Air Transport

IATA has released data for November 2023 air travel performance indicating that air travel demand topped 99% of 2019 levels.

Odys Aviation and Aramex are to develop cargo operations in Oman and UAE.

Flydubai has enhanced its onboard experience with the introduction of PressReader.

Qatar Airways Privilege Club has unveiled Privilege Club Collection platform – an innovative platform that will elevate members’ lifestyles by giving them access to events and experiences.

As the only Iraqi member of IATA, Fly Baghdad plays an outsized role in connecting the Gulf state to the world. Chief executive Basheer Al-Shabbani talks about the airline’s plans for the future.

Singapore has established the International Center for Aviation Innovation with Patrick Ky, former EASA executive director, at the helm.

Preliminary findings from the probe of a Japan Airlines/Japan Coast Guard runway collision trigger changes in communications protocol.

The European Commission's Magda Kopczynska appealed to American leadership to stay true to the spirit of the transatlantic partnership.

Hyundai-backed Supernal unveiled the latest update to its electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft concept at CES 2024.

The grounding of the Boeing 737-9 is expected to have a limited impact on Fitch-rated aircraft lessors and airlines.

Boeing delivered 528 aircraft from its Commercial Airplanes programs in 2023, including 396 737s and 73 787s.

Both carriers submitted Premerger Notification and Report Forms to the U.S. DOJ and FTC on Jan. 8, kicking off an initial 30-day waiting period.

Forthcoming airliner production forecasts for the year—yet to be offered by Airbus, Boeing and other airframers—already have taken a severe hit.

The outlook for aircraft lessors in 2024 is sanguine thanks to industry tailwinds such as improving lease pricing.