Boeing is modifying a 777-200ER into a testbed for 30 new technologies in the latest campaign of the company’s 10-year-long ecoDemonstrator evaluation program.
Qatar Airways rebounded from the COVID-19 crisis in its fiscal 2021/2022 period ended March 31, posting a new company record for full-year net profit following a multi-billion-dollar net loss in the prior fiscal year.
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace is switching to European CS-25 large-airplane certification of its ES-19 electric regional aircraft, from the CS-23 commuter category, to reduce regulatory risk and expand the potential market.
For years, the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) has argued that the U.S. does not suffer from a pilot shortage, but rather a pay shortage among the regional carriers that serve as farm teams for the major airlines.
ATR, Sweden’s Braathens Regional Airlines and Finnish fuel producer Neste are preparing to conduct the first commercial flight to use 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in both engines.
Anticipating the arrival of hydrogen-powered airliners in 2035, Air Liquide and Paris airports operator Groupe ADP have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a 50:50 engineering joint venture to help develop hydrogen infrastructure at airports.
Satellite operator Viasat is counting on its next-generation ViaSat-3 satellites to drastically improve inflight connectivity, as the first of three spacecraft plans to launch in 2022.
As part of aviation’s endeavor to become sustainable, the manufacturers of cabin-related components are looking for composite materials with a smaller environmental footprint, either recyclable or bio-sourced.
Long-haul LCC Norse Atlantic Airways has operated its first flight from Oslo to New York JFK, laying the foundations for its Europe-U.S. transatlantic network.
Disabled persons currently cannot bring their own wheelchair on board commercial passenger aircraft; the Air4All consortium is working on a solution for carriers.
Two companies aiming to improve inflight connectivity have carried out what they describe as the successful delivery of high-speed, low-latency inflight connectivity from a low-Earth-orbit satellite to a commercial airliner.
Air China has officially announced that it has commenced the process to take the controlling stake of Shandong Aviation Group, the parent company of Shandong Airlines.
Airbus embarked on the flight test program for the A321XLR, a project that is expected to last around one year and 1,000 flight hours, with the first flight of MSN 11000, the first flight test aircraft, on June 15.
AirAsia X is preparing to take major steps in its network recovery, as it boosts its route total to seven and signals its intention to add more destinations including London later this year.
The deal, valued by manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles as potentially in excess of $600 million, gives Air Nostrum the option of receiving up to 10 of the 100-seat aircraft.
Airline information technology provider SITA is to supply its Smart Path biometric identity management technology as a component of the passenger journey through vertiports to be developed by the UK’s Skyports.
Eastern European airlines’ May 2022 flights (cycles) are a little under 75% of May 2019 levels, however, their flight hours are less than 70%, suggesting shorter flights are now happening.
