Air Transport

Iceland’s Play is shifting its focus away from connecting traffic between Europe and North America.

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand regulators aim to collectively identify safety hazards and trends and develop mitigating measures.

New beyond-perimeter slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport have been tentatively awarded to five airlines.

Widerøe believes a “fee shock” from state-owned airport operator Avinor may have consequences for its flight offerings, especially for rural communities.

Etihad reported strong traffic growth for the first three quarters of 2024 ahead of plans to make a significant number of route announcements in coming months.

Aviation Week Network has this week launched the 2025 Fleet and MRO Forecast, which includes a revision to expected numbers of in-service Boeing 737 MAX aircraft over the coming decade.

Cathay Pacific has unveiled its new Aria business-class product that will be installed as part of its Boeing 777-300ER retrofit program.

Qazaq Air's long-awaited privatization process should complete by the end of the year as Vietnam’s Sovico Group works to close its deal with Kazakhstan.

Saudia Cargo has signed an MoU with Cluster2 Airports Company to establish a strategic partnership.

Madagascar Airlines is partnering with the Travelport group to integrate the global distribution systems Galileo and Travelport in order to enhance its international visibility.

Etihad Cargo has unveiled its expanded winter schedule, increasing belly hold cargo capacity across key global markets.

Oman Air Catering has entered a partnership with the Oman Food Bank addressing food waste and promote responsible food consumption.

Emirates is structuring and strengthening its global commercial team portfolios in readiness for the airline’s next era of strategic growth and expansion.

From 1 October 2025, Etihad Airways will offer daily services to both Dusseldorf, Germany, and Copenhagen, Denmark.

Emirates to debut newly retrofitted Boeing 777s to Kuwait and Dammam.

Listen in as editors share what CEOs were talking about at Routes World 2024 in Bahrain.

Promoters of competency-based training and assessment are striving to expand the use of the methodology.

Airline interest in the BWB concept grows as the U.S. Air Force-supported JetZero program primes the pump for commercial and military applications.

Both transactions come as the mainline carrier voices its continued intent to serve smaller communities with a mixture of regional and mainline jets.

An NTSB preliminary report suggests conflicting instructions from different controllers set the stage for the incident.

What began as an experiment in basic economy nearly a decade ago has become a “solid home run” for United Airlines.

VSE is continuing its market rollup with the announced acquisition of Kellstrom Aerospace from private equity owners AE Industrial Partners.

The Russian government wants to invite foreign airlines to perform cabotage flights in the country.