Air Transport

Rolf Philipp
If current trends continue, there is a possibility that most small suppliers will not survive.
Air Transport

Air Algérie’s new boss, Bakhouche Alleche, tells Martin Rivers he is determined to set the troubled flag-carrier on a better path.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) can confirm that rumours claiming that Jazeera Airways is no longer an IATA member airline and IOSA registered carrier are incorrect.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Commercial aircraft lessors’ portfolios are getting younger, improving their offerings to airline customers and investors, according to a new report from credit agency Fitch Ratings.
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
Beijing-based Air China, after receiving approval from the U.S. Transportation Department, exercised fifth freedom rights with the inaugural flight April 5 on its Beijing-Panama City route, via Houston Intercontinental.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
The debt expected to be incurred as part of Chicago O’Hare International Airport’s (ORD) massive terminal expansion will drive airline costs up high enough to put some traffic at risk, Moody’s warned.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Indian domestic airline Vistara, which is partly owned by Singapore Airlines, has taken delivery of its 20th aircraft, passing the Indian government’s threshold for an airline to operate internationally. It intends to do so later this year.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Bahraini flag-carrier Gulf Air expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 by the end of this month, marking the start of a complete rollover of the airline’s fleet.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Passenger numbers on Estonia’s national airline Nordica continued to grow in the 2018 first quarter, and the rate at which flight tickets have been purchased for summer destinations promises further growth, the airline said.
Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
FAA has withdrawn its investigation into whether the City of Dallas violated federal mandates in the long-simmering dispute over Delta Air Lines' access to Dallas Love Field (DAL) gates, Aviation Daily has learned, removing a major concern the city had in weighing how to handle Delta's request for access at the space-constrained airport.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Philippine Airlines (PAL) expects its first Airbus A350-900s to be delivered by the second half of June, and the carrier is planning for the deployment of A350s on long-haul routes later this year.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
Artificial intelligence, augmented reality and other new digital technologies are infiltrating aerospace and defense businesses faster than expected, a new report claims. Listen in as we discuss how industry is reacting to new technologies.
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for governments to facilitate the growth of global connectivity by avoiding creeping re-regulation, maintaining the integrity of global standards, and addressing a capacity crisis.
Air Transport

By Kevin Michaels
AHM once again is being touted as the next major MRO business, but it will not be a game-changing revenue opportunity in aviation.
Connected Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett
Demand for business aircraft from China is improving, five years after an anti-corruption campaign discouraged billionaires from showing off wealth.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
MHI calls for closer cooperation with Kawasaki, Subaru and Japanese aircraft-equipment builders.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Graham Warwick
NASA’s aeronautics leadership has committed the agency to return to flight research. And that means building and flying X-planes.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
ULA CEO Tony Bruno has bold claims for the company’s space propulsion module, which starts off as an upper stage on ULA’s planned Vulcan rocket.
Space

By Sean Broderick
The medium-term outlook for global air cargo demand remains strong, but the industry is watching several key variables that could have major implications on air freight trends, including how the escalating tariff battle between the U.S. and China could affect shipping patterns.
Air Transport

By Mark Nensel
Air Lease Corp. (ALC) delivered four newly built aircraft and secured lease agreements for five aircraft from three customers during the first quarter of 2018, the Los Angeles-based lessor said April 5.
Air Transport

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Qatar Airways plans to buy a 25% stake in Russia’s third busiest airport, Moscow Vnukovo.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Portuguese wet-lease specialist Hi Fly will take delivery of its first Airbus A380 in May or June, the company said April 5.
Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
German leisure carrier Condor and Austrian start-up LaudaMotion are negotiating the terms of ending a cooperation agreement, industry sources said.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
The weight range for tariffs Beijing plans to impose on U.S. aircraft appear designed to give protection to Chinese airliner types—even if the real aim is to reply to proposed U.S. import taxes.
Air Transport

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2018 showing a 6.8% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year.
Air Transport