Air Transport

Problems with a part wearing prematurely led CFM International to recommend special monitoring of a Leap-1B performance parameter, and European regulators will mandate the work.

Porter Airlines is close to starting Embraer E-Jet E2 pilot training as its first aircraft completes pre-delivery test flying in Brazil.

The dashboard compares the 10 largest U.S. carriers’ passenger accommodation policies related to controllable delays and cancellations.

Passengers’ decision to evacuate onto a wing in front of a still-running engine despite a flight attendant’s command to stay seated illustrates that evacuation protocols, while considered safe, can be improved.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission noted that Qantas and Jetstar will soon begin services in the South Korea-Australia market, providing effective competition.

For an airline that entered bankruptcy protection in 2020 after overextending itself, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery has been a chance to make a fresh start.

The fragility of the recovery at UK airports was made evident again after a single air traffic control (ATC) officer’s illness caused multiple flights to be canceled at London’s Gatwick Airport.

Wizz Air expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR in 2024, with plans to operate the type mainly on routes to the Middle East and Central Asia.

Dublin Airport has begun operations from its new second runway, a development the operator says will help the facility develop as an international hub.

The ULCC plans to add a new warm weather vacation destination to its network beginning January 2023.

The industrial action on Sept. 2 will hit the operations of Lufthansa German Airlines, the mainline passenger operation, as well as Lufthansa Cargo.

The late release by the Nigerian government of blocked revenue will cause a break in services, the airline said.

Emirates plans to debut its newly retrofitted A380s featuring its latest Premium Economy cabins to five new cities from December.

Airlink has launched the first ever scheduled direct air service between Cape Town and Maputo.

Saudi Arabia has announced it is to launch a new airline tipped to be called ‘RIA’.

Mystery surrounds the fate of Saudi Gulf Airlines, which has not flown for more than two years.

The largest Russian manufacturer of commercial aircraft has seen its first-half losses increase tenfold.

Angus Clarke, the former strategy director of Air France-KLM who left the group last year, has returned to its top team with responsibility for fleet management.

Low-cost carriers are huge in Europe and the UK. How are they faring as inflation, sky-high oil prices, airport disruptions and the war in Ukraine affect their costs and operations?

We are seeing a trend of decreasing investment from Western companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

The region’s long-haul fleet has been slow to rebuild, but airlines plan to add more widebodies over the next year.