As commercial aircraft demand recovers and production is starting to ramp up accordingly, suppliers are beginning to face hiring, raw material and logistics issues.
Norwegian LCC Flyr has reported a 53.7% load factor for January following the latest round of COVID-19 travel restrictions, but the Nordic newcomer still plans to operate up to 18 aircraft by year-end.
Ethiopian Airlines marked the return of its Boeing 737 MAX operations with the completion of a four-hour-long special flight around the nation with guests on board.
Canadian aviation holding company Longview Aviation Capital has changed its name to De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited and appointed former PAL Group executive Brian Chafe as CEO.
GE Aviation has teamed with Boeing and its subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to modify a Saab 340B into a flying hybrid electric testbed for the recently awarded NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project.
New draft guidance on flight path management represents a major milestone in FAA’s years-long effort to address shortcomings in training and operational procedures linked to how pilots ensure aircraft are moving safely and under control.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) has become the latest European aviation entity to have a major cash infusion approved by the European Commission (EC).
Istanbul’s Bogazici University has inaugurated what is claimed to be Turkey’s, and Europe’s, first carbon-negative biorefinery, designed to produce a range of algae-based biotech products including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
The much-anticipated launch of the Boeing 777-8F freighter by Qatar Airways strengthens Boeing’s big cargo aircraft portfolio—but could it also be a bellwether of a broader strategic large freighter succession plan for later this decade?
American Airlines converted purchase options to secure a firm order for 30 additional 737-8s from Boeing, while at the same time agreeing to push out a host of 787 deliveries expected in 2023.
Ministers from seven European countries have written to the European Commission (EC) calling for more ambition on sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) targets, including allowing member states to set their own targets on top of an EU-wide minimum.
Daher, a tier-one supplier of major composites and metallic subassemblies, has entered final negotiations with Triumph for the acquisition of a metal aerostructures factory in Stuart, Florida.
An ATR 72-600 prototype performed a series of ground and flight tests with one of its turboprop engines running on 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Working with Deutsche Aircraft, Germany’s H2Fly is planning to fly a 40-seat Dornier 328 regional aircraft modified to hydrogen-electric propulsion in 2026, and the companies are aiming for certification and market entry in 2028.
As Europe’s airlines look beyond the omicron coronavirus variant to what they hope will be a successful summer season, fuel is in focus, as jet fuel prices reach record highs.
Defunct South African regional carrier SA Express appears no closer to revival, as a dispute between the airline’s liquidators and their preferred bidder rumbles on.
European airlines including Air France-KLM, easyJet and Ryanair have teamed up with environmental associations on the “Fueling Flight Initiative” to push for a strengthening of the proposed ReFuelEU legislation on sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
Following months of negotiations and several days of industrial action, Airbus and Germany’s industrial workers union IG Metall agreed on a new company set-up that will see the company's industrial structure in Germany divided into two main units.
The UK government has launched an industry consultation over proposed changes to its passenger rights regulations, following the country’s exit from the European Union (Brexit).
Iceland’s PLAY is launching a third U.S. route during the summer season as CEO Birgir Jónsson seeks to advance the startup LCC’s connecting strategy between Europe and North America.
