Air Transport

Following her re-election for a second term as the secretary general of the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC), Adefunke Adeyemi talks about the commission’s work, and especially the slow progress towards a single African market.

AviaPro Consulting is expanding its footprint in the Middle East and Africa.

Etihad Airways has revealed its all-new Airbus A321LR, delivering wide-body comfort on short and medium-haul routes.

Thai Airways has moved to gain Boeing 777-300ER passenger-to-freighter conversion capability with Kansas Modification Center.

All Nippon Airways has expanded the AeroShark riblet film program from its Boeing 777F freighter fleet to the passenger 777-300ER.

Bulgaria Air is continuing to move its Airbus A220s on to new scheduled routes as the Sofia-based carrier rounds out its fleet of the Canadian-built small narrowbodies.

KLM will resume service to Bridgetown, Barbados, for the 2025 winter season, marking a return to the Caribbean island after a hiatus of more than two years.

Airbus is set to take over more of Spirit AeroSystems than originally planned to ensure a more reliable flow of parts for the A350 and A220 programs.

Routes caught up with Jet2.com to discuss how its partnerships with airports and tourism authorities helped secure its second consecutive win in the Airline category at the Routes Awards in Seville.

Since GE and Safran share CFM’s revenue but only a small part of the costs, tariffs will test the 50-year-old joint venture in an unpredictable way.

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Awaiting delivery of eight Embraer E175s in 2025 of the 16 it has on order, SkyWest anticipates the majority to arrive in the back half of 2025.

Mumbai-based cargo operator Jet Freight Logistics will be the first Indian customer for the Airbus A330P2F converted freighter.

Rapidly escalating tensions between Pakistan and India could lead to major airspace problems for international airlines in the region.

Boom Supersonic plans to start core tests of its Symphony engine at a Colorado site formerly used by failed hypersonic propulsion company Reaction Engines.

Top manufacturers continue to express cautious optimism that the loss of SPS Technologies will not lead to major new-production flow disruptions.

Swissport is expanding its presence In Saudi Arabia with the June 1 launch of ground handling operations at seven additional airports.

Safran is modifying its logistics flows and intends to take advantage of every existing trade mechanism, both for its own products and CFM engines.

Lufthansa subsidiary Austrian Airlines is looking to replace its Embraer E195LR regional fleet with new-generation aircraft.

Qatar Airways is likely to initially install the updated version of its Q-Suite business class cabin on Airbus A350s rather than the Boeing 777X.

The Q1 traffic performance of the largest U.S. carriers showed mixed results for American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines.

Lima Airport shared updates on its major infrastructure developments and air connectivity goals during Routes Americas 2025.

Condor is seeing increasing volatility on its transatlantic routes as a result of the current trade conflict with the U.S., CEO Peter Gerber said.

Volotea CEO Carlos Muñoz says the Spanish LCC remains open to playing a role in Europe’s ongoing airline consolidation.