Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Merlin Labs is working with the New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority to certify its autonomous flight system in the Cessna Caravan.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Hermes Airports' Maria Kouroupi says Larnaka and Paphos airports in Cyprus have seen a quick rebound in passenger traffic, boding well for sustained growth.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Tallinn Airport in Estonia, which has announced seven new services and a new airline, Marabu, to satisfy demand, is seeking to strengthen its Middle East links.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
LCC group AirAsia announced the launch of three new routes from Malaysia to China, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Quanzhou, Guilin and Chengdu, starting in June.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
As Turkey hosts the International Air Transport Association Annual General Meeting in June, its airlines show how the industry can flourish.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
Avianca said Aerocivil’s conditions for approving the proposed merger would “make Viva’s recovery impossible and could even affect Avianca’s stability.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Progress is being made in contract negotiations between WestJet and ALPA-represented pilots, as the potential for a work stoppage nears.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines expects to announce an order for 600 aircraft in June, part of the airline’s plans to expand its fleet to over 800 aircraft by 2033.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
A May 11 airworthiness directive requires A380 operators to calculate “factored time on ground” and conduct inspections based on Airbus’ revised criteria.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
First flight is scheduled for 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Christine Boynton
Expressing confidence in their domestic market position, Air Canada says it is “watching very closely” the expansion of certain carriers within Canada.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand will benefit from a much-needed boost to its long-haul capacity in coming months as it adds two more Boeing 777s to its operational fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Aaron Karp
The Denver-based ULCC is adding three domestic and two international services from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Airports & Networks

By Alan Dron
The group includes several airports, smaller airfields, regional economic partners and other organizations around the Baltic Sea region.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
TAP received its first A321LR in April 2019 and has since grown its fleet to 12 of the type, with another scheduled for delivery in July.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Norwegian is planning to reduce capacity in the fourth quarter to match winter demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
ULCC’s strategic approach has enabled it to capture share in previously untapped markets and has reduced its reliance on certain customer segments.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Construction work has started on a third terminal at Taiyuan Wusu Airport (TYN) in China’s Shanxi province.
Airports & Networks

By Linda Blachly
Passengers say they care about the environmental effects of flying, but don’t seem willing to change their behavior.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
ICAO pivots to prioritize sustainability over safety.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Aviation regulators from Japan and South Korea have held their first bilateral talks in a decade
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Kenya Airways (KQ) has announced participation in the second edition of the Sustainable Flight Challenge (TSFC), an initiative of SkyTeam.
Emerging Technologies

We look at Asia Pacific, China and India utilization, and what the effects of the removal of China’s Zero COVID policy had since December 2022.
MRO

By Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson
Supply chain problems and delayed deliveries from aircraft OEMs are pushing carriers to turn elsewhere to secure sufficient capacity for long-term demand.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
A near-unanimous vote from pilots represented by the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) has authorized potential strike action.
Airlines & Lessors