Aviation Daily

Regional jet OEM has issued an RFI to engine-makers for a powerplant that features 20% lower fuel burn.

Fuel producer Phillips 66 has received approval from county officials to proceed with its proposal to covert an oil refinery in Rodeo, California, to the production of renewable fuels including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Raising the mandatory U.S. pilot-retirement age above 65 would create unintended consequences that would offset any benefit that comes from increasing the number of eligible pilots, two pilot groups warn.

A team of energy companies and the government of Panama have announced plans to build the world’s largest biofuel production and distribution hub.

The U.S. military plans to use contracted commercial aircraft to airlift infant formula into the country amid an ongoing shortage, as part of “Operation Fly Formula.”

Disruptive aviation will require changes to how people learn their jobs, according to Christopher Courtney, director of advanced air mobility at CAE.

Sun Country may establish a base outside of its Minneapolis headquarters in the future, but has no immediate plans given the opportunities that exist in its home market.

On-demand helicopter service provider Blade Air Mobility has agreed to acquire the commercial passenger transport activities of three European helicopter companies for a total of €48 million ($51 million) in cash.

The board of directors at Spirit Airlines urged shareholders to reject a recently announced tender offer from JetBlue Airways, which it framed as a “cynical attempt” to disrupt its merger plans with Frontier Airlines.

EASA and Brazil’s ANAC have finalized an agreement that will see Brazil join Europe’s ramp inspection program.

IATA's Rafael Schvartzman warns that EU measures will damage the competitiveness of European carriers if they are adopted in their current form.

LCC easyJet anticipates its leisure and domestic capacity will exceed 2019 levels over the next few months as it prepares for a busy summer season.

Turkish Airlines has decided to purchase six A350-900s from Airbus to be delivered in 2022 and 2023.

International Airlines Group has placed an order for 50 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and secured options for a further 100, providing a boost to the OEM.

French startup VoltAero plans to offer fractional ownership of its planned Cassio family of hybrid-electric aircraft in Europe, beginning with its five-seat Cassio 330.

The past nearly two and a half years since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic have been quiet on the airline mergers and acquisitions front.

Newly restructured LCC Norwegian is planning to rapidly grow from 70 to 100 aircraft over the coming two years, but CEO Geir Karlsen is confident that old mistakes will not be repeated.

Singapore Airlines is adjusting plans for its ageing Boeing 777-300ER fleet after deliveries of the 777-9 were pushed back until at least 2025 due to certification issues.

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has selected Swiss-based H55 to supply battery systems for the engine maker’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program.

The bidding war for Spirit Airlines has entered a new–and possibly final–phase.

The slowly fading COVID-19 outbreak has led to EASA calling a halt to permission for airlines to carry cargo in passenger cabins.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China insists the investigation into the March crash of a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 is still in its early stage

EgyptAir, joining the acceleration among Middle Eastern carriers toward increased cargo capacity, has placed a conversion order for its first Boeing 737-800SF freighter.

An EU-ASEAN agreement expected to be signed by the end of 2022 would be the world’s first bloc-to-bloc open skies agreement.

A model of the Airbus A320, built under Europe’s Clean Sky 2 civil aeronautics research program to validate the viability of using scaled flight testing to complement wind tunnels, has entered flight testing.