Air Transport

By Christine Boynton
Those changes include a shift to an out-and-back network, and a diversification of revenues.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
Recent commercial aviation industry movements include changes at several airlines, a lessor, an MRO provider, and a major global airports association.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
After studying the effects of noise from Brussels Airport on local residents, a Belgian health advisory body is recommending a ban on night flights.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Polish leisure carrier Enter Air plans to add five new aircraft to its fleet in 2024, most of them before the peak summer vacation season.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
WestJet exec John Weatherhill said the airline has much bigger capacity challenges in the Canadian market right now with aircraft delivery delays.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
While the grounded airline has been put under the control of liquidators, an attempt will be made to restructure and relaunch the South Pacific carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
International Airlines Group (IAG) may abandon its proposed acquisition of Air Europa if EC competition remedies prove too onerous, the group says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
A series of external factors and one-time losses put Thai Airways’ Q1 profits under pressure, during a period historically associated with strong travel demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
The U.S. Senate approved a five-year FAA reauthorization bill after shutting down a late push to change a provision that adds flights to DCA.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Infrastructure startup Urban-Air Port believes use of its Vertical Airfield concept could help unlock new efficiency for the advanced air mobility industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Karen Walker
It seems eons ago that the term flygskam, or flight shame, entered the vocabularies of airline executives.
Sustainability

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s eternal conflict pits optimistic words against delayed actions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Cape Verde will become easyJet’s most southerly and westerly point once flights begin in October.
Airports & Networks

Saudia Group announces its operational plan for Hajj Season 2024, aimed at facilitating the transportation of pilgrims from around the world.
Airports & Networks

AviLease delivers first two Boeing 737-8 aircraft on order to Air India Group.
Air Transport

Pegasus Airlines continues to expand its international network with direct flights connecting Istanbul and Edinburgh.
Airports & Networks

IndiGo has announced direct flights between Deoghar and Bengaluru, three times a week from June1, 2024.
Airports & Networks

Emirates will resume flight operations to Edinburgh starting from 4 November 2024.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
The latest sale of crossover jets by Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) to fellow-lessor TrueNoord sees the two companies continuing to rebalance their respective portfolios.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Daniel Williams
This week’s Flight Friday looks at the split recovery in Latin American operators’ domestic and international utilization profiles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick
Breeze Airways has reiterated interest in a larger, longer-range version of the Airbus A220-300 that would make its chosen fleet type even more flexible.
Small Narrowbody Jets

By Sean Broderick
Auditors from the U.S. Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General will evaluate the FAA’s surveillance of United Airlines maintenance activity.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus of Southwest Airlines, has passed away; she was 79.

Air Transport

ACI EUROPE reports year-over-year pax traffic in Europe increased 10.2% in 1Q24, reaching 98.7% of pre-pandemic 1Q19 levels. It also revised its full-year forecast and now projects traffic in 2024 to be 3.2% higher than 2019 vs 1.4%.

Air Transport