Aviation Daily

By Molly McMillin
During the first 11 months of 2022, IADA members bought and sold more than 1,200 business aircraft worth $8 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, David Casey
Regional carrier Mesa plans to shift its contract flying from American Airlines to United Airlines, but United may face pushback from its pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Firefly is planning on building up its Boeing 737-800 operations from three to eight aircraft over the coming two years.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
TAP Air Portugal details plans to transition 75% of its short- and mid-haul fleet to Airbus neo variants by 2025, as it presses ahead with its restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Brexit, the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU), has harmed the mobility of workers, but there is little evidence of a drop in UK travelers to the bloc.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The airport is expecting to end 2022 with 3 million passengers and return to pre-pandemic levels of around 5 million passengers from 2024.
Airports & Networks

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol’s Maastricht Upper Area Control Center (MUAC) has reviewed the boundaries of its sectors and found room for incremental progress.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
Caution is creeping into airline traffic forecasts for 2023, even as projected flight numbers finally approach pre-pandemic levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Travel disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic recovery phase is helping spur airlines and airports to introduce new-generation passenger processing systems.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
ULCC Wizz Air has committed to clearing a backlog of unresolved passenger complaints and refunds by Christmas.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Comac has handed over the first ARJ21-700 to a foreign customer: Indonesia’s TransNusa Air Services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Only 10 SSJ100s were assembled by Irkut this year as Western sanctions loomed over the regional jet program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce has loaded its UltraFan new-generation turbofan demonstrator into the company’s Testbed 80 facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Jens Flottau, Kurt Hofmann
Ratification of a bilateral aviation agreement between the European Union and Qatar signed in 2021 looks set to continue despite possible corruption probe.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing 717 operators face repetitive inspections to detect wear and cracking in an LPC component, a bulletin from Rolls-Royce issued Dec. 15 said.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The airline industry has long clamored for air traffic management to improve and contribute 10% to the sector’s sustainability endeavor.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Adrian Schofield
Court approval of Hong Kong Airlines’ restructuring plan has cleared the way for the carrier to rebuild itself as a more viable and streamlined operation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines are focusing on SAF as the most realistic short-term solution for cutting their emissions, but supply and certification present challenges.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
Several operators of smaller De Havilland Canada Dash 8s around the world do not see viable replacements for their turboprops on the market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Steady airline fundamentals and some headwinds that will keep capacity in check should be enough for U.S. carriers to overcome a mild recession in 2023.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
Germany’s Lufthansa is nearing an agreement to buy a majority stake from the Italian government in a process it will pursue on its own.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
The UK has pushed back plans to ease the rules governing the quantity of liquids passengers can take on board airliners.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
The four-year agreement helps the European Commission’s Clean Aviation public-private partnership materialize.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways has appointed a new CFO, while Star Alliance’s former CEO has taken on the CEO role at Gulf Air’s parent company.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick, Daniel Williams
How big a bet is United Airlines making on Boeing’s ability to execute?
Airlines & Lessors