Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has begun the process of obtaining regulatory approval for its plan to integrate its frequent flyer program with Asiana’s program.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
ITP Aero expects most of its future aftermarket growth to be generated by commercial aviation activities and sees an opportunity in engine components repairs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Gulf Air CEO Jeffrey Goh, the former CEO of Star Alliance, believes alliances need greater flexibility to allow members to cooperate with non-alliance partners.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield, Jens Flottau
An Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India, with 242 people onboard Flight AI 171.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand is the second non-Australian carrier to confirm plans to serve Sydney’s second international airport, which is due to open later this year.
Airlines & Lessors

By Routes Marketing Team
Our Route Opportunities feature explores the latest unserved and underserved routes promoted through Routes 360, providing supporting information for airline network planners to consider and capitalize on.
Airports & Networks

Emirates is bolstering its recruitment efforts in London to meet the strong surge in customer demand.
Maintenance & Training

Emirates and Bahamasair have signed an MoU to establish an interline partnership benefitting customers travelling to The Bahamas.
Air Transport

IndiGo today commenced operations on two new routes connecting Bhubaneswar with Abu Dhabi and Visakhapatnam respectively, further strengthening regional as well as international connectivity from Odisha.
Airports & Networks

An Air India flight to London Gatwick crashed in Ahmedabad in western India shortly after take-off from the city's airport today with 242 people on board.
Air Transport

By Aaron Karp
San Francisco International is continuing to see increases in international traffic, which has overtaken 2019 levels and is growing at a much faster pace than domestic throughput.
Airports & Networks

By Robert Wall
Airbus this year plans to start an effort that could lead to certification of the A220-300 to carry 160 passengers, up from the currently approved 149 figure.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Robert Wall
Airbus lowered its aircraft delivery growth rate forecast over the next two decades as it adjusts its market expectations to new trade and political realities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus is considering applying the wing enhancements it developed for the A321XLR to the standard A321neo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Stephen Costley

AIR ALGERIE wet-leased (ACMI) an A330-200 from Plus Ultra for long-haul routes, including Algiers-Montreal.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

BELAVIA added three ex-Emirates A330-200s (491/509/525) with Trent 700s, configured with 18 business/263 economy seats.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

UNIWORLD AIR CARGO, Panama leased ex-West Atlantic UK 737-400SF (28701) from Petrus; Automatic arranged.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

VIETNAM AIRLINES has MOU from ING to provide up to US$1.5b financing for major initiatives to boost capacity and global reach. ING is also offering advisory support, capital arrangement services, and long-term strategic collaboration.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

Charlie McMickan to Director-Engine Programs & Trading of Willis Lease Finance Corporation.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

AERCAP announced the Commercial Court in London ruled that is entitled to recover its claim for an indemnity of about $1b from insurers for aircraft and engines not recovered from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

PIEDMONT AIRLINES is adding 45 E175-E1s in 2028-2030 as part of American’s order for 90 that was announced in March 2024 (SPNWS; March 8, 2024), adding to its current fleet of ERJ 145s.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

QANTAS is shutting down JETSTAR ASIA, Singapore on July 31 to recycle up to A$500m into its current fleet renewal program; 13 A320s will be redeployed to Australia/New Zealand. Jetstar Airways and Jetstar Japan are unaffected.

Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
Pratt & Whitney believes it is well-positioned to offer a powerplant for the next-generation single-aisle airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Nearly six months after entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Florida-based Silver Airways has ceased operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
FAA Administrator nominee Bryan Bedford expressed staunch support for expanding ADS-B capabilities in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation