Air Transport

A deal announced by Republican leaders on April 1 to re-open the U.S. DHS and its agency responsible for airport security screening was dismissed on April 2.

South American carriers are looking to engine maintenance agreements to help mitigate the impact of rising fuel costs and an uncertain demand outlook.

As premium reconfigurations of CRJ200s proceed, SkyWest is evaluating the potential for more—beyond the initial 50 it will operate as United Express CRJ450s.

China’s international capacity is finally moving close to pre-pandemic levels, although growth in some key markets have been affected by geopolitical tensions.

As NASA begins X-59 envelope expansion and Boom develops its first high speed engine, civil supersonic activity is at its highest since the retirement of Concorde in 2003. Editors discuss the latest developments and the challenges that lie ahead.

Malaysia Aviation Group is pushing ahead with its campaign to place a long-range widebody replacement order this year.

Syria and Germany have signed a new air transport agreement, marking a significant step toward revitalizing Syria’s civil aviation sector.

Lufthansa Group member airlines are adjusting capacity and flight schedules daily for rapid response to changes in the market environment.

Indonesian and Singapore-based investment managers have teamed with lessor SMBC in a plan to establish Indonesia’s first aviation financing investment platform.

Flyadeal CEO Steven Greenway will step down from his role but will remain as an adviser through the end of the year, supporting interim CEO Sanjiv Kapoor.

Airports are struggling to finance building the facilities needed to handle soaring passenger growth.

Changes to security have come in fits and starts, with slow rollouts in some regions of new screening equipment to replace older technology.

The Philippines-based LCC believes its next growth phase will lead to a stronger, more dominant position in the Pacific market.

The airport is one of the oldest in the US and its location presents several challenges to potential developers.

The public-private partnership model has been successfully employed in other global airport infrastructure projects.

The program was launched last summer in partnership with US Customs and Border Protection and the UK government.

Malaysia Aviation Group is seeing additional cost pressure from the Middle East conflict but also benefiting from higher demand in key international markets.

Incheon International Airport (ICN) has opened what it describes as the world’s largest hydrogen refueling center.

Meeting the deadline to submit bids for a 44.9% stake in TAP Air Portugal, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa have made non-binding offers, while IAG has abstained.

Influential airline investor Bill Franke talks with Aviation Week about more M&A deals, testing new elements in the ULCC model and where he sees opportunities.

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

The U.S. Congress has reached a deal to end the shutdown of DHS, which includes TSA, the agency responsible for most U.S. airport security screening.

South American airline group Abra says short-term bookings are holding up as the Iran war continues, but the window for longer-term sales remains unclear.

Maintenance providers continue to see gaps in a few key hands-on fundamentals among new hires.

Air Serbia is planning further network expansion for this year and will introduce a loyalty program.