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Japan's parliament passed a law May 30 that amends civil aviation law following a fatal runway incursion accident in January 2024 at Tokyo Haneda Airport.

IATA head Willie Walsh blasted tariffs, lags in ATC modernization and SAF development, and what he calls the EU's "great green scam.”

CEO Campbell Wilson says Air India is making some progress in its extensive fleet retrofit efforts despite chronic delays at seat providers.

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FLIGHTKEYS was selected by SmartLynx Airlines to provide its 5D flight management system for optimized schedule planning for ACMI operations.

The U.S. has suspended sales of aircraft technologies to China for use by state-owned commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac, industry sources say.

IndiGo is moving to boost its international operation, with a follow-on order for Airbus A350s and a new partnership deal to increase connecting opportunities.

EgyptAir has signed a deal with lessor AerCap to extend its Boeing 777-300ER leases and is refurbishing cabins on some of its Boeing 737-800s and Airbus A330-200s.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark says he is “cautiously optimistic” about Boeing's ability to deliver Emirates' first 777X by late 2026 or early 2027.

The development of significant new airport capacity in India gives IATA confidence that growth in the third largest aviation market in the world will not be held back by bottlenecks on the ground.

Emirates Airline President Tim Clark is “cautiously optimistic” about the turnaround at Boeing and its ability to deliver the first 777X to the airline in the second half of 2026 or early 2027. Jens Flottau reports.

IndiGo, Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic today announced plans to build an industry-leading partnership connecting India with Europe and North America.

IndiGo is strengthening its fleet after signing an MoU with Airbus to enlarge its wide-body aircraft order by converting 30 aircraft of its purchase rights for 70 aircraft into a firm order.

States in Africa and the Middle East (AME) make up 85% of the $1.3 billion in airline funds blocked for payment by governments, Kamil Al-Awadhi Regional Vice President Africa and the Middle East at IATA told media at the association’s AGM in Delhi.

IATA has said it expects Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production to reach two million tonnes (Mt) (2.5 billion liters) or 0.7% of airlines’ total fuel consumption in 2025.

Leaders of the global aviation industry are gathering for the 81st IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) taking place in New Delhi, India from 1-3 June 2025. Mark Brown reports.

IndiGo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport to build a new maintenance hangar there.

India carrier IndiGo has announced its latest batch of international routes in addition to inaugurating services at India’s soon-to-open major new airports in Mumbai and Delhi.

EgyptAir has signed a deal with lessor AerCap to extend the leases on its fleet of five Boeing 777-300ERs.

IndiGo has signed an MoU with Bangalore International Airport to build a new maintenance hangar at the airport.

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A powder metal part-contamination problem affects hundreds of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 engines on Boeing 757s and C-17s that will require inspections.

Sustainable aviation fuel specialist SkyNRG has secured €300 million ($341 million) to progress construction of worldwide production facilities.

Despite challenges at Newark Liberty International Airport, United Airlines believes it is largely on course with prior expectations for the second quarter.

Asia-Pacific airlines are continuing to see strong demand for international travel, and there is still plenty of appetite for growth.