Air Transport

STARLUX AIRLINES, Taiwan leased second new A321-200neo (9314) from GECAS; third (9147) is due shortly for startup.

IATA’s chief remains passionate about the airline industry’s raison d’être.

U.S. President Donald Trump is poised to sign into law a spending package that will send $17.6 billion to the FAA for fiscal 2020 and reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank for seven years.

A cautious industry hopes for less volatile 2020.

United Airlines has removed its Boeing 737 MAXs from schedules through June 4, 2020—a three-month extension that signals a growing lack of confidence that the model’s grounding is close to ending.

The 10 years leading to the close of the decade have been remarkable and unique for the global airline industry in one sense: As a collective, it has

MAX grounding strains Boeing-Southwest relationship.

Russia and Uzbekistan have agreed to add five new routes to their bilateral agreement, according to Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency.

After firing developer, Denver International vows terminal makeover will be on budget with new team.

Production resumption is not linked to getting MAX flying again.

The air transport industry will enter the new decade with the ongoing consequences of the two Boeing 737 MAX crashes

Data sharing, the MAX return and a labor shortage pose challenges in 2020.

FLYDUBAI sold two 737-800s to Aurum Leasing (Trecastle Global/GTLK joint venture) for leaseback; Allen & Overy advised.

AIR BUSAN agreed to lease one new LEAP-powered A321neo from SMBC Aviation Capital from Feb 2021 (SPNWS; Dec 20).

Spirit AeroSystems, the leading supplier of 737 aerostructures to Boeing, announced Dec. 20 that it will stop producing new 737 aerostructures and halt deliveries to its OEM customer on Jan. 1, 2020.

Worried that poor profit margins could compromise LCC safety standards, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) told Thai media that it will be ramping up safety inspections on airlines, especially LCCs.

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Rolls-Royce’s ambitions to build the world’s fastest all-electric aircraft have taken a step forward with the unveiling of the plane at Gloucestershire Airport, UK.

Jazeera Airways believes the LCC model can work in a region used to luxury.

The world met in Madrid in December at the United Nations COP25 summit to discuss climate change and emissions reduction. Given the sharply increased

A policy shift against handing less public money to industries is especially a problem for airlines.

Electric and hybrid power makes inroads as engine-makers face continuing challenges in commercial and military sectors.

The year 2020 will see important milestones for the aviation industry for several reasons.

From environmental pressures to transformational technologies, significant changes lie ahead for the aerospace and defense industry.

Forecasts of business and commercial aviation market shares and specs on business and commercial aviation to watch.