Air Transport

This week’s top air transport stories include American Airlines’ flight attendants overwhelmingly authorizing potential strike action.

Oman continues to be a must-visit destination with additional new air services and Visa free access for visitors from over 100 countries.

EASA submitted its proposed rules, called Opinion 03/2023, to the European Commission (EC) on Aug. 31 for adoption.

HEICO Corporation had a strong fiscal third quarter as its revenue rose 27% to a record $722.9 million and operating income increased 16% to $149.4 million.

The latest reductions follow airlines agreeing in 2022 to decrease hourly operations from 61 per hour to 52.

In a joint statement, the three organizations condemn the proposed cuts under the country’s caretaker government.

While Lufthansa and its pilots have finally agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement, many structural issues around Lufthansa's pilot workforce remain.

The facility will be 80,000 m² in size and will enter production starting in 2026.

EHang's EH216-S is on track to be the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to be type-certified in the world.

A European Commission spokesperson told Aviation Week "the funding will go [to] ... SAF production, feasibility studies and assistance with ... certification."

For this week’s Flight Friday we look at Embraer’s E190-E2 and E195-E2.

The allegations relate to more than 8,000 canceled flights between May and July 2022.

As EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky leaves Sept. 1, Luc Tytgat has been named acting executive director.

Gulf-area majors and LCCs are expanding their CIS networks.

Alliance members add intercontinental routes

Air Astana’s growth reflects a continued demand for air travel in Kazakhstan.

Flydubai will become the second carrier to connect Dubai and Mombasa, Kenya.

Air France has suspended flights to and from Gabon following the military coup in the West African country.

Rex is confident its financial outlook for the current financial year has improved as it boosts its fleet with new narrowbody additions.

Traffic handled by Texas' Austin-Bergstrom International, which opened in 1999, has more than tripled over the last two decades.

Saudia Group has said it played a 'key role' during the Hajj Season 2023.

Flydubai is to launch flights to Mombasa from 17 January 2024.

Etihad Cargo will offer customers and partners more belly hold cargo capacity across the carrier's global network from this September.

The top air cargo service provider in Africa, Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics Services, is building Africa’s largest e-commerce hub at a cost of $50 million at its facility in Addis Ababa.

International passenger carriage figures for Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines are still down compared to pre-pandemic levels.