Russia’s banking system is finding access to capital markets harder because of sanctions imposed as a result of the Ukraine conflict. But the government nonetheless has told two state-owned banks to support the country’s most critical civil aircraft program, the Superjet 100.

Bombardier’s CSeries test fleet is rebuilding momentum and will soon be joined by the first aircraft to be configured with a full interior, marking two welcome developments for the hard-pressed Canadian manufacturer and its engine supplier, Pratt & Whitney.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is performing system checks on the first MRJ in preparation for a first flight due in the second quarter of 2015. Nearby in the same Nagoya factory building, MHI technicians have progressed far into final assembly of the second aircraft and started working on the third.

JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger is worthy of an honor that has been bestowed upon a dozen other airline chiefs.

This week, one of the more curious market distortions in the airline industry will finally go away.

Virgin Atlantic’s decision to jettison Little Red goes beyond financial considerations; it partly stems from a new focus on transatlantic routes

Etihad, with it establishment of Equity Partners, an alliance-type arrangement, has sent a powerful signal that the game has changed

Firm configuration of the 777X-family design is coming together, as witnessed by Boeing’s pending announcements of contracts and production sites