While the immediate effects of the Russia-Ukraine war appear to be limited on European air travel demand so far, the invasion has the potential of creating a multi-layered fallout that may have longer-lasting effects than the pandemic.
Etihad Airways has begun operation of its much-delayed Airbus A350-1000, with an inaugural flight from the company’s Abu Dhabi hub to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport.
European airlines are hoping increased scrutiny on the sector’s environmental impact will provide the impetus to advance progress on much-needed reforms of the region’s airspace.
Rising fuel costs and closed borders are keeping China’s national carriers—Air China, China Southern Airlines and China Eastern Airlines—under pressure and, despite increases in passenger revenue, all three saw their losses widen in 2021.
In this first episode of Aviation Week Network's new air transport podcast, Window Seat, editors discuss the fast-changing attitudes and rules related to mask wearing in airports and onboard airliners.
As the global air transport sector races to decarbonize, airlines are exploring a wide variety of solutions to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and overall impact on climate change.
Air Canada is examining how its low-cost subsidiary Rouge will evolve after the company opted to reorient Rouge’s operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AerCap is the most exposed of any Western lessor to recent developments in Russia with a fleet of 135 aircraft and 14 engines leased to customers in the country.
SkyTeam member Kenya Airways significantly reduced its 2021 full-year operating loss to KES6.8 billion ($58.7 million), narrowed from a KES27.1 billion loss in 2020.
Air New Zealand has revealed details of an NZ$2.2 billion ($1.5 billion) recapitalization package, which the government will participate in to maintain its majority share.
With Swiss International Airlines as its first customer, solar kerosene startup Synhelion has selected Germany’s Ineratec to provide the Fischer-Tropsch technology required to produce carbon-neutral aviation fuel using concentrated sunlight.
The investment is the third sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) deal in the portfolio of United Airlines Ventures, which is focused on investing in next-generation aviation technologies including SAF, hydrogen- and electric-powered aircraft.
Strong interest in electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicles is a clear sign airlines globally are taking the need to decarbonize seriously, according to the head of one of the largest lessors of commercial aircraft.
Latin and Caribbean airline association ALTA is praising a new resolution designed to encourage the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the region.
The supply of aircraft spare parts and maintenance services was banned by the EU along with the delivery and lease of commercial airliners in early March in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Aer Lingus has secured €200 million ($220 million) in fresh financing from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), while Irish regional start-up Emerald Airlines has been granted €6 million.
As the EU enforces sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, Europe’s air transport industry has new problems to solve, ranging from the financial health of its carriers to air traffic management and a post-war relationship with Russia.
