Airlink will ramp up air services between South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo with the launch of Johannesburg - Kinshasa flights from March 28, 2025.
Willie Walsh, director general of IATA said that despite ongoing challenges, “safety is never taken for granted and remains a number one priority across the sector.”
During the IATA World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) a panel of airline leaders explored the transformative impact of technology on the aviation industry in recent decades.
EASA, the FAA and IATA are increasingly using AI to process air transport incident reports in a bid to better detect safety trends—both successes and failures.
Working together, industry and higher education can bridge the skills gap, foster innovation and build partnerships that contribute to our sector's success.
Flight Friday examines the Boeing 757's pioneering role in the aviation industry, which broke the mold for using narrowbody aircraft on transatlantic routes.
CFM International has revealed plans to conduct dust ingestion tests of the new high-pressure (HP) turbine blade at the core of its RISE technology initiative.
FRONTIER AIRLINES secured $150m pre-delivery payment financing facility from Jackson Square Aviation, partially to finance its PDP payment obligations for A320neo family aircraft on order scheduled for delivery through 2027.
URBANLINK AIR MOBILITY, FL signed LOI to order 10 9-seat Alice all-electric commuter aircraft, and option 10, from Eviation for operation out of its hub cities of Miami, Los Angeles, and San Juan, PR. Eviation now has >$5b in orders.
AVOLON delivered nine new/five used aircraft on lease to 11 customers in 3Q24 vs seven/four in 3Q23; it sold 11 aircraft vs 14 and ended quarter with an owned/managed/committed fleet of 1,019 aircraft vs 897 a year ago.
IATA reports y-o-y global pax traffic rose 8.6% in August on 6.5% higher capacity; cargo rose 11.4%. It says continued strong demand growth is signaling a fast-approaching infrastructure capacity crunch that would restrict connectivity.
ITA Airways says by the end of 2024 its visual identity will be “enriched” with a historic element paying tribute to both the country and its aviation heritage.
As the strike by Boeing’s machinists enters a new, uncertain phase, the company’s suppliers, customers and investors are grappling with the rising damage.
