Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
Florida-based Silver Airways has filed for Chapter 11 protection, expecting to emerge from the process by the first quarter of 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Aviation Week Network offers award-winning podcasts on all aspects of aerospace, including air transport. Here are 2024's most listened-to Window Seat episodes.
Air Transport

Emirates will operate an additional scheduled service between Colombo and Dubai, starting from 2 January 2025.
Airports & Networks

Emirates is bringing forward the deployment of its Airbus A350 to Kuwait and Bahrain.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Gallop Air has flown its first commercial service, a Comac C909 charter flight between Guangzhou and Brunei operated by China Southern Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren, Jens Flottau
A Boeing 737-800 operated by South Korean carrier Jeju Air collided with a wall after touching down without its landing gear deployed at Muan Airport on Dec. 29.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Japanese investigators say the misinterpretation of an air traffic controller's instructions was a key factor behind the fatal Jan. 2, 2024, runway collision.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Stephen Costley

NZAAS, New Zealand ordered two Alia eVTOLs from Beta Technologies, and optioned 10, for air ambulance services.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

ASCEND AIRWAYS, UK leased ex-SmartLynx Malta 737-8 (42828) from SKY Leasing.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

FIJI LINK took delivery of new ATR 72-600 (1707) on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

AIRASIA is reportedly negotiating with Airbus, Boeing and COMAC for 100-aircraft order to support expansion.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

UNITED plans May 22 to begin San Francisco-Panama City (737-8).

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES E190 (630) crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 of 67 pax/crew; reports suggest aircraft, with multiple small holes in tailfin/horizontal stabilizer, may have been shot down by a Russian surface-to-air missile.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

MALAYSIA AIRLINES was forced to ground its first A330-900 (2080) due to technical issues during first revenue flight (Kuala Lumpur-Melbourne, Australia); reports say ROLLS-ROYCE is replacing a faulty component in Trent 7000 engine.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

ALHIND AIR, India plans mid-2025 startup out of Kochi with three ATR 72-600s, increasing fleet to seven in 2026.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

CROATIA AIRLINES took delivery of second (55324) of six A220-300s on lease from Air Lease Corporation.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

DANISH AIR TRANSPORT (DAT) has acquired ex-Air Antilles ATR 42-500 (807) and ex-CSA ATR 72-500 (789) from NAC.

Air Transport

By Stephen Costley

AIR NEW ZEALAND took delivery of first (1709) of two ATR 72-600s ordered in 3Q23; second (1720) is due in 1H25.

Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Azerbaijan Airlines and other carriers have suspended flights to several destinations in Russia following the crash of one of the carrier's Embraer 190s.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Turkish Airlines has expanded its reach in the Americas by launching flights to Santiago, the capital of Chile.
Airports & Networks

IndiGo has commenced daily direct flight route between Chennai and Penang.
Airports & Networks

Flyadeal is to launch scheduled flights to Pakistan’s commercial capital, Karachi, effective 2 February 2025.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren, Jens Flottau
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 carrying 62 passengers and five crew crashed while attempting to land at Aktau Airport Kazakhstan on the morning of Dec. 25.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Staff
Scheduled passenger traffic is forecast at over 5.2 billion for 2025, the first time passenger figures will exceed five billion.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Christine Boynton
A “vendor technology issue” briefly grounded American Airlines flights on Dec. 24, the disruption landing in the middle of a busy holiday travel period.
Airlines & Lessors