.

Saudi Arabia’s next major industry is likely to be tourism and its airlines stand to benefit.

How will the air cargo industry catch up on digitalization?

As the aviation industry expands its support for initiatives to reduce its environmental impact, more countries, airlines and companies are making

Commercial aviation has weathered numerous crises, and each time it has recovered and grown stronger.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Aerospace manufacturing has awakened to a nightmare. Customer demand could swoon as air travel is crippled, battering a sector already reeling from narrowbody and widebody cuts alike.

Former Trump administration UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has resigned from aerospace and defense giant Boeing’s board of directors in opposition to the company’s $60 billion bailout bid, the company said March 19.

VIENNA—Lufthansa Group subsidiaries Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) and Austrian Airlines have announced wide-ranging survival strategy measures

Russian aviation authorities have halved air navigation service rates for local carriers operating domestic flights.

The UK’s second largest airport, London Gatwick, has announced night closures, job cuts and reduced pier capacity to mitigate lower passenger demand in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Representatives of smaller aviation suppliers are pushing for COVID-19 pandemic-related financial relief and prompting eligible companies to tap into newly available government programs, such as Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.

Compass Airlines will cease operations in early April following capacity cuts by American Airlines that include a significant drop in flying at Los Angeles International Airport.

International services in the Asia-Pacific region are continuing their rapid freefall, with many airlines in the region grounding their remaining international flights and more carriers likely to follow in coming days.

NORWEGIAN flew one pax ona flight between Tel Aviv and Barcelona (737NG), according to social media post.

US DOT reports world's airlines carried 1.1b pax in/to US in 2019, up 3.9% vs 2018; international pax rose 2.4% to 241m.

The FAA said Mar. 19 that it will begin a thorough cleaning of the air traffic control (ATC) tower at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport (LAS) after a controller there “presumptively tested positive” for the COVID-19 coronavirus, causing it to temporarily close the tower.

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson is quarantining at home following a brief encounter with a U.S. House lawmaker who later tested positive for COVID-19.

Lufthansa Group plans to make massive cuts to its over €3 billion ($3.4 billion) in planned investments this year, as the airline prepares for an extended period of no or very little demand.

WASHINGTON—The Trump Administration wants to send airlines $50 billion worth of secured loans, a far cry from the package of grants, unsecured loans

Greta Thunberg’s vision for a “no fly” world has abruptly turned into a reality. Now, at least, we can all see how awful it is and why it is not the