Air Transport

Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) has received U.S. FAA engine type certification for use on the longer-range Airbus A321XLR.

The FAA is not considered a fast-moving agency, but under outgoing Administrator Mike Whitaker, things are getting done.

Lufthansa is calling on the EC to suspend the “radically unequal” EU-Qatar air transport agreement, in light of “serious corruption allegations.”

Carriers in the Scandinavian region have a good track record when it comes to emissions; this week, we investigate whether this has continued into 2024.

Africa's Air Tanzania has been banned from operating to and within the EU under the latest iteration of the EU Air Safety List.

Turkish Airlines is resuming flights to Benghazi in Libya after a decade-long suspension.

Flydubai has received awards in two categories at the annual Aviation Innovation Awards.

Etihad Airways launched its new service to Nairobi, Kenya, on December 15, 2024.

Air India has announced significant updates to its international route network starting 2025.

IndiGo has announced four new codeshare connections to Houston (IAH), Atlanta (ATL), Miami (MIA), and Los Angeles (LAX), via Istanbul, effective December 18, 2024.

Flydubai has unveiled its new Business Class Lounge at Terminal 2, Dubai International (DXB).

An emergency rescue plan to save Congo Airways, the flag-carrier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo – at serious risk of losing its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and IATA approval in September this year – has been instigated.

Against the backdrop of efforts to reduce aviation CO2 emissions, the impact of contrails and other non-CO2 effects is increasingly in focus.

Alaska Air Group is seeing a unique opportunity to grow the business it operates today by multiples.

Airbus Ventures invests in Singapore-based Eureka Robotics.