Air Transport
News and issues relating to international air transport and cargo carriers, national airlines and regional airlines, including aircraft, engines, personnel, acquisitions, accidents, safety, security and training.
Environment
Aviation Leaders Call Sustainability an 'Imperative,' SAF the Path
While government and industry leaders agree that SAF is necessary for net zero by 2050, they believe production must ramp up with incentives.
Maintenance and Modifications
Delta TechOps Joins CFM Leap-1B MRO Network
CFM named Delta TechOps its first MRO network provider for the Leap-1B in North America under a branded service agreement.
Environment
Aerospace Needs Top Talent To Achieve Green Future
McKinsey analysts say skills and supply chain headaches are holding back aerospace, but there are major opportunities from the quest for sustainability.
Maintenance and Modifications
Two Airlines Sign for EmbraerX Beacon MRO Software Suite
JetBlue and Binter Canarias will adopt Embraer's Beacon maintenance coordination technology.
Aircraft
Oriental Air Bridge Orders ATR 42-600
ORC's acquisition of an ATR 42-600 could serve to revitalize the remote islands around the Nagasaki Prefecture.
Airlines
P&W Balancing Demand, Supply Chain Constraints
Airbus has been hoping to reach A320 monthly production rates of 75 by 2025 but P&W executives caution that supply chain constrains could delay that.
Airlines
Azerbaijan Airlines Triples Dreamliner Fleet
Azerbaijan Airlines has been pleased with its initial two 787s and intends to build its fleet to at least 10 in the coming years.
Aircraft
ITA Airways On Course as Italy's New National Airline
ITA Airways' CEO said that the carrier turned profitable in June.
Aircraft
EasyJet Boosts Narrowbody Fleet with Order for 56 A320neos
European low-cost carrier EasyJet already has over 300 A320 aircraft in its fleet and is investing in the Airbus Neo models to cut fuel burn and emissions.
Aircraft
Collins Produces First Prototype Motor for Airlander 10
The Airlander 10 hybrid airship promises zero-emissions flight by 2030.
Aircraft
Airbus's A350 XWB Soars at the 2022 Farnborough Airshow
Airbus's A350 XWB Soars at the 2022 Farnborough Airshow
Aircraft
Airbus Launches Program to Probe Hydrogen Power Contrails
Airbus has launched the Blue Condor project, using a hydrogen-powered glider to study the composition of hydrogen-generated contrails.
Aircraft
Embraer's E190-E2 Tech Shark Flies at Farnborough Airshow 2022
Embraer's E190-E2 Tech Shark Flies at Farnborough Airshow 2022
Aircraft
De Havilland Intros Dash 8-400 Cargo Conversions
De Havilland Canada unveiled three Dash 8-400 freighter conversion programs addressing “a wide variety of business models."
Aircraft
New Leasing Firm Abelo Orders 10 ATR 72-600s
Dublin-based leasing firm Abelo, already slated to take 10 of ATR's upcoming 42-600S turboprops, has now added 10 ATR 72-600s.
Aircraft
BBAM Adds to 737-800BCF Fleet with Latest Order
Lessor BBAM has ordered nine more Boeing 737-800BCFs, bringing its total order to 40.
Aircraft
Widerøe Joins Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group
Norway’s Widerøe signed as the first airline to join Embraer’s Energia Advisory Group, tasked with defining requirements for viable sustainable aviation.
Aircraft
Airliner Deals Heat Up at Sun-kissed Farnborough Show
Sales and commitments signed over the first two days of the Farnborough International 2022 Airshow covered almost 300 new and converted airliners.
Aircraft
Boeing's 777X Takes Off Nearly Vertically at Farnborough Airshow 2022
Boeing's 777X Takes Off Nearly Vertically at Farnborough Airshow 2022
Aircraft
Boeing's 737 MAX 10 Makes International Debut at the Farnborough Airshow 2022
Boeing's 737 MAX 10 Makes International Debut at the Farnborough Airshow 2022
Aircraft
Airbus, CFM Team on Open Fan Engine Flight Test
Airbus and CFM announced a collaboration to flight test CFM’s open fan engine architecture on an A380 demonstrator.
Aircraft
Delta Adds a Dozen to A220 Order Tally
Delta Air Lines plans to receive a further 107 A220 narrowbody airliners from Airbus, including 12 more of the A220-300 model.
Environment
Airbus Partners with Airlines to Launch Carbon Removal Scheme
Experts say the technology is fundamental to delivering a 1.5 degree centigrade world.
Aircraft
Embraer and LOT Renew Pool Program Coverage
Embraer and LOT Polish Airlines renewed and expanded the flag carrier’s pool program coverage for its E-Jets fleet.
Aircraft
Norway and Benelux Region Prepare for eVTOL Air Services
Lilium has signed agreements with a pair of European companies that agreed to buy almost 50 of its eVTOL aircraft.
Airlines
New GE Aerospace Unit Laser-focused on Airline Recovery
GE Aerospace's new CEO said it could take another 18 months for the air transport sector to get back to pre-Covid levels of performance.
Aircraft
Air Lease Taps Pratt GTFs for More Than 220 Jets
Air Lease has agreed to buy Pratt & Whitney Geared Turbofan engines to power A320s and A220s for a large new aircraft order.
Aircraft
Georgia Airlines Orders Three Boeing Freighters
Georgia Airlines Group is adding more freighter 737s to its Caucasus operations.
Aircraft
Boom, Collins Sign Expanded Deal for Overture Systems
Boom's supersonic Overture is designed to carry 65 to 80 passengers and will fly at twice the speed of today's aircraft.
Aircraft
IAI Reveals EASA STC for Freighter Conversion at Farnborough
IAI won EASA STC approval for Boeing 737-800SF passenger-to-freighter conversions.
