Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
CAE's Women In Flight Ambassador program has a new representative: student pilot Elle Betchley, who is committed to increasing visibility for future female pilots.
Farnborough Airshow

By Michael Bruno
GE Aerospace has deployed over 550 of its workers into suppliers and armed them with its Flight Deck business operating system to try to fix supply chain issues.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
A series of recent incidents has prompted the FAA to launch a formal safety review of Southwest Airlines.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
China is accepting deliveries of Boeing 737 MAXs again following a pause of nearly two months as Xiamen Airlines on July 20 took delivery of a 737-8.
Aircraft & Propulsion

GE AEROSPACE was selected by Genesis to provide its Asset Transfer System to streamline aircraft transactions.

Air Transport

BERNIQ AIRWAYS, Libya ordered six A320neo Family aircraft for growth and to eventually replace its six A320-200s.

Air Transport

SATENA, Colombia agreed to purchase eight DHC-6 Twin Otters from De Havilland Canada from late 2024 for growth.

Air Transport

By Lori Ranson
Volaris is expressing cautious optimism in Pratt & Whitney’s handling of the geared turbofan (GTF) engine crisis.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Air India plans to deploy the Airbus A350-900 aircraft on flights from New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to two New York-area airports.
Airports & Networks

SEAPLANE ASIA, Hong Kong agreed to order 14 PHA-ZE 100 amphibious aircraft from JEKTA, Switzerland for 2030.

Air Transport

MAGMA AVIATION added an A321P2F and 737-800BCF in the Middle East in conjunction with opening new office in Dubai.

Air Transport

QATAR AIRWAYS announced order for 20 777-9s and now has 60, plus 34 777-8Fs, 12 787s and 25 MAXs, on order.

Air Transport

GE AEROSPACE was selected by Riyadh Air to provide suite of flight operations software solutions, including Safety Insight, Fuel Insight and FlightPulse.

Air Transport

AURIGNY, UK agreed to lease two ex-Avianca ATR 72-600s from NAC (1151) and Jetstream Aviation Capital (1174).

Air Transport

DE HAVILLAND CANADA booked Twin Otter Series 400 orders from an undisclosed airline and PEGASUS AIR SERVICES.

Air Transport

HONG KONG AIRLINES leased ex-Tigerair A320-200 (4804) with V2500s from CDB Aviation.

Air Transport

VIETJET AIR ordered 20 A330-900s in $7.4b deal for growth and to replace its current fleet of seven A330-300s.

Air Transport

MEHAIR, India signed LOI to order 50 19-seat ME-1A amphibious aircraft from US-based Mallard Enterprises.

Air Transport

UPS

UPS agreed to acquire Mexico's ESTAFETA (express delivery company), which operates six 737-400SFs.

Air Transport

MACQUARIE AIRFINANCE ordered 20 737-8s and now has 40 on order after acquiring 20 delivery slots from ALAFCO.

Air Transport

IATA added SmartLynx Airlines Malta as new member and now represents 330 airlines in >120 countries.

Air Transport

JAPAN AIRLINES ordered 20 more A350-900s (now 52 A350-900/1000s; 19 delivered) and 11 A321neos.

Air Transport

VIRGIN ATLANTIC ordered seven more A330-900s, increasing commitment to 19 (five leased aircraft now in service).

Air Transport

By Jens Flottau
Qatar Airways revealed an order for 20 more Boeing 777-9s at Farnborough Airshow, which is likely to be followed by a much larger order in early 2025.
Farnborough Airshow

By Jens Flottau
Embraer is introducing an automatic takeoff function onto its E2 family of passenger jets, leading to much-enhanced range capabilities from short runways.
Farnborough Airshow