Air Transport World

By Karen Walker, Jens Flottau, Thierry Dubois
Listen in as Aviation Week editors report from the Airbus Summit in Toulouse.
Air Transport

By Linda Blachly
The importance of sustainable aviation fuel—and how to ramp up production and broaden availability—is 2022's industry headliner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Linda Blachly
Onboard digital connectivity has evolved from being regarded as a “nice-to-have” to a “must-have” due to new expectations and rising expectations.
Interiors & Connectivity

By David Casey
Juan Carlos Zuazua explains how the Mexican ULCC has accelerated its growth since the pandemic, taking advantage of the increasing appetite for low-cost air travel in its home market and the demise of other operators.
Air Transport

By Alan Dron
The low-carbon and emissions impact of a blimp could boost its prospects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations-EU Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement is the world’s first bloc-to-bloc air transport agreement, and its timing could not be better.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker, Ben Goldstein, Lori Ranson
Editors discuss why ALPA and other unions feel it’s the right time to demand significant pay increases and work terms.
Air Transport

Revenues have been on the increase since and totaled $58.4 billion for US carriers in Q2 2022, surpassing every quarterly performance of pre-pandemic 2019.
Airlines & Lessors

Data from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reveal how monthly employment statistics have evolved through the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The airline has resumed growth but is constrained by a lack of new aircraft—whether because of market availability or delivery delays—and pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

Chris Sloan
“Unlike more nascent concepts, supersonic air travel presents a clear and compelling alternative to subsonic travel, both for passengers and airlines," JAL says.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker, Chen Chuanren, Adrian Schofield
Aviation Week editors at the AAPA AGM in Bangkok discuss the growing optimism across the region’s airlines and airports.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker, Lori Ranson
Negotiations on the 2050 long-term aspirational goal continued to the very end of the two-week assembly in Montreal
Sustainability

By Henry Canaday
Stuttering economic growth, higher fuel prices and war in Ukraine have stalled the global recovery of daily commercial flights to about 87% of pre-COVID levels. The recovery in aircraft maintenance has therefore also slowed.
Maintenance & Training

By Karen Walker
How this nonprofit links airline resources to humanitarian organizations in crises worldwide.
Air Transport

By Linda Blachly
Transportation Department proposes Bill of Rights for Airline Passengers with Disabilities.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Karen Walker
Stuttering economic growth, higher fuel prices and war in Ukraine have stalled the global recovery of daily commercial flights to about 87% of pre-COVID levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
Rule would mandate accessibility on new narrowbodies.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Karen Walker, Mark Nensel
Airline execs gathered at the AACO AGM in Abu Dhabi to discuss the pandemic recovery, sustainability and technology.
Air Transport

By Linda Blachly
Airbus has introduced new A350 performance gains combined with various Airspace cabin enhancements that “reinforces the A350 family’s position as the
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey, Aaron Karp
Airline CEOs have been in Las Vegas this week for Routes World 2022. Aviation Week Network's team on the ground discuss their key takeaways from the event, including a bullish outlook for some carriers, particularly ULCCs, and why certain markets appear ripe for consolidation.
Air Transport

By Karen Walker, Lori Ranson, Aaron Karp
ATW and CAPA editors discuss the restructurings, mergers and startups that are changing the Latin American air transport market.
Air Transport

By Victoria Moores
After launching in the middle of the pandemic, ITA Airways CEO Fabio Lazzerini gives an update on how Alitalia’s successor is performing, his fleet plans and offers a few words on ITA's future equity partner.
Air Transport

By Linda Blachly
The aviation industry’s progress toward a long-term climate goal for the global air transport sector took a significant step forward this summer at
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Karen Walker, Lori Ranson
Will the United Nations' aviation organization back airlines’ call for a carbon net-zero goal by 2050?
Air Transport