Air Transport

Mexican ULCC Volaris is reasonably confident of unit revenue improvement in the second half (H2) of 2025 and is set to reveal a new codeshare with Panama's Copa

Disjointed U.S. tariff policy has led to cascading confusion within the aerospace industry.

This week’s Carbon Analysis compares the efficiency of Europe’s top four largest airlines with the top four in the U.S.

Tanzanian leisure carrier Flightlink is seeking a pair of ATR 72-600s to launch services to Entebbe, Uganda, and Kigali, Rwanda, starting in 2026.

The FAA will mandate repetitive inspections designed to prevent a failure scenario that forced a Delta Boeing 717 to land without its nose gear in June 2023.

Cabin component supplier Demgy is betting on an increased use of additive manufacturing, the company’s chairman and CEO Pierre-Jean Leduc says.

Southwest Airlines has adjusted its premium seating layout ahead of retrofits set to begin April 30.

The Comac C919 may receive its European certification in 3-6 years, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Executive Director Florian Guillermet said.

Finnair plans to furlough 36 pilots operating wet-lease flights for Qantas, a move it said was related to Finnair pilot strikes.

Kevin Clark, head of aviation consulting services, talks to Alan Peaford about the strong demand for new business plans and feasibility studies in Africa.

London Gatwick Airport has agreed to stricter aircraft noise limits, as part of its application to convert its northern taxiway into a second runway.

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

Global aircraft lessor AviLease, headquartered in Saudi Arabia, has closed an unsecured revolving credit facility (RCF) of $1.5bn.

Emirates will introduce upgraded cabins on various Boeing 777 and Airbus A380s to eight more cities on its network in the coming months.

A delegation from Embraer concluded an official visit to Morocco to assess the country’s aerospace supply chain last week.

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

Emirates has collaborated with VisitBritain to boost inbound tourism to the UK during the Arabian Travel Market.

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.

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.