All businesses within the International Airlines Group (IAG) have now returned to profitability at the operating level and the Group expects to record an operating profit for the full year.
Operators and manufacturers of advanced-air-mobility (AAM) solutions have several significant hurdles to overcome if they wish to win public acceptance, according to a study published late last month by the UK’s Future Flight Challenge program.
Ethiopian Airlines has upsized four of its A350-900 on order to the largest variant of the A350 Family, the A350-1000, becoming Africa’s first customer for the aircraft.
Southwest Airlines does not expect to receive any 737-7s in 2022, the airline says, raising the possibility that the variant may not be certified before a year-end law that affects its flight deck design.
Spirit Airlines agreed to be acquired by JetBlue Airways in an all-cash deal valued at $3.8 billion, a move that comes one day after its shareholders formally rejected a competing offer from Frontier Airlines.
Hybrid Air Vehicles has begun marketing a larger cousin of its in-development low-carbon Airlander 10 airship, and has set up a partner program with potential customers to help inform design and specification.
London Heathrow airport has again pointed the finger for ongoing passenger problems at ground handling companies and airlines, while warning that increases in charges proposed by the UK aviation regulator will not allow it to invest sufficiently in improving facilities.
Zero-carbon flight-technology development often appears to be the preserve of two kinds of companies: large OEMs eyeing replacements for their fossil-fueled products and startups bringing in new ideas and funding.
