Air Transport

Oman Air has replaced the plastic used to wrap blankets and mattresses in its premium cabins with an eco-friendlier paper-based alternative.
Emerging Technologies

Ryanair is expanding in Amman, confirming the five-year heavy maintenance agreement with Joramco.
MRO

IndiGo is revamping its 6E Eats on-board catering service to elevate customers’ experience to a new level.
Air Transport

Emirates is paying tribute to the contributions of Emirati women in aviation.
Air Transport

By Aaron Karp
The new terminal first opened in January with 21 gates in operation and has been adding more gates since, climbing to the final figure of 33 gates in August.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Recipients of the DAIR Green Fund include RAMPF Composite Solutions, which is developing a low-rotational-inertia propeller to extend component life.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford, Sean Broderick
With the launch of the Airbus A350F and Boeing 777-8F, the next widebody battleground is looming—the medium freighter market and 767-300F replacement.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Linda Blachly
Our Air Transport editors pick out the best quotes they’ve heard from industry leaders, including Norwegian Air Shuttle CEO Geir Karlsen.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Folding wingtips will finally enter commercial service in 2025 with the long-anticipated debut of the 777-9.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
The U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) has fined American Airlines a record $4.1 million for tarmac delays.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
AviLease will acquire a portfolio of 100 narrowbody aircraft and become a servicer for another 22 aircraft, increasing the size of its overall fleet to 167.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Alan Dron
The problem coincided with the Late Summer Bank Holiday in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
The structure harmonizes employee grades, compensation levels and benefits between Air India Express and AirAsia India, both of which fall under the Tata Group.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A new fatigue survey of European pilots highlights shortcomings in how airlines manage fatigue risk, according to the European Cockpit Association (ECA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The embattled Air Moldova is in the midst of restructuring, and the government says its remaining aircraft's airworthiness certificate expired on Aug. 21.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
AirAsia X is continuing to rebuild its widebody fleet to support its plan to expand flights to China and other markets in the Asia-Pacific region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
French air safety investigation bureau BEA has started an investigation after an Emirates-operated Airbus A380 was found damaged by a potential drone collision.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren, Sean Broderick
Chinese operators had almost 100 737 MAXs in their fleets when the variant was grounded in March 2019 following two fatal accidents.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam aims to have the first terminal at the future Long Thanh International Airport built within 39 months.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
USC is a privately owned carrier focusing on operating Airbus A340s on either wet-leases or charters globally.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Alan Dron
NATS said that although air traffic flow restrictions have been imposed, UK airspace is not closed.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
This follows on from the embattled airlines’ parent company, CAIRE, being put into receivership at the beginning of August.
Airlines & Lessors

By Thierry Dubois
The organization’s new study offers a detailed comparison between alternative sustainable power configurations for an Airbus A380-like airliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Reports of alleged plans for hiking Spirit Airlines fares by as much as 40% post-merger do not reflect the facts, JetBlue Airways says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
More than halfway through a year of continued recovery, U.S. airlines are signaling their optimism through winter plans for domestic capacity growth.
Airlines & Lessors