Aviation Daily

By Sean Broderick
Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume Boeing 737 MAX operations in early 2022, while Indonesia’s government has cleared the model to fly again in its airspace.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Denmark’s government has set the goal of all domestic aviation being fossil-free by 2030, potentially through a combination of sustainable aviation fuel and electric and hydrogen propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Long-haul, low-cost (LHLC) carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has taken one of the final steps before launching services by receiving its air operator’s certificate (AOC).
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Electric Aircraft Group and the University of Nottingham plan to establish a joint venture to develop megawatt-class electric propulsion systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
The Newport Beach, California-headquartered lessor signed a firm contract for 40 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, of which five are the long-range A321XLR variant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Figeac Aero, a supplier of large metal components, is pressing on with negotiations to increase its capital thanks to aerospace investment group Tikehau Ace Capital.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Richard Aboulafia
The industry grew 7.5% in 2021, and 2022 should see a very strong 22% expansion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency issued a MC-21-30 type certificate Dec. 28, keeping a government promise to certify it in 2021.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
Airlines for America petitioned the FCC to stop pending 5G wireless deployment until aviation industry concerns resolved.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Strategically important wins for Airbus underscore the depth of Boeing’s troubles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
Air France and KLM will offer passengers access to 25 new Indian destinations.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways is effectively to become a standalone company after a major reorganization proposal that will see most of its subsidiaries passed to a state-owned holding entity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
As construction of a new airport for Sudan´s capital Khartoum continues, one of its expected airline operators is looking to benefit from the project’s geographical position in Northeastern Africa.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
The Hungarian ULCC is mounting a challenge to easyJet and British Airways’ new short-haul subsidiary.
Airports & Networks

By Sean Broderick
The newest COVID-19 wave is not altering commercial customers’ maintenance plans, though any sustained rise in travel restrictions could hamper its
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Guy Norris
The FAA will soon release draft final rules that details return-to-service requirements for Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777s, adopting Boeing-recommended nacelle modifications and new Pratt-developed fan blade inspection protocols.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Lawmakers from two key U.S. House committees sent a joint letter to the heads of the country’s four largest airlines urging them to foot the bill for crewmembers to participate in self-defense training led by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair is bracing for a significantly larger fiscal 2022 net loss, citing new omicron variant-related travel restrictions and weaker bookings, and warned it has already cut January 2022 capacity by a third.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission (EC) has approved €2.55 billion ($2.88 billion) of financial aid the Portuguese government is offering to help TAP Portugal and its parent group return to viability, but the carrier must concede up to 18 slots at Lisbon airport per day to a competitor.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Although Brazilian airlines Azul and GOL are fierce competitors, both believe there are vast opportunities for urban mobility in Brazil and are each working to create a new mode of transport in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The blossoming e-commerce market combined with a general shortage of air cargo capacity is driving a surge in freighter conversions, and no platform is benefiting more in terms of raw numbers than the Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
New York and Chicago will receive routes from next spring as the Canadian ULCC continues its rapid U.S. expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Regional aircraft lessor Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) has agreed to restructure under U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in a move that will see it emerge from the process majority-owned by its largest creditors.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
The European Commission (EC) has approved half of the Latvian government’s proposed equity infusion of €90 million ($102 million) into airBaltic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has ordered the suspension of vaccinated travel lane (VTL) tickets into Singapore for a month, from Dec. 22 to Jan. 21, 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation