Air Transport

ATLAS AIR is moving to larger 250,000 sq ft air cargo facility, including 124,000 sq ft perishables warehouse at Miami.

ANA HOLDINGS finalized previously announced order for 14 A321neos for ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS and 10 A321neos and three A321XLRs for PEACH (SPNWS; February 28). ANA operates 33 A320 Family while Peach Aviation operates 36.

RIYADH AIR ordered 25 A350-1000s and took purchase rights for 25 more; it has now committed to acquire 182 aircraft.

AVILEASE ordered 10 A350Fs and 30 A320neo Family aircraft, and optioned 12/55 respectively, for delivery through 2033. It previously announced order for 30 737 MAXs, adding to existing portfolio of 200 aircraft on lease to 48 airlines.

Southwest Airlines is adding Honeywell’s SmartRunway and SmartLanding pilot situational awareness software to its fleet.

A small but ambitious research program has reimagined regional aviation in the UK.

With the Paris Air Show underway, Carbon Analysis looks at two narrowbodies their makers are hoping to secure orders for: the Airbus A220 and the Embraer E2.

ANA Holdings has firmed up a narrowbody order with Airbus in a move that will see subsidiary Peach Aviation become the first Japanese operator of the A321XLR.

Oman Air CEO Con Korfiatis shares his thoughts on how 2025 is shaping up so far and gives an update on the airline’s restructuring progress.

LOT Polish Airlines is switching its large regional fleet from Embraer E-Jets to the Airbus A220, ordering 40 of the type on the first day of Paris Air Show 2025.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction, which oversees licensing approvals, has granted an air transport license to new entrant Sun PhuQuoc Airways.

The civil aviation industry will need to hire 400 professionals a day for the next 10 years if it is to keep up with soaring global demand, CAE says.

Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mesfin Tasew, has been honoured with the prestigious Ato Girma Wake Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contribution to route development and African aviation.

Fast-growing Saudi Arabian aircraft lessor Avilease became a new Airbus customer at the Paris Air Show today, ordering 10 firm A350F freighters and 30 A320neo family aircraft.

Airline company Corsair has selected Thales’ flight optimisation solution, FlytOptim, across all of its flights, which serve Africa, the West Indies, and the Indian Ocean to save thousands of tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.

Riyadh Air has made an order for up to 50 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft at the 55th edition of Paris Airshow.

Etihad Airways has released its latest traffic statistics for May 2025, highlighting continued expansion and customer demand.

ATR and Pratt & Whitney Canada will collaborate on the development of advanced propulsion technology for regional turboprop aircraft, shaping the future of low-emission regional aviation.

Boeing has said global fleet will reach approximately 50,000 commercial aircraft by 2044.

Frontier Airlines has selected Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power 91 Airbus A321neo aircraft.

Saudi startup Riyadh Air has placed a firm order for 25 Airbus A350-1000s at the Paris Air Show.

U.S. carrier Republic Airways will evaluate Beta Technologies’ all-electric CX-300 conventional-takeoff-and-landing aircraft for passenger and cargo use.

Saudi Arabian aircraft lessor AviLease has placed its first direct order with Airbus, signing on for A320neo family narrowbodies and the A350F.

Blue Spirit Aero performed taxiing tests with its light hydrogen-electric Dragonfly last week and is planning to fly with a second demonstrator in Q1 2026.

China's Comac has provided an update on its airliner programs at the Paris Air Show, laying out a timeline for new narrowbody developments and future widebodies.