Air Transport

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar is teaming up with Boeing to propel the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry in the UAE and globally.

IndiGo has re-commenced direct flights between Delhi and Hong Kong, effective October 5, 2023.

The Saudi – Latin American aviation relationship has strengthened after Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) signed four agreements at the inaugural Saudi-Brazilian International Aviation Conference in Rio de Janeiro.

Qatar Airways is adding flights to Al-Ula and Tabuk alongside the resumption of service to Yanbu.

The latest airline route news, featuring network changes, schedule alterations, codeshares and interline agreements.

Tune in as IATA's Chief Economist Marie Owens Thomsen discusses key talking points at the first IATA World Sustainability Symposium in Madrid.

While regional airlines still face constraints, a recent industry gathering in Washington spoke to improvements and further innovations ahead.

So far CFM and GE Aerospace—a 50-50 owner of CFM along with Safran—have identified 95 falsified documents impacting 126 engines.

The FAA released a warning to operators last week of higher GPS spoofing activity affecting commercial aircraft on airways near the Iranian borders.

RTX company Collins Aerospace has formally opened the Grid, a $50 million advanced electric power systems laboratory.

Malta plans to create a new national airline and shut down the existing flag-carrier, Air Malta.

Korean Air will take more steps in its recovery to pre-pandemic levels by resuming more international routes in its upcoming winter schedule.

Filip Cornelis, director of aviation at the EC’s DG MOVE, spoke at the IATA World Sustainability Symposium held in Madrid Oct. 3-4.

The airline participated in Electric Hydrogen’s (EH2) $380 million Series C funding round.

Experts at ONERA’s research and technology facility in Salon-de-Provence, France, are looking for new means to help civil and military pilots in flight.

Deutsche Aircraft has completed wind tunnel testing of the 328Alpha hydrogen-electric powertrain flight demonstrator.

The Polish government plans to retain a 51% ownership stake in Warsaw's CPK, with the strategic partner holding 49% and taking the lead in airport development.

Boom has received its FAA G-1 stage 1 issue paper from the FAA, a key step in the multi-stage process to clear the Mach 1.7 Overture airliner for service.

Widerøe's and DAT's contracts for the subsidized regional services will start from next April and are expected to lower fares by half.

IATA has released data showing Middle Eastern carriers experienced a 1.4% year-on-year increase in cargo volumes in August 2023.

Flynas has received five A320neo aircraft in the past month to upscale flynas all-Airbus fleet to 56 aircraft.

From Jan. 16, 2024, Porter will open daily service between Toronto Pearson and Los Angeles, with daily service to San Francisco starting nine days later.

ANA is working to eke-out fuel savings by covering aircraft with shark skin-like riblet film, which serves to reduce drag.

Aerospace manufacturer Pilatus Aircraft says the raw materials shortage it experienced in 2022 has improved, however.

A project involving fewer pilots on the flight deck is maturing—and meeting increased resistance as a result.