Air Transport

Kazakhstan´s Air Astana Group, which includes Air Astana and its LCC subsidiary FlyArystan, wants to build out its fleet to 63 aircraft by the end of 2025.

DAE has signed agreements with multiple counter parties to acquire 17 aircraft for an aggregate consideration of approximately $1 billion, the UAE-based lessor said.

Algeria will create a state-owned domestic airline to allow existing flag carrier Air Algerie to focus on international routes.

A $10 million fund is being launched to attract international airlines to serve Western Sydney International Airport ahead of its planned opening in late 2026.

South Korean investigators have indicated that a power bank in an overhead bin was the most likely cause of a fire on an Air Busan Airbus A321 on Jan. 28.

Europe resets its ingredients to achieve carbon net zero as the mission gets more complicated.

Etihad Airways is set to fly three times a week to Medan, the gateway to Northern Sumatra, from October 2, 2025.

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has recently signed agreements with multiple counterparties to acquire 17 aircraft for an aggregate consideration of approximately US$1.0 billion.

Australia’s Alliance Aviation Services’ move towards Embraer E-Jets has reached the point where the Brazilian aircraft now constitutes half of its inventory.

EVA Air says it will exercise options for six Airbus A350-1000 widebody aircraft and three A321neos.

JetBlue Airways will begin using SAF for flights from its New York JFK base, marking the first time sustainable fuel will be regularly used at the airport.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

This week Flight Friday looks at Spirit Airlines' aggregated flights (cycles) across its total fleet plotted against its GTF fleet's "ground days" percentage.

Aviation legend Steven Udvar-Hazy plans to retire as Executive Chairman of Air Lease Corporation on May 2.

Jazeera Airways is to pay compensation to Kuwait’s defense ministry following the 2017 incident involving a tethered military aerostat.

The FAA plans to mandate Boeing-recommended inspections of forward pressure bulkheads on some 980 787s to address production quality problems.

NARTP, Colliers, and the Atlantic Logistic Center are revolutionizing air cargo with innovation, sustainability, and advanced technologies for a smarter future.

Oman-based LCC Salam Air has signed an MOU with Bahrain-based Gulf Air to explore maintenance capability that does not exist in its home country.

Southwest bag costs were folded into the price of the ticket, which led to its listed ticket prices often being on par with American, Delta and United.

In its first quarter as a public company, engine MRO provider StandardAero saw strong commercial aerospace demand, especially in the engine segment.

The UK supply chain is stymied in financing the investments needed for the short-term production ramp-up and the longer-term push for decarbonization, ADS says.

LCC easyJet is targeting reductions in airport apron fuel consumption, carbon emissions and noise following a successful trial to eliminate the use of aircraft auxiliary power units [APU].

Latvian carrier airBaltic posted a net loss of $128 million, but revenues rose to a record high at the all-Airbus A220-300 operator.

With the opening of a new airport in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, the world’s largest island is now more accessible than ever before.

Riyadh Air CEO, Tony Douglas, is leading a delegation to India for a series of discussions that will explore potential partnerships in a key market for the airline.