Air Transport

By Alan Dron, Guy Norris
The first production GE-powered 787, which never entered service, is being scrapped to feed the maturing 787 fleet's spares needs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The Indian Ocean-based carrier has named Charles Cartier as its new chief executive following the suspension of its previous CEO in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
“The addition of three ground stations strengthens EAN’s satellite coverage ...,” Viasat and Deutsche Telekom said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines Engineering Company is already providing line service for Scoot’s Airbus A320 family and Boeing 787-8/9 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
SpiceJet is facing significant changes to its senior leadership team with the impending departure of two key executives.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
While Swiss International Air Lines works to mitigate the impact of GTF-related groundings, CEO Dieter Vranckx is looking ahead to what will replace its 777s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
A coalition of European climate activists are calling for traffic caps to be imposed at five major European airports.
Airports & Networks

Etihad Cargo is officially launching Sales Cockpit, a digital sales optimisation tool that will enable the carrier to enhance customer relationships.
Emerging Technologies

Skyborne has signed a five-year contract extension with IndiGo to continue to train its next generation of A320 First Officers.
Maintenance & Training

Global software provider to the travel industry Accelya has signed a multi-year FLX Cargo renewal with flydubai, creating an end-to-end cargo platform offering.
Emerging Technologies

By David Casey
Challenges with the reliability and availability of Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines have forced Air New Zealand to suspend flights to Chicago.
Airports & Networks

By Aaron Karp
LHR says in a statement that it would have set a February record even without the 207,000 passengers who utilized the airport on Feb. 29.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
For decades, aircraft manufacturers have preferred derivatives over all-new aircraft. That approach appears to be ending.
Aircraft & Propulsion

GOL

LUFTHANSA GROUP had €1.7b net profit in 2023 (vs €791m in 2022) on 15% higher revenues due to the continued high demand for air travel and another record result at LUFTHANSA TECHNIK. It plans to take delivery of >30 aircraft, including around 20 long-haul jets (>10 787-9s; eight A350-900s; 777F) in 2024, an all-time high for long-haul aircraft.

Air Transport

By Sean Broderick
Under the DOT budget request, FAA funding would total $21.8 billion, not counting another $5 billion in special bipartisan infrastructure law (BIL) grants.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
As the first quarter of 2024 is drawing to a close, pilot staffing is improving for a variety of reasons.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
The largest aircraft lessors could receive more than $2B by 2025 as insurance settlements from lost business and assets in Russia pay out faster than expected.
Airlines & Lessors

By Antoine Fafard
For a third consecutive year, Delta Air Lines has come out as the leader for on-time performance in among the “Big 4” U.S. operators.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Airlink is looking to standardize its fleet of Embraer E190s and E195s, before eventually considering a move to larger capacity aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors