Air Transport

EASA is facing a “maturity crisis” 20 years after its creation, its new executive director says.

WestJet is increasing summer 2025 capacity by 10%, supported by the arrival of nine Boeing 737-8 aircraft previously operated by Lynx Air.

TAAG Angola Airlines expects to begin the modernization of its long-haul fleet in February 2025 when its first Boeing 787-9 is due to arrive.

The Pakistan government appears to be changing its approach to privatizing PIA after recent attempts to find a suitable bidder were unsuccessful.

A GE-led project with Boeing, NASA and the Oak Ridge laboratory is turning to supercomputers to understand the challenges of integrating a future open fan engine.

Summer 2025 will see new key international routes.

The creation of so-called green flight paths could have a snowball effect on the promotion, appropriation and production of SAF, a research paper suggests.

Ethiopian Airlines is ready to place an order for a “double-digit” number of Embraer E2s or Airbus A220s, but not until the types’ engine issues are resolved.

Allegiant Air is adding 44 new routes to its network, 89% of which are currently unserved.

Tourism Australia and Air India have signed a three-year marketing agreement to sustain and drive the positive trend in Indian visitor arrivals to Australia.

AJet, Türkiye’s new airline, has been recognised by the Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX) in the prestigious APEX Passenger Choice Awards.

Congo Airways has added a second leased Boeing 737 aircraft for its domestic operation from KlasJet, a provider in private and corporate jet charters.

Qatar Airways Cargo has launched a new strategic partnership with MASkargo, the cargo airline and subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group.

Etihad Airways has released its traffic statistics for October 2024, highlighting continued strong performance.

IndiGo will add direct flights between Chennai and Penang, starting December 21, 2024.

TAAG Angola Airlines will begin the modernisation of its long-haul fleet in February 2025 with the arrival of its first Boeing 787-9.

CEO Jeffrey Goh hopes advancements in data analytics and AI can give Gulf Air better clarity over the reliability and availability of engines in service.

Spirit Airlines' sale to JetBlue was blocked on the premise of preserving competition but it should have been obvious that Spirit, in serious financial trouble, was no longer able to compete effectively in the U.S. market.

Elliott says “the time has come to embrace simplification.”

CAE has begun a formal search for a successor to retiring chief executive Marc Parent.

New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has flown its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft supersonically for the first time.

Wamildan Tsani Panjaitan to Chief Executive Officer of Garuda Indonesia.

This week, the Carbon Analysis looks at the relationship between total CO2 emissions and utilization.

Two significant members of the North American airline community have had the opportunity to gain some experience in how to deal with activist investors lately.

Thales is investigating a new method to help prevent aircraft from flying too close from one another in a given airspace.