Air Transport

Hungary’s economic development minister Márton Nagy said €2 billion ($2.2 billion) will be spent on new airport and transport infrastructure.

Crossover jets may account for an increasing percentage of movements at regional airports, but few as comprehensively as Antwerp.

Air India is set to transfer 20 of its Airbus A320 narrowbody aircraft to its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express.

In addition to receiving an expected Airbus A350-1000 and two ATR turboprops later this year, Air Caraïbes is considering more aircraft for its long-haul fleet.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says two factors are “marginally affecting” the timeline for when the OEM will launch its next narrowbody aircraft.

Etihad Airways will nearly double capacity on its new route linking Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) and Boston Logan International Airport (BOS).

Turkish Airlines has signed a lease agreement with lessor AerCap for 10 new Airbus A321neos.

Air Arabia will connect Sharjah and Vienna, the capital of Austria from December 20, 2024.

Royal Jordanian has become the first Embraer E195-E2 operator in the Middle East with the delivery of two aircraft early this year. The airline is pursuing its fleet expansion and modernisation plan, despite geopolitical tensions.

After rising in the first six months of recent years, the number of passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversions has fallen so far in 2024.

The DOT has 60 days from the date the FAA Reauthorization Act was signed into law to make its selections, and any comments on applications are due July 17.

The European agency is proposing new inspection requirements for engine blades close to their first planned refurbishment visits.

Boeing delivered 44 aircraft in June, easily its best month of the year.

Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, remains closed indefinitely after flooding in May, with no indication of when it will reopen.

The Nigerian state of Ebonyi plans to establish its own airline, as part of efforts to improve the economy of the region.

Ricardo has been selected by the EASA to lead a consortium in creating the EU’s first SAF clearing house to support industry in scaling up supply.

The European Geosciences Union report says 1,000 landings and subsequent departures from a dusty airport represents around 10 kg of cumulative dust ingestion.

Airbus is eyeing the technology to see if it fulfills its promise to outperform classical computing and enable more optimized aircraft designs and operations.

Boeing’s last month of order and delivery activity before it reports quarterly earnings offered a mix of improvements and familiar struggles.

Airbus has added more partners and a new region to its hydrogen infrastructure studies.

China Southern Airlines has announced it will start a route between Ürümqi (URC)-Yerevan (EVN), the first scheduled service between China and Armenia.

Turkish Airlines has struck a lease deal with AerCap covering 10 additional Airbus A321neos, with further orders anticipated in 2024.

Air India is to use IBS Software’s iCargo solution to support its growth plan and commitment to the airline’s ongoing digital transformation.

Air India has been awarded a tender by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) to establish and operate this DGCA-licensed FTO in Amravati for a period of 30 years.

Etihad Airways will increase its nonstop flight service between Boston and Abu Dhabi from four flights per week to once daily from October 27.