Pilots at Southwest Airlines have thrown their support behind Boeing’s effort to obtain more time to certify the 737-7 and 737-10 without adding modern crew-alerting capabilities, ahead of a crucial end-of-year deadline that could jeopardize the future of the smallest and largest members of the 737 MAX family.
U.S. regional air travel provider Surf Air Mobility has agreed to the main terms of a $450 million deal with leading turboprop lessor Jetstream Aviation Capital to fund the growth and electrification of its aircraft fleet.
While the other major Asian economies have relaxed border restrictions, China has continued with its zero-COVID policy, which looks unlikely to change in the near future.
The European Parliament has approved the introduction of a 75/25 slot rule for winter 2022/23, ahead of returning to the standard 80/20 "use it or lose it" rule in summer 2023.
Airbus and Air France have gone on trial in Paris for involuntary manslaughter over the 2009 crash of Air France flight AF447, the latest step in a long-running legal battle by relatives of those on board the aircraft.
United Airlines has provided a glimpse of how it expects its sustainability plays to change the carrier’s fleet makeup by 2030, with its first electric-powered aircraft planned to be in service by then.
Indonesia flag-carrier Garuda Indonesia is reportedly hoping to tempt Middle East carriers to subscribe to its rights offer exercise by leveraging on the country’s large Hajj pilgrimage population.
U.S. central bank leaders who set interest rate targets for large banks are warning about pain ahead for the economy. It is a price they are willing to pay to get history-making inflation under control, one of their core mandates.
Some in the aviation industry heralded ICAO’s endorsement of the Long Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG), but critics assert the aviation sector is dragging its heels in fighting climate change.
Norse Atlantic Airways has no fuel hedges in place and Icelandic LCC PLAY is only hedged to 30%, exposing the airlines to differing levels of fuel-price volatility over the weaker European winter months.
The start-up airline plans to shrink its network this winter and cut the number of aircraft operating by a half in anticipation of a challenging season.
The Allied Pilots Association says it will not support giving Boeing more time to certify its final two 737 MAX family variants if the manufacturer does not meet a year-end deadline linked to flight deck system requirements.
Parker Hannifin has plenty of opportunity to change and improve Meggitt operations while still upholding promises Parker made to the UK government to sustain core Meggitt operations in the country, Parker leaders told Aviation Week.
Mesa CEO Jonathan Ornstein is holding out hope that his company’s new pilot development program could help the industry recover from an ongoing regional pilot shortage but has no illusions about the magnitude of the challenge at hand.
Startup Northern Pacific Airways is planning to take four Boeing 757-200s before year-end, initially operating them to Mexico before launching services to Asia in the new year.
