Air Transport

SILK AVIA, Uzbekistan took delivery of first (1683) of five new ATR 72-600s on lease from Nordic Aviation Capital.

HAWAIIAN AIRLINES received shareholder approval to merge with ALASKA AIRLINES; transaction is to close by mid-2025.

While Riyadh Air is planning an initial narrowbody order with Boeing or Airbus, COO Peter Bellew says Comac will become "a real force to be reckoned with.”

Guy Norris, senior editor at Aviation Week, explains the wing-in-ground effect used by the ST Engineering and Wigetworks Airfish.

Comac stole the show on the first day of this year’s Singapore Airshow but AIA says the Chinese OEM remains years away from becoming a serious challenger to Boeing or Airbus.

Harrell Leisure And Discounted Business Fares and Cost-Per-Mile.

This week’s analysis focuses on four Asia-Pacific full-service carriers: Cathay Pacific, China Eastern Airlines, Japan Airlines, and Singapore Airlines.

U.S. LCC Breeze Airways has exercised options for 10 Airbus A220-300s and believes it will post a profit in 2024.

United Airlines will work around Boeing’s delivery delays to keep its growth plan moving.

Air Serbia has been co-operating flights with Marathon Airlines since June 2023 under a short-term wet-lease arrangement.

Jayne Hrdlicka has decided to step down, clearing the way for a new leader to guide the carrier through the next stage of its business transformation.

The first flight of the ERA is scheduled for 2026 and entry into service for 2028.

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O’Leary said the quality of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft has improved.

Nigerian domestic carrier Ibom Air is considering a follow-on order for Airbus A220s, as it begins to branch out into regional flights within Africa.

Etihad Airways has launched a new collection of amenity kits and loungewear created in partnership with Giorgio Armani, and luxury wellbeing brand ESPA.

Qatar Airways, the Global Partner and Official Airline of F1, in partnership with Qatar Airways Holidays, has launched fan packages for the upcoming FIA Formula One World Championship.

Airports across the world are bracing themselves to handle a big boom in air travel until 2030 by going in for expansions and redevelopments.

Emirates has been cleared to launch its first passenger route to Colombia, with flights set to start in June.

Thai Airways may split its new order for Boeing 787s between the -9 and -10 variants, the airline’s CEO Chai Eamsiri tells Aviation Week.

Royal Brunei Airlines revealed an order for Boeing 787-9s as the carrier looks ahead to long-term widebody fleet renewal.

The huge potential of the aviation market in India means it could have the largest fleet of ATR turboprops of any country, an ATR senior executive says.

As the C919 makes its international debut at Singapore Airshow, Airbus Commercial CEO Christian Scherer says Comac could be a competitor in future.

Tibet Airlines is set to be the launch customer of Comac's C919 plateau variant ARJ21 plateau variant.

Cathay Pacific achieved its goal of restoring 70% of its 2019 capacity by the end of 2023, and is now looking to hit 80% in the first half of the year.

With more than 100 tests complete on the RISE program, so far there have been no showstoppers in the quest to develop an engine with 20% better fuel efficiency.