Air Transport

MagniX unveiled a Dash 7 that it plans to convert to a hybrid aircraft by replacing two of its four turboprop engines with electric powertrains.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

The impending arrival of an Embraer 170 forms part of attempts to revive Air Burkina, the national carrier of Burkina Faso.

The airlines await final approvals for their pending merger following the expiration of a U.S. Justice Department antitrust review period.

All the important data related to Rimini Federico Fellini Airport in recent years.

Amid growing skepticism that airlines can achieve net zero emissions in 2050, a report lays out a road map for rapidly scaling up SAF. Listen in as one of those skeptics, Aviation Week’s Graham Warwick, talks with a co-author of the plan.

This week's Flight Friday looks at the flight cycles of specific engines powering widebody aircraft, comparing them to the equivalent month in 2019.

Caribbean governments, airport authorities and tourism organizations call for more air service but they face long-time and new hurdles to attracting airlines.

A recent draft FAA inspection mandate for PW1500 and PW1900 parts is the latest step in the extensive plan to mitigate risk from contaminated powder metal.

STARLUX reportedly agreed to lease three A321neos from Fy Aviation Lease; three more are expected. It has 13.

BOEING was retained by Eastar Jet to collaborate on flight operations and safety services. It has 14 737s.

HONG KONG AIRLINES plans January 17 to begin four-times-weekly Hong Kong-Gold Coast Airport, Australia (A330).

TOTAL LINHAS AEREAS, Brazil leased ex-Bluebird Nordic 737-400SF (28887) from World Star Aviation.

ATLAS AIR confirmed lease of three ex-AirBridgeCargo 747-8Fs (60117/60118/60119) from BOC Aviation.

AIRNESIA ROYAL CARGO has AOC from Indonesia to launch operations with two 737-300SFs (27362/29333).

Tim Lyon to Vice President-Pricing of Southwest Airlines.

STORKJET, Poland was selected by Canada's Flair Airlines to provide fuel efficiency solutions, including AdvancedAPM, FuelPro and FlyGuide.

CAPITAL A BERHAD, Malaysia has secured US$443m revenue bond from various investors and aircraft lessors to fund growth of AIRASIA, which says it plans to reactivate 10 A320s in October 2024 and an additional 15 in 2025.

Representatives from carriers and their most trusted suppliers will have no shortage of topics to discuss during this year’s Air Carriers Purchasing Conference.

Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has signed a lease agreement for three ATR 72-600s with Fiji Airways.

The global average jet fuel price rose 2.9% last week to $95.91/bbl, compared to $93.02/bbl the previous week.

Talks are underway over the possibility of creating a new, dedicated cargo airline for Saudi Arabia, according to well-placed sources in the Arab nation.

Issues with the new PD-8 turbofan engines may again delay the certification of the import-free variant of Russia’s Superjet 100 (SJ-100) regional jet.

The replacement of aging, large regional jets and smaller members of mainline jet families provides a potential addressable market of around 2,000 aircraft.

Hong Kong Airlines is resuming long-haul flights in January after an absence of nearly five years.