Air Transport

Aviation Week Network Staff
Yakovlev flew the second prototype of the so-called import-substituted MC-21-310 narrowbody airliner from its facility in Irkutsk, Russia, on Oct. 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
Ukraine’s largest airport, Kyiv Boryspil, is expecting strong visiting friends and relatives traffic once the nation’s airspace is reopened and safe again.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
President Javier Milei administration’s reforms in the country’s aviation sector remain intact, for now.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

During Routes World 2025, Stuttgart Airport (STR) was named the winner of the 5–10 Million Passengers category at the Routes Awards ceremony in Hong Kong.
Airports & Networks

Aviation Week Network Staff
All the important data related to New Chitose Airport in recent years.
Airports & Networks

By Ella Nethersole
Riyadh Air signed its first aircraft lease agreement with global aircraft lessor AviLease on Oct. 27 for a Boeing 787-9.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ella Nethersole
SalamAir has signed a 10-year memorandum of understanding with Mach Aerospace International.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
MAB Academy has signed an agreement with CAE to acquire a Boeing 737 MAX full-flight simulator to support the carrier’s narrowbody pilot training requirements.
Maintenance & Training

By Adrian Schofield
Fiji Airways has named former Virgin Australia head Paul Scurrah as its next CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
FTAI Aviation has no plans to enter the new-generation engine maintenance market in the next few years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Shenzhen Airlines has issued a tender via China’s Government Procurement Network for more A320neos while Loong Air has signed a new lease.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The world’s airports have surpassed pre-pandemic passenger traffic, but global airport revenue remains behind 2019 totals, according to Justin Erbacci, the head of ACI World.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Air China Cargo announced its intent to sign a purchase agreement with Airbus for six A350F freighters, becoming the variant's first customer in mainland China.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Violent regional conflicts, an unreliable supply chain and delayed aircraft are driving Emirates’ strategy to control or produce as much as possible in-house.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways has suspended operations, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) confirms.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Dutch aircraft developer Fokker Next Gen is maintaining its plan to have a 150-seat liquid hydrogen-powered aircraft flying by 2035.
Emerging Technologies

By Alan Peaford
Nigeria’s Air Peace takes a major step with its inaugural first flight from Nigeria’s capital Abuja to London Heathrow.
Airlines & Lessors

By William Moore
Iraqi Airways’ efficiency was already high, and its fleet expansion will only serve to improve already positive figures.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Guy Norris
GE points to indications that—if integrated in a specific way—the Open Fan may even have more fuel efficiency benefits than previously thought.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
EASA flight standards director Jesper Rasmussen has outlined a “radical change” to the certification of new general and regional aviation aircraft technologies.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s leading airline operator Aeroflot Group is feeling threatened by the growing presence of foreign air carriers in its home market, according to its CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Schools should focus on teaching students how to leverage AI, according to Keren Rambow, Pratt & Whitney’s VP commercial engine aftermarket transformation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesian and Turkish aviation regulators have concluded consultations that could expand the existing air services agreement between the two countries.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Authorities have recovered most of the AirACT 747-400 converted freighter that overran the runway at Hong Kong International Airport in the early hours of Oct. 20, leaving two ground personnel dead.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Antoine Fafard
Recently released traffic figures for China’s three largest airline groups reveal record-breaking quarterly performances during the third quarter of 2025.
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