Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air has confirmed a major deal for Airbus A350s aimed at upgrading the carrier’s widebody fleet after its proposed merger with Asiana Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines announced deals to significantly boost its Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 fleets and has selected the A321neo as the aircraft to replace its 767s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Dorothea von Boxberg is interested in upgauging and having an aircraft type that offers more range than the A330-300, but consistent profits must come first.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
CEO Izham Ismail described 2024 as “a year of [enhancing] credibility” for MAG as it looks to prove its 2023 profit was not just a one-off.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Administration of China is yet to say why a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 nose-dived into the ground two years ago.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Allegiant Air has climbed back up from a 2022 position it describes as “the bottom of the industry, operationally” and sees a clear direction for improvements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
A consortium of UK and European companies have called on the British government to provide additional funding towards making the hydrogen fuel plan a reality.
Sustainability

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The airline has a 50-aircraft order in place with Boeing with deliveries set to begin next year and is considering the 737-10 for its 30 options.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
UK-based LCC easyJet is planning to push for more ambitious action on the Single European Sky (SES) reforms.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
CFO Brian West told a Bank of America investor conference that Boeing would buy back Spirit using cash and debt; Boeing ended 2023 with almost $16 billion.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
The company is working on changing long-established priorities that valued speed over quality.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Tier 1 aerostructures supplier GKN Aerospace is expanding production of key Leap 1 components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Routine drone operations across the country by 2027 and autonomous air taxi demonstration flights by 2030 are among targets set in the future aviation plan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alan Dron
Amending its April 2021 contract with Boeing, Silk Way West will purchase an additional 777F, scheduled for delivery in 2025.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Whether large commercial MRO providers or financial firms focused on aerospace and defense, the appetite for snapping up aftermarket assets is robust.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson, Jens Flottau
While majors make gains, regional carriers’ struggles start to abate.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
After a recent Morgan Stanley research note proclaimed Embraer its "top pick in aerospace," the Brazilian OEM's stock price surged 10% in a single day.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Varied AAM Noise and Geographic Area Response Difference (Vangard) test will use NASA’s recently developed Remote Psychoacoustic Test Platform.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Regional aircraft manufacturer ATR is increasingly seeing decommissioned ATR 72s and ATR 42s as a source of spare parts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Brazil’s largest airlines work their way through consolidation, restructurings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Korean Air is reportedly considering an order for 20 Airbus A350s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Badr Mohammed Al Meer is undertaking his first major initiative since taking over as Qatar’s Group's new CEO in late 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Southwest Airlines is exploring the feasibility of an inter-island and intra-island seaglider network in Hawaii.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Joby is a vertically integrated OEM developing most of its own components and systems in-house, while Archer is relying on Tier One legacy aerospace suppliers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has given industry more time to weigh in on a proposed rule detailing how to disclose safety-critical information during certification programs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation