The Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) Airbus A320 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft has attained EASA supplemental type certificate, around three months after the aircraft conducted its first flight.
GebreMariam has been granted an early retirement and is stepping down from leadership of the airline after 11 years in the position, citing health reasons.
A handful of unions representing tens of thousands of U.S.-based aviation workers called on the U.S. Transportation Department to deny Wizz Air’s request for a foreign air carrier permit over allegations of an “anti-union” corporate culture.
European OEMs and equipment suppliers are studying various configurations for the use of hydrogen on board, before embarking on hydrogen propulsion and ultra-efficient aircraft programs in the 2027-2029 time frame.
A material defect affecting PW1100G-JM-series high pressure turbine disks linked to a March 2020 uncontained engine failure may be more widespread than originally believed, prompting the FAA to propose mandating inspections recommended by Pratt & Whitney.
Aircraft operators and manufacturers tend to funnel their investments into two general categories: things that will make them more money than they spend, and things they are required to do because of regulatory mandates.
Latvian flag-carrier airBaltic says it is fielding requests for up to 15 ACMI contracts from all over the world, citing its Airbus A220-300s as the right size aircraft for network rebuilding.
Nigerian airlines Aero Contractors, Air Peace, Arik Air, Azman Air, Max Air and United Nigeria Airlines have joined forces to create the “Spring Alliance.”
Oneworld CEO Rob Gurney sees potential to grow oneworld Connect—its lighter membership option—from one to eight members after formally welcoming Royal Air Maroc as the alliance’s first full member in Africa.
Rescue personnel have recovered one of two flight recorders belonging to the ill-fated China Eastern flight MU5735, two days after the Boeing 737-800 crashed into mountains in southern China.
Delta Air Lines has agreed to purchase 75 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) annually from Colorado-based advanced biofuels company Gevo.
With the goal of being able to develop tourism sustainably, Air Greenland has partnered with lessor Avolon to explore the potential for zero-emission domestic air travel using Vertical Aerospace’s VX4 electric air taxi.
When Alitalia filed for bankruptcy in 2017 few would have predicted that five years later some of the biggest players in aviation would be battling it out to buy a stake in the Italian flag-carrier’s successor.
Air traffic controllers reacted to China Eastern Airlines (MU) Flight 5735’s sudden shift from cruise to a rapid dive by attempting to contact the aircraft’s pilots several times but received no response before the Boeing 737-800 hit the ground, a senior Chinese official said March 22.
The union representing Southwest Airlines’ flight attendants called on the Biden administration to end the federal mask mandate on aircraft “as soon as practicable.”
The FAA plans to require affected Boeing 777 operators to modify fuel systems to ensure they are accurately tracking the amount of fuel going into center wing tanks, correcting a design flaw that has led to over-reporting of fuel amounts—and some diversions as a result.
Russian airlines have very limited capacities for international services despite the government forcing airlines to relocate most of the Western-made airliners to the domestic registry, Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said March 22.
