EquAir has become the first Latin American startup to launch commercial operations in 2022 after receiving its air operator’s certificate from the Ecuadorian Civil Aviation General Directorate earlier in January.
As Eve Urban Air Mobility prepares to go public as an independent entity, it is leaning heavily on its parent company Embraer and that includes access to its customer base.
Zero-emissions propulsion developer ZeroAvia has selected Paine Field as the location for a flight research center to support development of a hydrogen-electric powertrain for the De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 regional turboprop.
Qatar Airways is seeking $618 million in compensation from Airbus in a legal dispute over the severity of surface degradation on Airbus A350 aircraft—claims that Airbus continues to insist are without merit.
Alaska Airlines is trimming its planned capacity for January by 10% as it looks to accommodate a surge of employees calling out sick with the omicron coronavirus variant.
Citing an increase in fees and accusing the German government of protecting its legacy carriers, Irish ULCC Ryanair plans to close its Frankfurt am Main (FRA) base March 31.
UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said with the omicron variant now so widely established, it made no sense to continue to enforce the stricter—and much more expensive—PCR tests to detect it.
An official inquiry into corruption and fraud at South Africa’s state-owned companies, including South African Airways (SAA), has concluded with a blistering report into the behavior of the carrier’s former chairperson and her boardroom allies.
Violent riots reached Kazakhstan’s Almaty International Airport, leading to several flight cancellations or diversions as protestors occupied the main terminal.
Cathay Pacific has dramatically cut back its planned capacity in response to the latest crew quarantine requirements and flight restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong government.
Allegiant Air announced a new order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with options for up to 50 more, in a move that injects a second aircraft type into the ULCC’s long-term strategic growth plans for the first time and gives Boeing a much-needed sale to a loyal Airbus customer.
South Korean regulators are drawing closer to a final decision on the proposed Korean Air-Asiana Airlines merger, as Korean Air assesses an initial report from the country’s competition authority.
By Ben Goldstein, Helen Massy-Beresford, Adrian Schofield
The global airline industry’s long drawn-out recovery from the COVID-19 crisis is now being hindered by the omicron coronavirus variant but how much of an impact it will have during the first quarter remains unclear.
Brazilian regulators have approved GOL’s acquisition of MAP Linhas Aereas (MAP), paving the way for GOL to expand its presence at one of Brazil’s most strategic airports, Sao Paulo Congonhas.
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume Boeing 737 MAX operations in early 2022, while Indonesia’s government has cleared the model to fly again in its airspace.
