Boeing 777

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss International Air Lines has begun to invest again, unveiling its new premium economy class that is scheduled to be rolled out from mid-November on its Boeing 777 fleet.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Austrian Airlines is reconverting two Boeing 777-200ERs for passenger service that had been used for cargo flights over the past 15 months amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Maintenance & Training

By Aaron Karp
The request comes after American switched its Shanghai flights from DFW to Seattle to take advantage of Alaska’s feed.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Singapore Airlines is restoring its first fifth freedom flight to the US since the start of the pandemic.
Airports & Networks

By Wesley Charnock
Routes speaks to SIA’s new general manager for the UK & Ireland to learn how the carrier aims to rebuild passenger and cargo networks.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
United Airlines said Pratt & Whitney, the FAA and other stakeholders are making progress on getting Pratt PW4000-series engines back in service but declined to say when its affected 777s will return.
Workforce & Training

By David Casey
Emirates is resuming its fifth freedom Barcelona-Mexico City route in July as Aeromexico also prepares to reinstate flights between the destinations.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The US carrier is resuming service to India’s capital for the first time in almost a decade.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Austrian Airlines says there will be a 'clear focus on long-haul travel' in winter.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
As well as restarting nine routes, the carrier will begin a new service between Seattle and London Heathrow.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The agreement comes as TAP 'looks at potential expansion opportunities' in the United Arab Emirates.
Airports & Networks

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Aeroflot has resumed the evolution of its widebody fleet after a one-year pause.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
U.S. NTSB investigators determined metal fatigue is suspected as the reason a fan blade fractured just before an in-fight engine failure suffered by United Airl
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
Global regulators and operators moved quickly to minimize the risk of another incident involving a Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777, banning them from airspac
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
The airline is restoring one its longest fifth freedom routes.
Airports & Networks

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Airlines (SIA) has reached agreements with Airbus and Boeing to defer the delivery of more than 130 aircraft in its order book past the contracted timeframe and some beyond the immediate five years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Aaron Karp
The carrier will also start nonstop service from Miami to Suriname in July.
Airports & Networks

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Sean Broderick, Jens Flottau
As Europe clears the MAX's return, 777X and 787 woes cap a horrible year and record loss for Boeing. Listen in as Aviation Week editors discuss on Check 6.
Air Transport

By David Casey
American Airlines plans to begin a third route to the Greek capital in June.
Airports & Networks

By Victoria Moores
Passenger demand is returning on Dubai-US routes as COVID-19 vaccine distribution picks up, carrier says.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The settlement between Boeing and the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is not likely to generate many positive reactions from outside the two organizations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s new long-range 777-9 twinjet is demonstrating high reliability and trouble-free handling to-date in initial flight tests, according to 777/777X chief test pilot Van Chaney.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thai Airways has put a total of 34 aircraft up for sale, including all of its Boeing 747-400, 777-200 and 777-300, as the flag-carrier turns to more fuel-efficient aircraft for the handful of international flights it now operates.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Japan Airlines (JAL) plans to cut its widebody fleet by retiring many of its Boeing 777s, following a similar move announced recently by All Nippon Airways (ANA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Air New Zealand plans to ground its Boeing 777-300ERs until at least September 2021, extending its estimate of how long these aircraft will be out of service.
Aircraft & Propulsion