Air Transport

Reaching Airbus' production goals is becoming “a bit more difficult every day,” CEO Guillaume Faury says, yet its ramp-up plans “remain the same.”

At this year's Paris Air Show engine-maker Safran is exhibiting a turbine rear frame made with additive manufacturing under the RISE technology program.

Ramifications from June 12’s Air India Boeing 787 fatal accident began to emerge within 24 hr. of the disaster.

The aviation industry has yet to get over the basic difficulties of ramping up SAF production, panelists said at the Paris Air Forum.

Copa EVP Robert Carey said the Panamanian carrier’s capacity is expected to grow 7-8% this year, bringing new connectivity via its hub at Panama City Tocumen.

Several big campaigns are ongoing that could, with a successful outcome for Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, seriously move the needle.

MUFG closed $600m unsecured term loan to support capital needs, including aircraft acquisitions, of AIRCASTLE.

BREEZE AIRWAYS sold three A220-300s (55341/55343/55345) to High Ridge Aviation and leased them back.

LATAM Airlines Brazil looks to fill 160 pilot vacancies as it works to maintain its stature as the country’s leading airline, measured in domestic traffic share

The redesigned MJ500 features an advanced thermal hybrid powertrain driving aft-mounted open-rotor/stator propulsors.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has entered into a codeshare agreement with Vietnam Airlines, with possible nonstop flights between Scandinavia and Vietnam.

Airbus is planning to start flight tests next year to bring into service the next two evolutions of its A350 widebody program.

Israel’s airstrikes on Iran early June 13 have triggered a wave of airspace closures across the Middle East and led to widespread flight cancellations.

The aerospace industry needs to collectively push for a return to a zero tariff situation, Safran and Embraer executives told the Paris Air Forum June 13.

Boeing has confirmed CEO Kelly Ortberg and Boeing Commercial Airplanes President Stephanie Pope will no longer attend the Paris Air Show.

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said: “Investigations will take time, but anything we can do now, we are doing,” following the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad yesterday.

Air Seychelles has signed a long-term contract with AIRPM to implement AIRPMx, a cutting-edge network planning and optimisation platform developed through a joint venture between Milanamos SAS and AviaPro.

Thales' latest report on cyberthreats in the aviation sector warns of a spectacular rise in cyberattacks, which have increased by 600% in the space of a year.

The Nigerian government’s decision to sign up to the international agreement that governs the aircraft leasing market may make it easier for the country’s airlines to expand their fleets.

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Kyiv Boryspil Targets Diaspora, Global Hubs In Recovery Plan, as told during an interview with Director of Commercial and Strategy during Routes Europe 2025.

In an exclusive interview with ATW, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO Stephanie Pope makes clear that new orders are not the manufacturer’s focus.

Airbus is looking to add two metric tons to the A330-900’s maximum takeoff weight, which promises to yield a 150-nm range improvement for the widebody.