The FAA on Nov. 18 rescinded its ban on Boeing 737 MAX operations, releasing text of an airworthiness directive that codifies the steps airlines must follow before their MAXs can fly again.

Commercial engine makers respond to pandemic-related airline cutbacks by accelerating new engine concepts and focusing on sustainability.

Aircraft cabin manufacturers continue to innovate to develop new cabin designs, and many have responded to what aircraft interiors could look like in the post-COVID-19 environment.

With air traffic flights and passengers drastically down in 2020, the 2019 top issues of aircraft emissions and “flight shame” have all but disappeared. But they will reappear just as soon as traffic recovers.

Airlines continue to see their freight revenue grow and are moving to seize on opportunities they have identified in the cargo business.

Boosted in the short term by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Boeing forecasts the air cargo market is set for solid growth over the next 20 years—driven by a surge in e-commerce traffic, a steady increase in air freight demand and an underlying drive towards lower cost, more sustainable aircraft.

Ask the Editors: “Embraer does not need to be saved,” says CEO Francisco Gomes Neto, but the company is looking for new partners.

Airlines that have taken delivery of COMAC ARJ21s have grown to seven from two in only 16 months, with China Express Airlines the latest to receive the type.