Aviation Daily

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France is investing €140 million ($148 million) to upgrade the cabins of 12 of its Boeing 777-300 aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Improvements in the outlook for Cathay Pacific have prompted the carrier to cut its projected cash burn and inch closer toward achieving positive cashflow.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Swedish Biofuels has announced plans to bring 400,000 metric tons (130 million gal) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually to the Swedish market by building three new plants producing alcohol-to-jet (ATJ) fuel.
Sustainability

By Victoria Moores
EU aviation safety regulator EASA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have dropped their recommendation that mask-wearing should be mandatory in airports and during flights.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
This summer Iberia expects to operate approximately 85% of the capacity it offered during the same period of 2019, in line with a group-wide estimate given by parent company International Airlines Group (IAG).
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Nigerian logistics specialist GIG Group has acquired a pair of ATR 72-500 freighters for its GIG Aviation subsidiary, aimed at boosting regional cargo services within Nigeria.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The pilot’s decision to continue flying under visual flight rules into deteriorating weather conditions caused the December 2019 fatal crash of a Safari Aviation sightseeing helicopter in Hawaii, the NTSB said May 10 in a probable cause finding that faults the FAA for poor leadership and oversight of air tour operators.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The national pilot shortage in the U.S. is shining a spotlight on the country’s training requirements, in particular the 1,500 hours of flight time required to become a commercial first officer.
Airlines & Lessors

By Linda Blachly
AirShield aims to further clear the cabin air by improving the effectiveness of overhead vents to prevent the spread of viruses by creating a protective air barrier around each passenger. It is expected to be FAA-certified by July.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Alan Dron
Air Albania plans to almost double the size of its small fleet with the arrival of two leased Airbus A320s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Boeing delivered 28 737 MAXs in April, a pace that remains below its stated long-term target of clearing out an inventory of completed aircraft that stood at 320 at the end of March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The aviation industry has signally failed to hit environmental and sustainability targets over the past decade, according to a UK-based environmental organization.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Virgin Australia has signed a strategic partnership and codesharing deal with Qatar Airways that will enhance the international network offerings of both carriers.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The board of EVA Air has approved the purchase of another Boeing 777F for delivery in late 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
As U.S. airlines continue to face historically high levels of pilot attrition, IATA Director General Willie Walsh says the challenge for recruitment in some parts of Europe is the timespan for security checks.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
International Airlines Group (IAG) hopes to have a 20% equity stake in Air Europa within six months by triggering a convertible loan it made to Globalia, the parent company of the Spanish airline.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Wizz Air is eyeing potential expansion in Saudi Arabia to support the kingdom’s ambitions to triple passenger traffic by 2030.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lee Ann Shay
Embraer is starting an E-Jet conversion program in response to the booming e-commerce market and the movement by logistics providers to decentralization warehouses.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Canadian aerostructures and spacecraft sub-tier provider Magellan Aerospace saw almost 7% greater revenue during the first quarter of 2022 over the year-before period.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Lori Ranson
Record bookings, strong demand and an acceleration of the recovery in corporate revenue will result in record unit revenue in the second quarter, Azul's chief revenue officer said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation has delivered the first Cessna 408 SkyCourier to long-time customer, FedEx Express, following the turboprop’s certification in March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Air Lease Corporation blamed more than $800 million in write-offs related to Russian aircraft seizures for a net loss in the 2022 first quarter.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Lufthansa has decided to order an additional 10 Boeing widebody freighters for its subsidiary Lufthansa Cargo and is also adding to its 787-9 orderbook as the airline juggles the impact of the further delay in the 777-9 program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
A group of Nigerian airlines has called off plans to halt all domestic services because of spiraling fuel prices.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Contrary to dire warnings since the early days of the pandemic that business travel would be permanently replaced by videoconferencing, the demand two years later to meet customers and colleagues face to face is already apparent—and growing.
Airlines & Lessors