Air Transport

Analysts say India’s airlines are set to post their best operational performance in the last five years.

Despite the fluctuation in India’s airline sector, outside investors see promise there.

Studies suggest that with air transportation demand set to double by 2030, nearly a million new pilots, maintenance technicians, air traffic controllers and cabin crew will be needed to keep the industry moving forward.

After failed experiments with Airbus A380s and A330s, the third-largest Japanese carrier is pruning its network and may link with rival carriers.

The commercial aviation MRO market in the Middle East is growing at a faster rate than the global average, driven by work on widebody aircraft.

Air France is being pummeled by outside factors such as the proliferation of low-cost airlines infringing on its territory, but perhaps the biggest shadow is being cast by their “brother” executives at KLM.

The CEOs want the Obama administration to begin government-to-government negotiations with Qatar and the UAE to examine alleged subsidies and overcapacity on routes between the U.S. and those countries.

Newly revealed 777 upgrade package may be key to streamlining Boeing’s production transition to advanced 777X family.

For the subset of pilots willing and able to work in the Far East, the money and rapid job advancement are there for the taking, and will be for the next five years or more.

Just over one hundred days into new ownership and after a restructuring that changed the shape and face of the airline, British leisure carrier Monarch Airlines says it is on course for stability and profitability in 2015.

While the A380neo’s development might cost “only” $2.5 billion, wouldn’t that money be better spent enhancing another successful program?

ICAO task force to study concepts for sharing risk data and to create guidance for developing risk assessments that states can use to decide when to issue warnings or close airspace.

The aircraft’s right (No. 2) engine propeller automatically feathered as an engine-flameout warning was sent to the cockpit shortly after takeoff, preliminary findings revealed by Taiwan’s Aviation Safety Council (ASC) indicate.

The overall budget, a slight decrease from fiscal 2015’s enacted level, includes requests of $9.9 billion for Operations; $2.85 billion for Facilities & Equipment; $166 million for Research, Engineering, & Development; and $2.9 billion in Airport Improvement Program grants.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark has shot back with a sharp response for those who would limit Gulf carrier access to the U.S.

Galileo will comprise a civilian-controlled constellation of 30 satellites, but civil aviation authorities are skeptical that Europe’s space sector can meet navigation and communications safety standards.

ICAO would have to boost its budget by 3% to pay a web-based information database to provide a source of safety information about the risks to flights over and within conflict zones.

A shortage of airline pilots, a worrisome trend that will grow more apparent over the next two decades, has the industry contemplating current pilot-education requirements and ways to streamline the process of certifying commercial pilots.

Pilot academies in Australia are playing a leading role in helping meet the growing need for pilots at Southeast Asian and Chinese airlines.

Demand for pilots at U.S. majors and regionals is outstripping supply and likely to cause shortages unless corrective steps are taken.

New maintenance base for landing gear opened by Gameco will be one of the largest in China.

The new configuration would allow United to install 364 seats on each aircraft, nearly 100 more than the airline has on many of its three-class 777s.

The increasing strength of airlines in the Middle East may present more of a strategic threat to legacy market than the one posed by long-haul, low-cost carriers.

It’s business as usual for U.S. major carriers, as recent low fuel costs will not, as of now, factor into decisions regarding fleet and capacity.

IAG, the only entity willing to invest in European airlines, is nearing a deal to acquire Aer Lingus, subject to government and shareholder approval.