Air Transport

Despite bullish forecasts, China's international passenger flights were at just 30% of pre-pandemic levels as of April.

Air Algérie has signed an agreement with Boeing to buy eight 737-9s as part of the North African carrier’s ongoing fleet renewal strategy.

Airport caps and route cuts are becoming European governments’ go-to environmental tools, even if they don’t work.

With just hours to spare before a work stoppage could begin, WestJet Group and its pilots reached a tentative agreement on a contract.

Qantas plans to increase capacity on international routes in October in anticipation of a busy southern hemisphere summer season.

Etihad Airways has published its annual sustainability report, detailing the company's commitment to sustainability and its goals.

Kuwait Airways has taken delivery of its eighth Airbus A320NEO aircraft – which has been named “Al Manageesh."

IndiGo has announced six new direct flights between several Indian and Middle Eastern cities.

Becoming the launch customer for one new aircraft model is something that happens to few airlines during their existence. Kenya-based Astral Aviation is involved in the launch of two.

Cambodia’s new Siem Reap airport remains on track to open by October, with a focus on developing routes to China.

Bahrain, Dammam and Jeddah will receive new routes from India over the coming weeks.

Southwest Airlines, Washington Reagan National Airport’s second-largest carrier, is adding a pair of new routes from the U.S. airport.

The Finnair aircraft will operate certain Qantas flights to Bangkok and Singapore.

The latest new route announcements, schedule changes and codeshares.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Aerospace Industries Association chief Eric Fanning joins our reporters to talk about the FAA's leadership woes and chronic underfunding of ATC.

This week’s top air transport stories include Avianca withdrew its effort to acquire Viva Air and a possible Turkish Airlines order for 600 aircraft in June.

Go First and SpiceJet grapple with legal and financial challenges, while Jet Airways faces relaunch hurdles.

Mesa Air Group is still actively working on getting its European subsidiary Flite up and running, after its first customer “backed off,” executives say.

Pilots at Air Canada are close to deciding if they’ll open up contract talks a year early this September.

Royal Jordanian Airlines has firmed an order for eight Embraer E2 regional jets, with deliveries expected to begin later in 2023.

For those suppliers who know both the automotive and aerospace sectors, the difference in manufacturing performance is striking.

The EC has concerns about the proposed merger’s effect on competition on certain routes between South Korea and Europe that are served by both carriers.

CASA has lost a lot of experienced technical staff over the past 10 years, said Darren Dunbier, Virgin Australia’s general manger for engineering operations.

German aerospace center DLR is planning a new facility for full-scale crash and impact testing of helicopters and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing craft.