Air Transport

Speaking at Routes Americas 2025, Aruba Airport Authority (AUA) discussed its wealth of recent successes that led to record-breaking growth and the routes that attributed to this achievement.

Speaking at Routes Americas 2025 in Nassau & Paradise Island, Copa Airlines reflected on being named the winner of the Airline category at the Routes Awards and highlighted the strategy behind its success.

Emirates President Tim Clark has expressed doubts about the delivery schedule for the Boeing 777X and worries about the OEM's ability to ramp up production.

Lufthansa Group plans to ask shareholders to vote on new elections to the supervisory board including the CEO of Canadian airline WestJet.

Ronald Lam became Cathay Group CEO in January 2023. He is also chair of Cathay’s LCC, HK Express Airways, and director at John Swire & Sons.

German leisure carrier Condor is expanding its Asia network with the addition of Sanya, marking its first destination in China.

Emirates has signed an MoU with the Malta Tourism Authority to bolster inbound tourism through collaborative marketing efforts.

IndiGo will commence direct services between Mumbai and Krabi, effective March 23, 2025.

Turkish Airlines made US$2.4 billion profit in 2024 in what the airline said was a ‘challenging’ aviation industry hit by geopolitical and global tensions, aircraft production delays and engine issues.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore will invest another $750 million to bolster Changi Airport's position as a regional air hub.

Virgin Australia has named Dave Emerson to replace Jayne Hrdlicka as its CEO, more than a year after Hrdlicka announced she intended to step down.

U.S. ULCC Frontier Airlines will become the second carrier to serve Seattle Paine Field Airport (PAE), competing with Alaska Airlines on two routes.

Aviation Week's Routes 360 Headlines on Wednesday 5 March 2025 covers the latest notable developments and key insights from Routes 360 members.

Only three of the 132 FAA technical employees fired by the agency in mid-February under orders from the Trump administration have been reinstated to their jobs.

As it prepares to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Spirit widened its annual losses in 2024 and battled a significant hike in its unit costs.

American Airlines has asked the nation’s highest court to review a decision shuttering its lucrative Northeast Alliance (NEA) with JetBlue Airways.

Breeze Founder and CEO David Neeleman says the airline is closer to operating a single type fleet.

Two of Avia Solutions Group’s (ASG) airline brands—AirExplore and SmartLynx Airlines—are contemplating changes to their narrowbody cargo strategy.

As Abra Group and Azul continue to tout the benefits of combining GOL and Azul, staunch opposition to the merger has not materialized.

Finnair plans to present its strategy update to the market in the second quarter, according to CEO Turkka Kuusisto.

Sun Country Airlines’ flight attendants, represented by Teamsters Local 120, have ratified a new contract providing an immediate 21% pay increase.

The Italian Civil Aviation Authority says it has grounded seven De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400s operated by SkyAlps because of maintenance concerns.

Asian airlines increase their European presence.

Cambodia’s aviation sector is picking up pace with the introduction of new international routes from Emirates and Turkish Airlines.

ICAO’s environmental protection committee (CAEP) has come up with a mechanism to track aviation’s progress toward net zero.