Air Transport

European transport ministers seek agreement on a proposal for reforms to EU261 legislation governing airline passengers’ rights during delays and cancellations.

Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has launched its inaugural flight between Abu Dhabi and Almaty, Kazakhstan. Starting from June 3rd with a frequency of three weekly flights.

Etihad Cargo is reinforcing the carrier’s commitment to expanding access across Asia-Pacific after signing a strategic cooperation agreement with Ezhou Huahu Airport.

Etihad Airways and China’s air cargo carrier SF Airlines have signed a Joint Business Agreement (JBA) to enhance their cargo operations and expand network capacity.

Turkish Airlines and Thai Airways signed Joint Business Agreement in Delhi at IATA Annual General Meeting this week.

Air India is making some progress in its extensive fleet retrofit efforts despite chronic delays from seat providers, reports Aviation Week.

Air India will launch non-stop flights between Delhi and Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, starting 01 October 2025.

Emirates has expanded its East Asia footprint to 23 points with the launch of two new routes via Bangkok - Da Nang, Vietnam and Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Despite deep concerns about the availability, cost and lack of government support for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), IATA and its member airlines have not used the association’s 81st Annual General Meeting in Delhi to discuss delaying the 2050 target date to achieve net zero carbon emissions, the association’s Director General Willie Walsh told media at the closing press conference.

Alaska Airlines has revealed plans for its inaugural transatlantic route, introducing nonstop flights between Seattle and Rome.

Virgin Australia, United Airlines and Delta Airlines are among the carriers expanding their long-haul networks in June, opening new international links.

The aerospace supply chain has begun to show signs of improvement, but tariffs and restructuring are adding new risk.

Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 4 June 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

After adding Los Angeles to its route map, the COO of TAP Air Portugal says he is looking to make more transatlantic services year-round if demand allows.

U.S. air taxi startups Joby and Archer are progressing toward type certification, but is there an ecosystem ready to facilitate entry-into-service? When can early operations be realistically expected to begin, and what are the biggest obstacles that need to be overcome?

Ineratec has formally inaugurated Europe’s largest power-to-liquid fuels plant so far, with the capacity to produce 2,500 metric tons of e-fuels per year.

IndiGo expects to see a steady decline in the number of its narrowbodies grounded due to Pratt & Whitney engine availability issues, CEO Pieter Elbers says.

With final prices in check but input costs rising, tariffs could sap profitability out of commercial aerospace in a slow but steady manner.

The first passenger-carrying, all-electric aircraft demonstration flight has landed at a major U.S. airport.

Royal Brunei has selected Intelsat to provide inflight connectivity to its Airbus A320neo fleet.

Budget U.S. airlines have banded together to create a unified voice with the debut of a new lobbying group, the Association of Value Airlines (AVA).

Future Energy Global is looking to apply aircraft leasing principles to tackle the sustainable aviation fuels financing barrier.

IATA is calling for regulators to develop an international standard for pilots and air traffic controllers to tackle jamming and GPS spoofing activities.

Thai Airways International and Turkish Airlines have entered into a joint venture (JV) agreement to enhance connectivity between Asia and Europe.

Japan Airlines (JAL) is seeing a strong rise in Japanese outbound travel this year, and inbound demand from mainland China is also on an upward trajectory.