Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Boeing is halting 777-9 certification flight tests following the failure of a thrust link mounting component on one of the GE9X engines powering a test aircraft
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The refinery will be built in Brisbane, Australia, with the CirculAir SAF production system, jointly marketed by LanzaTech and LanzaJet.
Emerging Technologies

VOEPASS has been placed under special supervision (for safety), assisting operations, by Brazil's ANAC.

Air Transport

AIRNORTH, Australia agreed to lease a fifth E190 (435) from Alliance Airlines.

Air Transport

QATAR AIRWAYS purchased 14 weekly slots at Heathrow from TAROM to operate additional daily flight to Doha.

Air Transport

EUROCONTROL reports it handled 34,379 flights per day in July, up 4.5% vs July 2023; ATFM delays averaged 6.5 minutes per flight with delays up 64%.

Air Transport

AEROMEXICO took delivery of new 737-9 (62933) on lease from AerCap.

Air Transport

EDEWEISS AIR plans July 3, 2025 to begin twice-weekly seasonal Zurich-Halifax, NS (A340-300).

Air Transport

CHICAGO O'HARE handled 37.8m pax in 1H24, up 7.7% vs 1H23.

Air Transport

ISRAIR, Israel leased ex-Bamboo A320-200 (3010) with V2500s from FTAI Aviation.

Air Transport

ERA

ERA added Flygprestanda, Sweden as a new member.

Air Transport

AIR INDIA took delivery of sixth/final LEAP-powered A320neo (12187) on lease from SMBC Aviation Capital.

Air Transport

GX AIRLINES, China leased second ex-Bamboo A320neo (9361) with LEAPs from CDB Aviation (SPNWS; August 2).

Air Transport

ENTER AIR, Poland leased ex-SpiceJet 737-8 (64507) from SMBC Aviation Capital.

Air Transport

LUFTHANSA CARGO took delivery of its 18th 777F (61897); six are operated by AEROLOGIC (joint venture with DHL).

Air Transport

Mark W. Lindley to Vice President of QT Aerospace, Dallas.

Air Transport

SIRIUS AVIATION and MARATHON GROUP AUSTRALIA teamed to develop airport infrastructure to handle the hydrogen-powered Sirius Jet VTOL.

Air Transport

By William Moore
Carbon Analysis revisits the U.S. “Second Four,” looking at annual figures for Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Guy Norris
Boeing made its first certification flight test of the upgraded Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine on the 787 on Aug. 16; the flight lasted 1 hr. 21 min.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA is proposing the second revamp of its International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) program in two years.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Gambian company Magic Air has ferried its four Airbus airliners into Belarus, a country subject to Western sanctions that bar the import of aircraft or parts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Iberia has agreed to a two-year extension to its pilot labor deal, but negotiations are continuing with pilots at short-haul LCC Iberia Express.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Some eVTOL industry-watchers are beginning to question whether the juice is truly worth the squeeze when it comes to large-scale air taxi demos.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
CSA Czech Airlines will cease operations under its OK-coded flight numbers from late October as part of forthcoming changes to its business model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Austrian Airlines is equipping four Boeing 777-200ERs with Lufthansa Technik’s AeroSHARK surface film, marking the technology’s debut on the 777-200ER.
Airlines & Lessors