Air Transport

NASA has signed a new cooperative agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to extend work on a zero-emission aircraft propulsion concept.

Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev reaffirmed his forecast that the country’s airline industry was likely to carry 101.2 million passengers in 2023.

Used parts market activity is steadily increasing as more older aircraft and engines are sold and parted out for their used serviceable material (USM).

SWISS operates some of the oldest Airbus A220-100s, which were delivered to the carrier as former Bombardier CS100s from 2016 onward.

The move positions Safran for the design of more-electric control systems on the next generation of commercial aircraft.

AirAsia X has asked Malaysian stock market regulators to remove it from a list of companies that are classified as in fragile financial condition.

The FAA has published an implementation plan for advanced air mobility, part of a proposed public-private initiative called Innovate28 (I28).

Rosaviatsiya has invited Chinese airlines to open new destinations in the country.

India’s aviation regulator has granted Go First in-principle permission to restart operations, but many conditions still have to be fulfilled.

A decline from the big numbers of the COVID-19 pandemic is attributable to geopolitical tensions and other disruptions to global trade and supply chains.

Wizz Air Abu Dhabi has launched its latest route to Erbil, the ancient capital city of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq.

Etihad Engineering has completed a six-year heavy maintenance check on the first in a series of Airbus A380 aircraft.

RwandAir is to launch daily direct services between London Heathrow and Kigali this winter.

A Ryanair delegation to Kyiv unveiled plans to invest rapidly in rebuilding Ukraine's aviation industry once the war ends.

ITA Airways has terminated Fabio Lazzerini’s term as CEO of the airline with immediate effect.

The Boeing 777X looks poised to hit the market at the perfect time, but its long-range variant has been a tough sell with airlines.

Agreements with pilots at American carriers have made great progress this year.

Eve Air Mobility and its parent company Embraer have announced the selection of the first air taxi manufacturing plant in Brazil, located in the city of Taubate in Sao Paulo state.

Boeing has completed redesign work and retrofit instructions on 737 Next Generation nacelles to better protect them from broken fan blades.

American Airlines says it remains optimistic about New York despite the winddown of the Northeast Alliance (NEA).

As a result of the challenges created by weather and ATC staffing issues, United is making adjustments to its schedule at Newark.

Among the more controversial issues on the table, the House opted to leave flight limits at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) in place.

Turkish Airlines has established a new subsidiary to develop its current subsidiary AnadoluJet into a competitive LCC with a fleet of 200 aircraft.

Commercial aircraft engine lessor Willis Lease Finance Corp. plans to develop a power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in northeast England.

Already chasing a step-change in fuel-burn reduction of between 20-25%, engine-makers face the additional challenge of developing adaptable propulsion systems.