Airbus added firm orders for 24 commercial aircraft in May to lift its year-to-date gross total of 160 aircraft orders, including an end-of-month booking from an unidentified customer for 15 A350-900s valued at approximately $4.8 billion.
Airbus said the BelugaXL has passed the ground vibration test (GVT), a requirement for certification of the aircraft that paves the way toward its maiden flight this summer.
Norwegian air service provider Avinor and Spanish air traffic management equipment provider Indra have completed the first test in a series of validations to simultaneously manage traffic in multiple airports from a single remote position.
Six European countries have written to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) expressing concerns about the sustainability criteria of the CORSIA aviation emissions offsetting scheme as members prepare to meet to try to finalize its regulations.
Ryanair said it had signed its first cabin crew recognition agreement, with the ANPAC and ANPAV unions in Italy, paving the way for them to represent the LCC’s directly employed cabin crew in Italy.
Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines joint venture SunExpress has signed up with Immfly to provide its passengers with its digital inflight entertainment (IFE) platform in a move aimed at improving choice for passengers and increasing ancillary revenues.
LJUBLJUANA, Lithuania—Romania's Blue Air operates 29 Boeing 737s, including both Classics and NGs, but is in the process of replacing its Classics with 737 Max-family versions, said Adrian Ionascu, the Romanian low-cost carrier’s director of third-party contracts.
Air Canada and Air China signed their long-expected joint venture (JV) agreement, setting up a partnership poised to capitalize on the growing market between their two countries.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 74th Annual General Meeting (AGM) urged governments to take a cautious approach when considering airport privatisation.
Jomo Kenyatta International airport control tower in Nairobi, Kenya, today reported that it has lost contact with a caravan aircraft with a capacity of 12 passengers operated by East African Safari Air Express registration number 5Y CAC.
Moving to the Istanbul New Airport will help Turkish Airlines forget its recent troubles and once again focus on profitable growth, chief executive Bilal Ekşi tells Martin Rivers.
IATA revised downward its profit forecast for this year as fuel and labor costs rise. The industry has to be careful to protect its margins, but not everything is under its own control.
PARIS–Toulouse, France-based turboprop manufacturer ATR said Japan Air Commuter Co. Ltd’s (JAC) decision to convert one of the ATR 42-600s it has on order into an ATR 72-600 sets up the ATR 72’s arrival in Japan for the first time.
The British government has given its long-awaited backing to the expansion of London’s Heathrow airport in a major milestone toward the construction of a third runway.
The FAA will use its officially designated unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) test sites to demonstrate a low-altitude UAS Traffic Management (UTM) system for drones, as required by Congress.
Mango acting CEO, Nic Vlok, has been with the South African Airways (SAA) low-cost subsidiary since just before the airline launched in 2006. Victoria Moores caught up with him to find out what life has been like since former CEO, Nico Bezuidenhout, jumped ship to run rival African LCC Fastjet.
Cathay Pacific is planning additional long-haul destinations that would be a good match for its Airbus A350-1000s, with the first of these aircraft due to be delivered on June 19.
