Aviation Daily

By Christine Boynton
The Denver-based ULCC has begun testing an automated bag system while modifying its all-digital customer support channels to reinstate some phone-based options.
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
U.S. multi-industrial provider Barnes is buying engine components specialist MB Aerospace in a deal worth $740 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The flag-carrier also wants to pay all future preference shares dividends as they fall due and to redeem the preference shares in due course.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
Shifting market dynamics may be leaving the company ideally positioned at the large-aircraft end of the market with the 777-9.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Spirit currently offers 20,900 weekly departure seats from LGA, according to OAG Schedules Data.
Airlines & Lessors

By Sean Broderick
A newly discovered production issue will slow Boeing 787 deliveries near-term and require inspections and likely repairs to undelivered aircraft, Boeing says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Customized for Air New Zealand from Safran’s Visa platform, the Business Premier seat can convert into an 81-in. bed.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
Boeing has released details of a long-planned performance boost for the 787-9 and -10 models which will be introduced by the end of 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
“In my opinion, the seamless journey is a myth,” Teague creative director Eric Bogner said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Emirates has begun work on another large order for widebody aircraft as the airline prepares for the replacement of a bigger part of its current fleet.
On Location

By Thierry Dubois
ATR claims its 70-seat-class ATR 72-600 cuts carbon dioxide emissions by 45%, compared with equivalent regional jets.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Victoria Moores
Airlines will only be 70% of their way to net zero by 2050, according to a new analysis by U.S.-based consultancy firm Bain & Company.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
GTLK says the court-ordered liquidation of its Dublin-based subsidiaries will not seriously affect the financial stability of its business.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
VPorts has begun the certification process for the vertiports at its planned advanced air mobility integrator center in the Dubai South development zone.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kurt Hofmann
New Delhi-based Vistara’s integration into Air India has begun, even as the carrier continues its ambitious growth efforts.
On Location

By Alan Dron
The company has just acquired a new factory at Crawley, Surrey, near London Gatwick Airport and recently unveiled its second business-class seat.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Aaron Karp
Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission says slot allocation at Sydney Airport must be reformed in order to increase competition in the domestic market.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Brazilian operator Azul is seeing a bit of relief in the challenges stemming from reliability issues with Pratt & Whitney PW1000G engines.
On Location

By Chen Chuanren
The Papua New Guinea flag-carrier has finalized an order for two new Boeing 787-9s to bolster its long-haul capabilities and Asia-Pacific routings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
United Airlines is set to purchase nearly 300,000 Astrova seatback screens from Panasonic Avionics to bolster its inflight entertainment offering.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Chen Chuanren
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and Japan Airlines have stressed the importance of domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, as ANA revises its SAF target.
On Location

By David Casey
Air India CEO Campbell Wilson has defended the airline’s use of Russian airspace, highlighting the economic and social benefits that its flights bring.
On Location

By David Casey
RwandAir expects to double the size of its fleet over the coming years as part of a process that will see the carrier phase out some of its regional aircraft.
On Location

By Lori Ranson
United Airlines believes it can make significant progress in bolstering connectivity in its mid-continent hubs during the next year-and-a-half.
On Location

By Kurt Hofmann
Turkish Airlines has delayed the announcement of an order for 600 aircraft by two months.
On Location