Air Transport

A start-up airline is looking to disrupt the low-cost domestic air travel market in the U.S. through an innovative business model that would rely on advertising revenue to offset rock-bottom airfares.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
UK LCC easyJet used its full-year results conference to announce a series of strategic moves, including the launch of easyJet Holidays, two environmental initiatives and the firming of purchase rights on 12 more Airbus A320neos.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Emirates is set to become a Boeing 787 operator after substituting orders for the 777X in favor of the smaller twinjet.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
A new air racing series and record-breaking attempts aim to advance the performance and efficiency of electric aircraft propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The U.S. NTSB is recommending that Boeing redesign engine fan cowls on 737 NG-series airliners after finding that a fragmented fan blade compromised the structure on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 in 2018, leading to the first fatality on a U.S. passenger airline in nearly a decade.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, continuing its strong showing at the Dubai Airshow, unveiled commitments for 14 more Dash 8-400s on Nov. 19, pushing its show total to 37 and filling more gaps in its near-term production skyline.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
UK LCC easyJet, which on Nov. 19 became the first major airline to offset 100% of its network-wide flight emissions, is forming a new electric-aircraft partnership with Airbus, paving the way towards an all-electric or hybrid fleet in the longer-term.
Air Transport

A cohort of airline pilot unions lauded the Nov. 19 introduction of a bipartisan U.S. House bill that would bring rest and duty-time regulations for cargo pilots into line with their passenger-flying counterparts.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Air Senegal placed a preliminary order for eight Airbus A220-300s as it looks to expand its African and European networks.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) has signed a firm order for 12 new generation Airbus A330neos and 20 long-range single-aisle A321XLRs, Airbus said Nov. 19 at the Dubai Airshow.
Air Transport

Chen Chuanren
South Korea’s primary air hub Seoul Incheon International Airport has begun a multi-stage expansion project aimed at enabling the facility to handle 106 million passengers by 2024.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Japan’s major airlines will use their new slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport with a mix of new destinations, additional frequencies, and flights switched from Tokyo Narita Airport.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau, Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble
While the first new orders for the 737 MAX are now coming in, Boeing also lost a competition for the KC-46 against the Airbus A330-based MRTT. Listen in as our editors discuss the key highs and lows from day three of the 2019 Dubai Air Show.
Check 6

Ethiopian Airlines will shortly unveil a new strategic roadmap to serve the airline from 2020 to 2035. Kaleyesus Bekele talked to CEO, Tewolde GebreMariam, to find out more.
Air Transport

Boeing and Ghana have announced that the country intends to re-launch an airline starting with the 787-9 Dreamliner.
Air Transport

ATR has just delivered the first of three ATR 72-600 aircraft to Tunisair Express.
Air Transport

By Vincent Chappard
Air Senegal has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for eight A220-300 aircraft.
Air Transport

EgyptAir and AerCap announced today they have executed long-term operating leases for two Boeing 787-9 aircraft, the aircraft are from AerCap’s order book with Boeing and the first unit is scheduled to deliver in 2021 with the second unit delivering in 2022.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Emirates Airline may end up buying more than the 150 Boeing 777Xs it has on firm order, and the airline is considering whether it could add the Airbus A350-1000 to its fleet as it is looking at future options to replace its A380 fleet.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s MAX sales resurgence continued on the third day of the Dubai Airshow as the company announced a commitment from Air Astana for 30 MAXs and finalized a firm order behind the scenes for 20 more, Aviation Week confirmed.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Many small suppliers announced executive changes and overhauls in their latest quarterly reports. “It’s turned out to be a year of restructuring,” says one.
Air Transport

The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation Committee has proposed new legislation that would enhance FAA’s oversight of foreign repair stations.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
South African Airways (SAA) has threatened legal action over union claims that its operations are unsafe, as the airline works to reinstate flights canceled when cabin crews and technicians went on strike.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Operators of the GE Aviation CF34-8C-powered fleet, made up of larger Bombardier CRJs, face expanded inspections of engine fuel control system components following the FAA’s mandate of GE recommendations that target reducing in-service fire risk.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Continuing problems with the Rolls-Royce engines on its Boeing 787s is forcing Air New Zealand to suspend some of its flights as its peak season approaches.
Air Transport