Aviation Daily

By Graham Warwick
American Airlines has cooperated with Google Research and Breakthrough Energy to test whether atmospheric zones likely to create contrails can be avoided.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Lufthansa Group and pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit have signed a long-term collective agreement for passenger and cargo aircraft pilots.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Mesa Air Group is focused on maximizing block hours, hiring pilots and reducing its inventory of surplus Bombardier CRJ900s.
Airlines & Lessors

By Guy Norris
Initial operating experience of a recently developed drag-reduction package on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-800 indicates cruise fuel-burn savings of up to 2%.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
Canada-based CAE Inc. beat analysts’ expectations in the April-to-June quarter.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR has flown a subscale demonstrator of the HyBird concept for a small hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Ryanair has asked the Italian government to halt a “price cap” that the carrier says unlawfully interferes with demand-based fares.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
The report was jointly produced by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and Boeing amid a growing acceleration of SAF in Australia.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

By David Casey
The management of Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport will fall into the hands of the navy.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Johannesburg and Algiers will be connected by nonstop Air Algérie flights from September.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
A subsidy scheme hopes to attract new airlines and routes to Sarajevo International Airport.
Airports & Networks

Aviation Week Network Staff
Interest in the United Aircraft Corporation's Tupolev Tu-214 program was revived in 2022 when Western sanctions banned deliveries of Airbus and Boeing aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China is lifting the restriction with immediate effect, expanding the list of approved countries from 60 to 138—including Japan, South Korea and the U.S.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
While international air travel is yet to fully recover, IATA says domestic traffic in June was 5.1% above 2019 levels.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
The dismantling facility will be capable of handling six medium to large-sized aircraft annually; the freight facility will handle 5,000 pieces of cargo/hour.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
Viasat executives also said the "unexpected event" with the ViaSat-3 reflector antenna will slow the growth of the company’s residential internet business.
Commercial Space

By Molly McMillin
Fractional ownership company Airshare has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to purchase Wheels Up’s noncore aircraft management business.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Ben Goldstein
Many investors bought into electric air-taxi companies in 2021 hoping to find the next Tesla, but instead they may be stuck with the next Uber.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Adrian Schofield
A filing from Cathay Pacific said the group will convert purchase rights for 32 Airbus A320neos or A321neos into firm orders by the end of September.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
LCC Norwegian has won a $97 million four-year contract to provide around 250,000 flights annually for the defense sector in Norway and the Nordic region.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
AirBaltic says a shortage of spare engines led to an average of 11 grounded aircraft in its Airbus A220 fleet and forced the airline to wet-lease capacity.
Airlines & Lessors

By David Casey
Omani LCC SalamAir intends to add more flights and destinations in Pakistan.
Airports & Networks

By David Casey
Daa, the operator of Dublin Airport, has won permission to challenge council limits on night flights.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Despite the cost-of-living crisis, bookings for the winter season have kicked off well, with the UK the most advanced at 33% sold, TUI said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Expanding Indian regional carrier Star Air is about to hugely expand its network after being awarded 40 new routes under the country’s UDAN scheme.
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