Air Transport

RIVE PRIVATE INVESTMENT secured financing from volofin for portfolio of 107 engines/APUs managed by LXA Leasing.

AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES agreed to lease three A320neos/three A321neos with LEAPs from AerCap for delivery in 2026.

A 2022 CFM Leap-1A in-flight engine shutdown traced to non-conforming parts has prompted the FAA to plan mandatory replacements of the affected components.

Retirements of commercial jets and turboprop aircraft.

The agreement will give carriers some control of the data their aircraft share with manufacturers.

A venture lab launched in partnership with Alaska Airlines in 2023 has unveiled its first startup.

Uruguay’s government and fledgling Environment Ministry have endorsed plans by Avalon Energy Group to build its first SAF production plant in Latin America.

The escalating conflict in the Middle East not only affects flights in the region, but also the most important detour for flights between Europe and Asia.

Since 2018, only 48% of commercial air transport accidents have had a final report published, according to Gabriel Acosta, head of operational safety at IATA.

European airports and airlines are criticizing plans by France’s new government to raise up to $1.1 billion from the aviation sector.

The CEO of Lufthansa Group has disclosed more details about Lufthansa Technik’s plans to build a new facility in southwest Europe.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plans to lease three Airbus A320neos and three A321neos from AerCap, with delivery expected in 2026.

German aerospace center DLR and Deutsche Aircraft have conducted the first measurements of emissions from a turboprop aircraft powered by 100% synthetic fuel.

Cebu Pacific has signed a firm order for 70 Airbus A321neos, confirming a large part of a memorandum of understanding announced in July.

IATA and other players in the aviation sector are seeing more diverse consequences of the increasingly frequent occurrences of GNSS jamming and spoofing.

IATA and Airbus, Embraer and Rolls-Royce have established five key principles for access to, and the use of, Aircraft Operational Data during the 2024 IATA World Safety and Operations Conference.

Etihad Cargo is celebrating a decade of freighter services in Hanoi, Vietnam, offering 400 tonnes of capacity per week on its Boeing 777F flights.

Riyadh has become Emirates’ first GCC destination to welcome the refurbished Emirates Boeing 777.

Pegasus Airlines has launched its ‘ground-breaking’ new multilingual project.

As it grows internationally, and moves to capture pilgrimage traffic, Saudi Arabian low-cost player Flyadeal is adapting its model.

China Southern Airlines is adding two services to Australia from Beijing Daxing Airport.

Artificial intelligence will help carriers boost their performance and get the most out of training, CEOs at IATA's World Safety and Operations Conference said.

Listen in to hear Frank Haselbach, president of ISABE and head of propulsion at Airbus, in conversation with Aviation Week's Guy Norris.

Breeze Airways is adding four routes to Florida leisure destinations for the upcoming winter season as it continues to take on routes no other airline is serving.

Proposed wet-lease provider Thai SmartLynx is moving closer to obtaining the approvals it needs to launch in Thailand early next year.