Air Transport

Ethiopian Airlines has received its IATA CEIV Pharma (Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics) accreditation as an Airline and ground handling agent.

Egypt’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Sameh El-Hefny talks about the country’s soaring ambition to expand the aviation infrastructure and attract global tourism.

LCC Arajet is continuing to develop a network in the Caribbean, with plans for more expansion in the region, according to the Dominican Republic airline.

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Daher is cementing its position on the North American aerostructures market with a long-term lease for its Stuart, Florida, site.

More global partnerships and premium offerings may be ahead for Southwest Airlines, as it works to transform and broaden its appeal.

Several commercial airline flights in the northern Caribbean briefly entered holding patterns due to debris from the test flight of SpaceX’s Starship rocket.

Ryanair and airport operator Aena are locked in a dispute over airport charges.

Lufthansa Group has officially purchased a 41% stake in ITA with its capital infusion of €325 million, making the Italian carrier its fifth network airline.

Boeing confirms it conducted a functional check flight on the third 777-9 test aircraft on Jan. 16.

Air carriers conducting flights as public charter operators must implement stricter screening requirements for their passengers.

Signs of deteriorating relations between the Dublin Airport operator (DAA) and the local planning authority, Fingal County Council (FCC), have come to light.

Condor is making changes to its long- and short-haul network as uncertainty over the future of its special prorate agreement with Lufthansa continues.

The much-awaited launch of Riyadh Air will be postponed because of aircraft delivery delays.

There will be headwinds in 2025, but also some positive tailwinds.

Royal Jordanian Airlines will resume flights to Damascus, Syria, from January 31, 2025.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Prague Airport (PRG) spoke to Routes about its recent route successes and what it meant to be crowned the winner of the 10-20 Million Passengers category at the Routes World Awards in Bahrain.

With Boeing delivering the final 777-300ER at the end of 2024, this week’s Flight Friday looks back at how 777 cycles have been since the beginning of 2019.

With the first eVTOL air taxis expected to enter into service as soon as this year, industry stakeholders are racing to assemble the pieces for a smooth launch.

The cuts were implemented in “various departments” across the company, and the airline still expects to emerge from a streamlined chapter 11 process in Q1 2025.

The global average jet fuel price rose 1.5% last week to $94.63/bbl, compared to $93.20/bbl the previous week.

The order is part of an investigation into potential restriction of competition on transatlantic routes by Lufthansa Group airlines, United and Air Canada JV.

Russian airlines have now freed more than half of the country’s commercial fleet of Western-made aircraft from dual-registration.

Having assessed a first-of-its-kind fine against JetBlue Airways, federal regulators have now moved to penalize Southwest and Frontier for similar infractions.