Air Transport

By Brian Everstine
The FBI has received more than 5,000 reported drone sightings over the past few weeks, with about 100 leads generated.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada plans to transfer its Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its low-cost leisure subsidiary Rouge.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Asia-Pacific airline industry is set to continue its international capacity growth in 2025 and finally move past the 2019 benchmark.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
GKN Aerospace is transitioning to a new, purpose-built engine parts repair facility in San Diego to meet increasing demand and expand its capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Sonaca plans to take a majority stake in Aciturri’s aerostructures activity, thus forming a larger, diversified supplier in the airframe component industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Swedish startup Sola Air is planning to launch scheduled flights in spring 2025, after signing an agreement to acquire four 36-seat Saab 340s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Saudi Arabia's civil aviation authority is updating its regulatory framework to mirror EASA and ICAO standards as part of the kingdom's vast Vision 2030 project
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
TAP Air Portugal will resume flights to Porto Alegre in Brazil from early April, nearly a year after severe flooding led to the suspension of service.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Luxembourg-based carrier Luxair has converted two Embraer E195-E2 options into firm orders, bringing its total of the type on order to six.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The transfer focuses exclusively on cargo operations and should allow for the preservation of part of the Air Belgium workforce.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructures supplier Latecoere has appointed Yves Yemsi as its new group chief operating officer and president of the EMEA region.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By David Casey
Air Arabia is adding Sochi to its growing Russian network as UAE-Russia seat capacity hits record levels.
Airlines & Lessors

Saudia has emerged as the new leader among global industry peers, ranking first in On-Time Performance with an impressive on-time arrival rate of 89.85 percent.
Air Transport

Qatar Airways has relaunched daily flights to Canberra, Australia’s capital city.
Air Transport

IndiGo has commenced daily direct flights between Bengaluru and Langkawi – the airlines 36th international and 124th overall destination.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
By mid-December, the Chinese civil aviation industry has already carried more than 700 million passengers in 2024, a record high.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Geopolitical headwinds are a concern, but e-commerce demand is set to stay strong, and shipping woes should continue to benefit air cargo.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has fast-tracked a final rule mandating drug and alcohol testing in non-U.S. repair stations approved to work on U.S. aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Locke’s first day as executive director of Aircraft Certification (AIR-1) was Dec. 16; she replaces Wes Mooty, who has been serving as acting AIR-1 since June.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
A new rule from the U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) governs airline obligations for mishandled mobility devices.
Safety, Ops & Regulation