Air Transport

China’s decision to relax outbound tour group restrictions on 78 countries has prompted speculation the country's international air travel recovery has arrived.

Several airlines are currently completely or partially grounded and operations of others are strained.

United Airlines, which has a hub at EWR, and Airlines For America both asked for the extension.

GKN Aerospace, Marshall, and Parker Aerospace have signed an MOU to partner on development of a liquid hydrogen fuel system for future zero-emission aircraft.

Africa’s 54 nations have been talking about liberalizing their air links since 1988.

Our Air Transport editors pick out the best quotes they’ve heard from industry leaders, including American Airlines CEO Robert Isom and Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson.

Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines is continuing to benefit from strong domestic demand, although this was not enough to fully offset the carrier’s rising costs.

Flights have been suspended at the Libyan capital Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport after violent clashes between two armed groups.

ACI-NA Executive Vice President Matthew Cornelius said on Aug. 14 that U.S. airports are “heavily relying on debt to finance their capital needs.”

Florida-based Spirit Airlines is “open to doing less-than-daily” frequencies on routes where it makes sense from a utilization and demand standpoint.

IndiGo is offering a special Independence Day offer for all travellers.

Emirates Airline will operate additional flights to/from London Heathrow between 31 October 2023 and 30 March 2024.

Oman Air Cargo has released its results for the first half of 2023, recording a 42% increase in cargo volumes.

Eurowings plans to station one aircraft at both Nuremberg and Hannover this winter.

Kuwait-Washington will become the farthest route to be operated by Airbus A330-800neo aircraft once Kuwait Airways launches the service.

The startup is aiming to launch its tour-operating arm, Canada Jetlines Vacations, near the end of the third quarter.

The blended wing is now seen as offering a potential paradigm shift in efficiency for a broader range of aircraft.

Embraer President and CEO Francisco Gomes Neto is confident the Brazilian manufacturer’s commercial aircraft delivery volume will continue its steady recovery.

The aircraft form part of an original order for 92 MAXs, which was first mooted in June 2017 and finalized in November 2019.

New Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Riyadh Air has made clear the scale of its ambitions by opening a recruitment process for 700 pilots.

Auditors noted that despite a profitable June quarter, SpiceJet’s accumulated losses have “resulted in a complete erosion of its net worth.”

Ethiopian Airlines will commence a thrice weekly services to/from London-Gatwick starting from November 21, 2023.

Turkish Airlines finished the second quarter of the year with 635 million USD Net Profit with strong recovery on international demand.

Flynas and the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) have signed an MoU to explore partnership opportunities in sustainability to enhance efforts to create an advanced circular economy.

Canadian leisure carrier Air Transat is adding flights to Peru for the first time, with Montreal-Lima becoming the farthest Airbus A321LR route in its network.