Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Qatar Airways firmed up a follow-up order for five Boeing 777 freighters, further underlining its ambitions to grow its cargo business.
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based ultra-LCC Spirit Airlines said it will report better-than-expected revenue for the 2018 second quarter.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Hawaiian Airlines is on track to launch its turboprop freighter operation in the third quarter of this year, and the airline plans to expand this fleet relatively quickly.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
JetBlue Airways’ conversion of A320neos to A321neos gives the carrier increased flexibility as it continues to weigh the possibility of adding European destinations to its network, with the primary factor being the added costs compared to expanding stateside using its largest-capacity aircraft.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
The prospective partnership between Boeing and Embraer will spawn new aircraft models and could be approved months sooner than earlier reports have suggested, said executives from both companies here at the Farnborough Airshow.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Fred Cromer, president of Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, held out the possibility of the company’s Atmosphere cabin being adopted for its Q400 turboprops as he unveiled the new CRJ interior at the Farnborough Airshow.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Could an upstart use A220s and Embraer E2s to overfly hubs?
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
BlackFly Fixed-Wing eVTOL; Loon and Wing Graduate; Airbus, Singapore Team on Drones; XQ-58A nears flights; Raytheon’s 100-kW laser.
Aerospace

By Rich Piellisch
ACSS starts Farnborough 2018 with a contract to supply SafeRoute hardware for enhancing the ADS-B capabilities of hundreds of American Airlines Airbus A321s.
Farnborough Airshow

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce also has run the new core for the future family at full power in its Advance3 demonstrator.
Farnborough Airshow

By Guy Norris
Type certification of Rolls-Royce’s newest widebody powerplant, the Trent 7000, is “imminent” as the engine makes its first appearance at this year’s Farnborough Airshow beneath the wings of the Airbus A330-900neo.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau, Joe Anselmo
Listen in as analyst Ron Epstein discusses findings from an extensive new airline survey on what airlines really want from Boeing's new midmarket airplane.
Air Transport

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If you’re an airline executive, you’ve likely spent a moment or two trying to decode your passengers’ complicated and often contradictory desires.
Farnborough Airshow

The 2018 Farnborough Airshow, which gets underway July 16, will be the third major air show in four years at which the aircraft formerly known as the Bombardier C Series gets “reintroduced.”
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
The UK’s aviation regulator has given details of the work it is undertaking in the event of a “disorderly” Brexit, where the UK leaves the European Union (EU) without an agreed deal between the two parties.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
European turboprop manufacturer ATR announced a batch of orders and commitments from five airlines July 13.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Atlas Air Worldwide (AAW), ramping up to meet rising demand from cargo carriers looking for lift, has signed an agreement with GoJet Airlines that guarantees the regional carrier’s pilots interviews with the widebody freight-hauling specialist.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia is boosting its flight schedule on short-haul international routes to New Zealand and the Pacific Islands over the southern summer peak season.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) is preparing to deploy its Airbus A380s and other aircraft to transport passengers to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj religious pilgrimage.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
An overnight fire at a petrochemical manufacturing plant adjacent to Cairo International Airport cased alarm, but no suspension of flights.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo is considering a sale, splitting up the company or other exit plans, and has been approached with a “number of inquiries in the past few weeks,” top executives said in a July 13 teleconference.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Union (EU) has called for greater cooperation and progress the Single European Sky framework to help reduce to flight delays, as the busy European summer vacation period highlights the disruption travelers regularly face.
Air Transport

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair’s Ireland-based pilots have called two more one-day strikes on July 20 and July 24, as a conflict with the LCC’s management continues despite ongoing talks between the two sides.
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
Airbus and Boeing both saw significant new aircraft order placements in June, representing approximately $53 billion in combined new business based on list prices.
Air Transport

Emirates has unveiled its 42nd dedicated lounge across its global network at Cairo International Airport (CAI).
Air Transport