For the winter season as a whole, from Oct. 29 to March 25, Iberia says its offer will match the network of flights and frequencies in place pre-COVID-19.
Lufthansa Technik has converted a decommissioned Airbus A320 into a hydrogen field laboratory to test maintenance and ground-based processes in preparation for hydrogen-powered flight.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has significantly boosted its earnings forecast for the current fiscal year, as a strong surge in demand accelerates its traffic recovery.
Cathay Pacific is resuming flying in Russian airspace, allowing it to use polar routes to reduce travel time on its flights from New York to Hong Kong.
Boeing Global Services says commercial sales are back to pre-pandemic levels—the latest sign that aftermarket businesses will not necessarily trail global traffic’s recovery pace.
After adding 15 more Airbus A220-300s and 30 A321XLRs to its orderbook, Air Canada has largely completed its narrowbody replacement program and shown little interest in a larger A220 variant.
Skyrocketing prices for gas and electric power in Europe are beginning to affect Safran’s supply chain, as well as the company’s strategic decisions, according to CEO Olivier Andries.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby blasted the viability of the ultra-low-cost business model last week on the carrier’s third-quarter earnings call, describing ULCCs as “doomed” in the face of rising fuel and labor expenses.
International Airlines Group (IAG) said its revenues have returned to pre-pandemic levels and increased its outlook for full-year profit, but warned uncertainti
Spirit Airlines is keeping the focus on customers as it navigates a potential merger with JetBlue Airways, which was officially approved by Spirit’s shareholders last week.
Alliance operates a fleet of about 70 regional jets, most of which are used in the lucrative “fly-in, fly-out” charter business supporting Australia’s resources industry.
A fully import-substituted version of the Russian-engined MC-21-310 was pursued after sanctions blocked Irkut Corporation from buying in subsystems from the West.
Brazilian operator GOL feels reasonably confident it will take delivery of its first Boeing 737-10 in 2025, but has contingencies in place in case the aircraft is not certified, including switching to a new mid-market aircraft if the manufacturer opts to pursue that option.
As Pratt & Whitney works to ramp up production of the PW1000G back to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels and beyond, the engine maker hopes to accelerate assembly with new process improvements and increased automation.
Pilot throughput is the most important gating factor to Southwest Airlines’ aggressive growth plans, but the carrier remains confident it is producing enough flight crewmembers to meet double-digit capacity growth targets planned for 2023.
Efforts to build up U.S. sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production capacity to at least 3 billion gal. a year by 2030 have taken steps forward, with startups Alder Fuels and LanzaJet announcing progress in establishing their first plants.
