In its first global market forecast for two years, Airbus sees a market for 39,020 new aircraft until 2040—almost the same number as predicted two years ago.
Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) has conducted a full-scale fuselage drop test using anthropomorphic test dummies and post-mortem human passengers inside a Challenger 601 fuselage to validate advanced virtual engineering models of the same test set-up.
Sustainable-fuels startup Alder Fuels has signed an MOU with the government of Colombia to produce a low-carbon crude oil from forestry and other woody residues.
Air Canada and Canadian clean-energy company Carbon Engineering plan to explore the potential use of direct air capture technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere for permanent storage or use in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
Belarusian airline Belavia will deny boarding to citizens from Iraq, Syria and Yemen wishing to travel from Turkey to Belarus, the airline said Nov. 12.
Explorer Aircraft is developing a hybrid-electric regional airplane derived from the high-wing single-engine Explorer 500T utility aircraft, a more powerful version of which it plans to fly with a Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-40A turboprop over the coming weeks.
The buzz phrases are back; as travel restrictions lift and load factors start to look healthier, airlines and their IT suppliers are returning to talk about the “passenger experience,” “seamless travel” and the “digital journey.”
LATAM Airlines Group operated 49.7% of 2019 capacity levels in the third quarter, a significant improvement considering the COVID-19 border restrictions still in place in a number of South American countries in which it operates.
Aevex Aerospace is preparing to deliver the first of three high-gross-weight De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300HG Twin Otter X2s developed by modification specialist Ikhana, under a new commercial aircraft leasing unit.
AirAsia X has reached agreement with Airbus to cancel most of its aircraft orders as part of a debt restructuring plan approved by the carrier’s creditors.
Frontier Airlines believes it has the necessary pilot and flight attendant staffing levels going forward, but admits challenges remain in securing qualified maintenance technicians.
U.S. air travel during the summer and fall of 2021 has been marked by spates of cancellations and delays that aggravated consumers and strained relations between labor and management.
UK-headquartered lessor World Star Aviation has signed an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the conversion of 10 Boeing 737-800 passenger aircraft to freighters, with options on a further 10.
British Airways (BA) has officially registered a company called BA Euroflyer, which is understood to be part of its preparations for a new London Gatwick subsidiary airline.
The tests, which involved a piloted flight by Volocopter’s prototype air taxi, demonstrated the service operating model and air traffic management integration.
The launch of vaccinated travel lanes (VTL) and easing of border restrictions sent Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) passenger demand, capacity and revenue soaring during the first half (H1) of the group’s 2021/22 financial year.
The airline detailed how many new routes the NEA has enabled and defended the alliance, which has been heavily criticized by other airlines and is the target of an antitrust lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department.
