Rapidly growing Chinese tourism, despite slower economic growth, is driving the increase in international air traffic, especially to other Asian nations.

The number of commercial airplanes flying worldwide is expected to increase from 21,600 in 2014 to 43,560 in 2034. To manage all that extra metal, a series of recruitment and training campaigns have been launched to train more air traffic controllers. Such efforts are well intentioned. Training more controllers is one sure-fire means of alleviating airspace congestion. But it also comes at a cost.

FlightSafety’s G550 simulator Is FAA-approved for upset training, a first in what’s to become universal for airline crews.

Thailand’s airlines are bearing the brunt of their aviation authority’s failure to comply with ICAO standards.

With FedEx's recent order for 50 767s being named the largest ever for the 767 program, we dived into Aviation Week Intelligence Network's Fleet database to find out who placed the next 10 largest 767 orders since the program was launched in 1978.

EC-created body looks at lessons learned from Germanwings disaster, with recommendations such as random drug and alcohol testing

Skymark Airlines, currently in bankruptcy protection, is an investment target for Delta and ANA because of its Tokyo Haneda slots

For years, the Civil Aviation Administration of China insisted that China had three big airlines, three big bases and therefore three intercontinental gateways. Now dogged Chengdu has managed to join their ranks.