Air Transport

European LCCs remain upbeat that despite the fuel price crisis causing financial and operational headaches, people will always want to travel over the summer break.

Lufthansa Technik has received Certain STC Privilege from EASA, meaning the company can now independently approve cabin conversions for the A320ceo family.

Air New Zealand is resuming service on three international routes later this year.

FTAI Aviation is leveraging the power of its expanding maintenance and module exchange business.

Emirates has successfully reconfigured its first two-class Airbus A380 into a three-cabin layout, bringing Premium Economy seating to the aircraft upper deck.

Lithuanian Airports is targeting further expansion across Europe and the Middle East as it looks to build on record passenger growth.

Located in northwest China, Xi’an Xianyang International Airport plans to transform further into a major international hub serving western China and beyond.

Qatar Airways Group has reported a post-tax profit of $1.94 billion for fiscal 2025/26—even as the airline suffered disruption during its fiscal final quarter.

New one-stop routes from British Airways, VietJet and AirAsia X highlight how airlines are using intermediate hubs to connect Europe and the Asia-Pacific.

Maintenance records across SIA’s 777-300ER fleet identified 12 cases of weather under-detection and 20 cases in which weather was not detected at all.

Routes Europe hosting responsibilities have been handed to Fraport TAV Antalya Airport.

ATR has delivered its first aircraft featuring its premium HighLine cabin product to Malaysia's Berjaya Air.

Bilbao Airport is accelerating its international expansion strategy after surpassing 7 million annual passengers for the first time.

Tallinn Airport is targeting further network expansion across Europe and the Middle East as it prepares for another year of passenger growth despite mounting geopolitical and cost pressures.

Older aircraft engines are typically the most profitable for makers, but in the current crisis, many engines are being retired instead of getting overhauls.

Boeing's failure in 2002 to recognize cracks in a key MD-11 engine attachment point may have set the stage for November's fatal UPS crash.

Rimini, Italy—Prague Airport (PRG) has been named the Overall Winner at the Routes Europe 2026 Awards, while also triumphing in the 5-20 Million Passengers category.

Just when commercial aerospace executives thought it was safe to start planning their summer vacations, here comes Nafta negotiations again.

A joint venture with plans to produce power-to-liquid SAF in the port of Skelleftea, Sweden, has received a $24 million grant from the Swedish Energy Agency.

Qatar Airways is significantly expanding its African presence with the announcement of three weekly flights to Port Sudan International Airport (PZU), Sudan.

The Hydrogen in Aviation Alliance says a combined $251 million in funding is planned to be invested in hydrogen-powered aviation research and development.

Riyadh Air will introduce a new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its London-Riyadh route as public ticket sales officially opened on May 19, after delivery delays.

Centrum Best MRO is a joint venture between My Freighter Group and Best MRO Group.

The European Commission and Europe’s major airlines are anticipating sufficient fuel this summer.

Airline members of the Oneworld alliance need to ensure their systems talk to each other more coherently.