Air Transport

By Alan Dron
An Emerald Airlines flight, operating a positioning flight to BHD from Edinburgh, Scotland, suffered a hard landing.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia is looking to introduce digital towers at the country’s Penang and Johor airports as its looks to streamline its human resources.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Singapore-New York JFK remains the farthest route in the world in 2024, but there are two new entries in the top 10.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
The airline, founded in 2022, has eagerly been anticipating the finalization of a Dominican-U.S. Open Skies agreement, which formally took effect on Dec. 19.
Airports & Networks

By Adrian Schofield
Cathay Pacific has released further positive signals about its second-half financial performance, as the airline continues to build its network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Comac has wrapped up 2024 with 10 C919 deliveries to Chinese airlines, with China Southern Airlines receiving its third of the type on Dec. 18.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chloe Greenbank
While many challenges may keep Royal Air Maroc CEO, Abdelhamid Addou, awake at night, the airline’s ambitious fleet expansion is surprisingly not one of them.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
Nigeria’s Overland Airways is using its new Embraer 175s to return to the international market for the first time in almost five years.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Stephen Costley

FEDEX plans by mid-2026 to separate LTL carrier FEDEX FREIGHT via capital markets into new publicly traded company.

Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
The Open Skies agreement with the Dominican Republic has resulted in Dominican startup Arajet unveiling new U.S fights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Investigators have found no evidence of unlawful interference in the fatal Nov. 25 crash of a Boeing 737-400F freighter operated by Swiftair for DHL.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Considering the myriad challenges associated with eVTOLs, several of the leading startups have announced plans to develop better-performing hybrid eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton
Air Canada has announced a firm order for five additional Airbus A220-300s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa ordered five additional Airbus A350-1000s Dec. 20 in a move set to accelerate the renewal of its aging long-haul fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Activist investor Browning West has taken a 4.3% stake in Canadian training and simulation leader CAE as the latter is searching for a new CEO in 2025.
Maintenance & Training

By Alan Dron
AAR will pay more than $55 million to resolve investigations by the U.S. Justice Department and SEC into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Joby says it has completed initial testing under FAA Type Inspection Authorization (TIA), with agency personnel assessing human factors and flight safety in a type-conforming flight deck using a company simulator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco, Thierry Dubois
Safran has sold its North American electromechanical actuation businesses to Woodward as it seeks to address antitrust concerns related to a deal with RTX.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
Eurocontrol predicts the number of flights within its area will increase over 50% by 2050 and achieving net-zero emissions by then will remain “challenging.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Pegasus Airlines has signed an agreement with Boeing for 200 Boeing 737-10 aircraft.
Air Transport