Air Transport

By Chen Chuanren
Hong Kong Airlines has inducted the first of three Airbus A330-300s as the carrier pumps in additional capacity to meet increasing demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Panama-based Copa Airlines is working to densify its fleet of Boeing 737-800s during the next year and a half as part of a broad cost-cutting initiative.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Alaska Airlines will operate routes to the Bahamas for the first time, launching service to the Caribbean country in December from Seattle and Los Angeles.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
ACI World has partnered with the World Economic Forum to launch Airports of Tomorrow, an initiative to transform airports into energy hubs.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Trade body ACI has reiterated calls to reform airport slot regulations, arguing that current rules restrict consumer choice and connectivity.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
The aircraft has received FAA special airworthiness certification for flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

IndiGo has announced new immediate direct international connectivity between Hyderabad-Ras Al Khaimah.
Airports & Networks

South Africa’s Airlink is to lease three Embraer E195-E1 aircraft from AerCap.
Air Transport

RwandAir has launched new direct flights to the popular city of Paris for the first time. The new flights will operate three times a week.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
Belgrade Nikola Tesla's operator Vinci Airports disputes Air Serbia's complaints and stressed it has been making efforts to increase its workforce.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Eurocontrol Director General Raúl Medina says the industry is better prepared than summer 2022, when staff shortages contributed to widespread disruption.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Boeing had a quiet Paris Air Show in terms of new orders, but it continues to make progress on two key commercial programs bogged down in regulatory scrutiny.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Looking ahead, Delta Air Lines anticipates having something it hasn’t since the pandemic started: a good baseline of demand to plan against.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Union leaders say the agreement offers substantial wage increases, maintains healthcare plan benefits the membership insisted on, and no mandatory overtime.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
In a safety information bulletin (SIB) issued June 23, EASA cites two in-service incidents where main cargo doors have opened in flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
U.S. airlines are now entering the much-anticipated post-pandemic summer of high demand.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Former Boeing director and ex-Trump administration official Nikki Haley, who is running for U.S. president, has called for U.S. businesses to exit China.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
KKR agreed to raise its overall bid to roughly $1.7 billion from $1.6 billion by boosting its per-share bid price by $2 apiece.
Supply Chain

By Alan Dron
One of Europe’s best-known aviation figures, Jan Palmér, plans to retire.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The UK government has announced plans to provide better consumer protection for airline passengers.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Linda Blachly
This week’s top air transport commercial aircraft stories come from the Paris Air Show, where industry players gathered for the first time since 2019.
On Location

By Aaron Karp
American Airlines will add two routes from its Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport hub in November, including new flights to Jacksonville, Florida.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysian LCC AirAsia is “exploring options” to take in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) before 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The Qantas Group is due to add more aircraft to its operational fleet next month as the airline continues to rebuild its international network.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup H55 has chosen Equipmake to supply the electric motor for its 100-kW electric propulsion system that will power the Bristell B23 Energic trainer.
Advanced Air Mobility