Air Transport

SalamAir has introduced non-stop flights connecting Salalah and Bahrain during the Khareef season.

IATA has unveiled a series of roadmaps aimed at providing step-by-step detailing of critical actions and dependencies for aviation to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Dubai is to be the host city for next year's IATA annual general meeting and World Air Transport Summit.

Signalling expansion in the country, Bengaluru will become the Virgin Atlantic’s third destination and fourth daily service to India.

Lufthansa Systems has entered a new partnership with Airlink and its entry into a new market: Southern Africa.

Although airlines are currently moving toward a profitable, safe, efficient and sustainable future after the rigours of the pandemic years, the industry is being hit by governments and airports who are taking unilateral decisions that threaten the financial recovery of the air transport industry.

RwandAir CEO Yvonne Manzi Makolo has assumed her duties as Chair of the IATA Board of Governors (BoG) for a one-year term.

Icelandair and Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement.

Changi Airport Group has reported a return to profitability for fiscal 2022-23, with passenger traffic recovering to 82% of pre-COVID levels.

Malaysia Airlines intends to start a selection campaign later this year to cover the next stage of its narrowbody replacement needs.

Star Alliance has named Theo Panagiotoulias as its next chief executive officer.

Kazakhstan-based LCC FlyArystan plans to double its fleet within four years to 30 aircraft as it continues to experience strong growth in operation.

The escalating levels of blocked funds will continue to damage airline connectivity worldwide, IATA has warned.

IATA revealed roadmaps of how aviation can reach net zero by 2050 at its AGM in Istanbul, Turkey.

Icelandair and Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement at the IATA AGM in Istanbul, Turkey, which will increase travelers' flight connection options.

Vietnam Airlines’ Airbus A321neo grounding situation is improving as the flag carrier starts to receive support on the troubled Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines.

IATA Director General Willie Walsh made clear the frustration of airlines with industry stakeholders that are failing to deliver or hiking fees.

ACI World is launching an initiative to streamline the evaluation process for banks and investors to fund sustainability-linked developments at airports.

Qantas intends to continue operating its Airbus A380 fleet for at least another decade and is working to get more of its parked A380s back into service.

Air France-KLM’s CEO sees a pilot training backlog as a more pressing issue for the group than the engine shortages affecting some airlines.

Airlines want assurances that airports will offer all the slot capacity they have promised as the peak summer season gets underway.

European carriers say they need support, not constraints, to help them decarbonize.

IATA has urged governments in Latin America to put incentives in place that would allow the region to emerge as one of the largest SAF producers worldwide.

Visa restrictions, capacity caps and even Russian airspace overflights are stemming the restoration of capacity in and out of China.

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) is on the verge of revealing plans to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on-site.