Air Transport

U.S. regional aviation provider Surf Air Mobility has abandoned plans to list publicly through a merger with a blank-check company and has instead filed with th

This change applies to traditional general aviation, commercial aircraft and larger drone registrations, the FAA says.

Germany has launched a project to develop a process to convert sustainably produced methanol into SAF that can be integrated into existing fossil-fuel production plants.

Saudia Group, owner of flag-carrier Saudia and LCC flyadeal, has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with AviLease that will see the new Saudi lessor deliver 20 Airbus A320neo to flyadeal.

Italy’s economy ministry has appointed Antonino Turicchi as the new chairman of ITA Airways in the latest change at the carrier, whose privatization process remains stalled.

Air India’s owner Tata Group and the Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group have almost finalized negotiations that would see their joint venture (JV) Vistara merged with Air India, according to a local press report.

The inter-island carrier signed a similar agreement with Hawaiian Airlines in October.

Rolls-Royce has successfully entered the final phase of testing its ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System) demonstrator engine, this time at altitude.

Saudia Group has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with AviLease for 20 new aircraft.

Qatar Airways has boosted its network with increased flight frequencies to multiple popular destinations in the Middle East, Europe and Americas that will benefit its customers’ business globally to meet growing demand this winter season.

There are still many questions regarding when and how the mainland China market will begin to reopen.

Editors discuss why ALPA and other unions feel it’s the right time to demand significant pay increases and work terms.

Boosting funding support for China’s emerging advanced air mobility industry, four of the country leading state-controlled banks have jointly extended $846 million in credit to XPeng AeroHT.

Boeing’s decision to defer development of a new narrowbody has profound and negative consequences for the industry.

The U.S. airline has confirmed that its second transatlantic destination after London will be Paris.

Brazilian operator Azul has ordered three Airbus A330-900 widebodies after taking delivery of it first A350-900 in September.

The Nigerian government intends to go to court to get its new national carrier back on track, after several of the country’s airlines won an injunction to halt the new airline's formation.

The modifications are particularly tailored to address areas of interference and parasitic drag around the fuselage that have never previously been tackled or only partially treated over the life of the aircraft.

Despite the government’s efforts, annual traffic is not expected to reach the 100-million-passenger target that the Kremlin had set for the industry earlier in 2022.

London Heathrow will become the second international destination to be served from Neom.

As a means to speed up passenger boarding, British Airways plans to extend its use of automated biometric technology to international flights.

Indian carrier SpiceJet is continuing to expand with deliveries of new narrowbody aircraft, despite incurring a large quarterly loss.

Finnair will soon commence negotiations with its Finland-based cabin crew to discuss plans to subcontract inflight service on routes to and from Thailand and the U.S. to partners.

The airline has resumed growth but is constrained by a lack of new aircraft—whether because of market availability or delivery delays—and pilots.

“Unlike more nascent concepts, supersonic air travel presents a clear and compelling alternative to subsonic travel, both for passengers and airlines," JAL says.