Aviation Daily

By Linda Blachly
Qatar Airways has expanded its partnership with Inmarsat to provide inflight connectivity (IFC) on its Boeing 737-10 and 787-9 fleet.
Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
New Malaysian LCC MYAirline is currently conducting proving flights across the country as it prepares to enter the market, after it was issued an air service license in late 2021.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Changi is potentially facing the same problems as the West as staff is spread thin and standards of service are slipping.
Airports & Networks

By Michael Bruno
A&D is losing talent to other sectors and technology companies “at potentially unsustainable rates,” with technology-related outflows of workers twice their inflows.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA finalizes GE-powered Boeing 787 fuel system modifications meant to eliminate a fuel leak risk.
MRO

By Alan Dron
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has lodged legal documents attempting to extract the company from leasing arrangements for 10 of its aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Piedmont Airlines is looking to hire former pilots from defunct regional carrier ExpressJet Airlines, part of an effort to address crew staffing shortfalls that continue to roil the regional airline sector.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
German carrier Lufthansa has flagged a potential sea-change in aircraft-data access, triggered by a European regulatory proposal that would make it mandatory for manufacturers to share operating data with aircraft owners.
MRO

By Victoria Moores
Switzerland’s Helvetic Airways has bought four leased Embraer E190s to give it greater operational stability, as fellow regional Portugalia works to overcome delivery delays on its own leased Embraer aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa managed to avoid a second pilot strike within five days and settled on an agreement in principle with union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) Sept. 6.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Blue Air said it will temporarily suspend flights after accusing the Romanian Environment Ministry of blocking access to its bank accounts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
South African Airways (SAA) is in early talks with British Airways (BA) about taking over the latter’s South African franchise operations.
Airlines & Lessors

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AWIN Knowledge Center

Commercial aircraft deliveries among the major OEMs last week saw Airbus handing over 11 aircraft and Boeing delivered six, including three 787s.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Kurt Hofmann
Wizz Air has introduced fixed rosters for its pilots and cabin crew, changing working practices to improve work-life-balance for its crews and to stabilize operations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick, Thierry Dubois
The move signals the growing importance of electric power in new aircraft designs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Transferring integrated model-based system engineering (MBE) tools for aircraft design and production to the commercial sector is no slam-dunk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
A bipartisan coalition of more than three dozen state attorneys general has called on U.S. lawmakers to strengthen oversight of the airline industry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

An early August delivery to American Airlines was lauded as the first Boeing 787 handover in more than a year, but the manufacturer’s accounting policies mean history will tell a different story.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Thai Airways’ creditors have approved a revised restructuring plan that is aimed at setting the carrier on the path to recovery.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada believes its deepened partnership with fellow Star Alliance member United Airlines will enhance its competitiveness in the U.S. transborder market.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The ambitious ULCC airline group is exploring setting up an Saudi-based airline similar to Wizz Air Abu Dhabi.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
The two 737-8 can now be flown to Turkey where Air Lease Corporation will be able to reclaim them.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Flight delays remain problematic as European traffic in August tracked slightly below the baseline forecast for recovery.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Traffic within the country is inching closer to pre-pandemic levels, while total flights hours have already exceeded 2019 levels.
Airlines & Lessors