Air Transport

Boeing's Stephanie Pope says the 777-9 is advancing to the next stage of flight testing over the next few days with the start of FAA TIA Phase 3.

Lufthansa Technik is debuting its new hidden touch-display technology at Dubai Airshow 2025 which it is targeting at both business jet and airline premium cabins.

Pratt & Whitney is confident that steps it is taking will cut AOG incidents on the Airbus A220 and Embraer E2 fleets to near zero by the end of 2026.

Dubai Airports’ OneDXB Sustainability Showcase puts collaboration and innovation in the spotlight at Dubai Airshow 2025.

In an interview Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports and thus landlord of the Dubai Airshow, shares why innovation and drive create synergies between the event and Dubai International Airport.

ANA CEO Shinichi Inoue says the airline's next fleet renewal decision will be to find a replacement for its De Havilland Canada Dash 8 turboprops.

Ahead of entry-into-service of the Boeing 777X in the Middle East, GE Aerospace is studying a potential deployment of its 747-400 flying testbed to the Gulf equipped with a GE9X engine.

GE Aerospace is set to break ground on a $50 million On Wing Support maintenance facility for CFM Leap-1 and GE9X in Dubai.

British regional carrier Blue Islands has suspended operations with immediate effect, grounding its ATR 72 fleet.

Bangkok Airways has quietly placed an order with ATR for 10–12 ATR 72-600s as part of a broader fleet renewal program.

The imposition of tariffs by the U.S. represents a significant financial threat to Asia-Pacific airlines due to the added pressure on costs, AAPA says.

Rolls-Royce is on track to clear key durability upgrades to the A350-1000's Trent XWB-97 engine as it nears the end testing aimed at improving performance in the Middle East.

Air Algerie has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, which enables the Algerian carrier to launch new transatlantic and Asian routes.

U.S. transportation officials are allowing airlines to add flights back into the system or operate planned departures, lessening required schedule reductions to 3%.

As Arab airlines head to the Dubai Airshow, most of their executives are not quite sure whether they should laugh or cry. They have good reasons for both.

Boeing’s flight operations representative (FOR) program has grown to more than 150 pilots that make up a global network supporting some 250 customers.

Aeromexico is unconcerned about the latest order from the U.S. restricting certain flights and is hopeful the spat between the countries will end soon.

British Airways has started deploying a new cloud-based line maintenance platform developed by UK specialist MRO-PRO.

The German coalition government has decided on several measures aimed at reducing financial pressure on the air transport industry.

South Korea-based AirZeta, emerging from Asiana Cargo and Air Incheon, has been in operation for four months and is outlining its first results.

Air Transat has confirmed two more summer routes from Montreal in 2026, adding points in Senegal and Iceland to its network.

The French supply chain is back on its 2019 pre-pandemic activity levels and even surpassed them in 2024, aerospace lobby GIFAS says.

Wizz Air says its network restructuring will begin delivering financial benefits from the 2027 fiscal year as new bases across Central and Eastern Europe open.

Etihad Airways says it set a new benchmark at the nine-month point in its financial year, continuing the trend among Gulf airlines for record financial results.

Customers in the Middle East will take more than 4,000 commercial engines over the 2026-35 period, Aviation Week's new forecast shows.