Air Transport

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.

Free route airspace is where users can freely plan a route between a defined entry point and a defined exit point, subject to airspace availability.

Scott Collier to President of Aircraft Leasing of Air Charter Service, UK.

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES has acquired an additional 777-300ER (29147; ex-Garuda) with GE90s and now has 10.

Micha Glapa to Vice President of Novus Aviation Capital, UAE.

T'WAY AIR leased ex-SmartLynx A330-300 (1533) with Trent 700s from DAE Capital.

The African Airlines Association has launched a project with the African Development Bank, which aims to help African airlines gain access to financing.

Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy, expecting to complete the process in the first quarter of 2025.

Wet-lease provider Thai SmartLynx has gained one of the key approvals it needs to begin operations in 2025.

GOL’s fifth freedom route between Bogotá and Buenos Aires is scheduled to end in February.

Uganda Airlines is seeking to lease two A320neos next year as long OEM lead times mean the aircraft it wants to order will not come until the end of the decade.

Tokyo Narita will join the International Aviation Lab in Singapore, contributing to the lab’s goal of developing novel solutions for global airport operations.

Garuda Indonesia has appointed former Lion Air interim CEO Wamildan Tsani Panjaitan as its new chief executive, replacing Irfan Setiaputra.

Emirates has entered a five-season global sponsorship with SailGP which will see it become the exclusive Global Airline Partner of the annual sail racing championship.

Ethiopian Airlines has received Four-Star Global Airline award at the 2025 APEX Passenger Choice Awards.

Uganda Airlines is looking to lease two Airbus A320neos from June 2025.

Etihad Airways will conclude its unilateral codeshare and bilateral frequent flyer partnership with Virgin Australia effective 01 June 2025.