Airlines

News about commercial airlines, including regulations, aircraft orders, safety, acquisitions, and mergers.

Airlines

Ethiopian Goes Back to the Max

Ethiopian Airlines has ordered more 737-8s after suffering a tragic crash in 2019
Boeing Ethiopian deal at Dubai Airshow 2023
Airlines

A350 To Spearhead Egyptair Fleet Expansion

The North African carrier has ordered 10 of the A350-900 widebodies
Egyptair is adding Airbus A350s to its fleet
Airports

Saudi Arabia’s Airport Plans Challenge Regional Status Quo

Goldman Sachs says the Saudi government is budgeting up to $50 billion for the construction of King Salman International Airport
King Salman International Airport Masterplan, Saudi Arabia
Airlines

AirBaltic Places Firm Order for Thirty A220-300s

The first Airbus A220-300 delivery will happen in 2026
Airbus AirBaltic order
Airlines

Qatar Airways Enters New Era as Al Meer Takes Helm

Akbar Al Baker's retirement after 27 years opens door for new generation of leadership
Retired Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker and new CEO Badr Al Meer
Airlines

Boeing Sees Big Airline Fleet Growth From Middle East

The airframer says the region's bounceback from Covid is fueling demand
Boeing 777X at Dubai Airshow 2023
Aircraft

High Hopes and Conflict Concerns Mark Dubai Show Opening

Orders from Emirates and Turkish airlines could be on the cards at Dubai Airshow
UAE’s Al Fursan (Knights) MB-339As and an Emirates Airbus A380
Airlines

Riyadh Air Taps IBM Consulting

IBM is creating a hybrid cloud-based technology base for the carrier’s impending global operations.
Riyadh Air
Maintenance and Modifications

Refurbishment Programs Drive Need for Third-Party MRO Help

Aging airliner fleets are driving growth in maintenance, repair and overhaul services in the Middle East region
Turkish Technic and the Emirates Boeing 777-300ER
Airlines

Middle East Airline Fleet Replenishment Slowed By Program Delays

Today, 795 Airbus aircraft fly in service in the Middle East region compared with 727 for Boeing.
Emirates Boeing 777-300ER
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Expands BizJet Support and Services Business

The Brazilian airframer is expanding its aftermarket service capabilities
Embraer executive jet at maintenance facility
Airlines

Jefferies: Pilot Shortage Still Looms Despite ATP Growth

ATPs up 34 percent, but pilot supply still short
data comm united pilots  (Photo: Bill Carey)
Aircraft

XTI Seeks Inpixon Merger To Fund TriFan VTOL Aircraft

The turboshaft-powered aircraft would have longer range than eVTOLs
XTI's TriFan 600 VTOL aircraft
Environment

USAF Contract Boosts JetZero's Blended-wing Body Design

JetZero promises to halve fuel burn and emissions
JetZero's blended-wing body aircraft
Airlines

Surf Air Wipes Out as Stock Listing Tanks

Stock market cool to electric air mobility company's stock listing
Surf Air Mobility's hybrid-electric Cessna Caravan
Aircraft

Riyadh Air Fleet To Adopt ‘Dual-Livery’ Designs

Saudi start-up Riyadh Air, which continues to consider a narrowbody jet option, is presenting one of its liveries on a Boeing 787 in Paris.
Riyadh Air lavender-indigo livery on Boeing 787
Aircraft

Airlines Double-down On Fleet Expansion and Replacement

Airbus, ATR, Boeing, and Embraer all collected multiple aircraft orders on Tuesday at the Paris Airshow.
Paris Air Show 2023
Aircraft

Airbus Increases Maximum Payload of the A350 Freighter

The Airbus A350XWB made its debut at the Paris Air Show June 2013 and has collected nearly 1000 orders for the -900, -1000 and the freighter versions.
Airbus has increased the maximum payload of the A350F to 111 tonnes, 2 tonnes more than at the launch of the aircraft in 2021.
Aircraft

Tamarack To Install SmartWing Winglets on SkyAlps Q400s

SkyAlps plans to field a fleet of 14 Q400 turboprops modified with Tamarack winglets and upgraded avionics.
Tamarack Eco-SmartWing winglets
Aircraft

Massive A320 Order Kicks Off Airbus Paris Salon Sales

Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo topped up its Airbus orderbook with a further firm order for 500 single-aisle aircraft.
Airbus
Aircraft

IBA Forecasts Thousands of Aircraft Orders at Paris Airshow

At least 961 orders from three airlines have already been announced this year, and orders at the Paris Airshow could add significantly to that number.
IBA's predictions for Paris Airshow 2023
Airlines

EU Sets World’s Largest SAF Blending Mandate

New European rules call for an obligation for minimum sustainable aviation uplift for flights within and departing the EU from 2025.
KLM has used SAF blends for all its flights departing Amsterdam
Airlines

Passenger Aircraft Recovery Spurs Belly Cargo Uptick

As the passenger side of the airline business recovers from the Covid pandemic, more belly capacity has boosted available cargo tonne-kilometers.
Emirates Boeing 777
Aircraft

Frenzied Global Demand and Looming Shortage Drive Market for Pilots

In the U.S., the aviation market has exploded, with airlines expected to hire a record 12,000 pilots this year.
Flight training providers have seen unprecedented growth in demand for flight instruction. (Photo: L3Harris)
Airlines

European Aviation Faces a €820 billion Tab to Reach Net Zero

Europe’s airlines urge more incentives to help shoulder the cost of investments necessary to reach net zero by 2050.
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Airlines

IATA: Airlines ‘Beyond Frustrated’ by Supply-chain Disruptions

The global airline trade body plans to start monitoring supplier performance to keep track of delays in aircraft and parts deliveries.
IATA vice president of operations, safety, and security Nick Careen
Airlines

IATA Lauds Airlines' ‘Amazing’ Return to Profitability

Airlines globally will generate $9.8 billion in net profits this year and passenger traffic should recover to pre-Covid levels in 2024, according to IATA.
IATA director general Willie Walsh
Aircraft

SAS Taking Bookings for First Electric Flight in 2028

Scandinavian airline SAS plans to be one of the launch operators for Heart Aerospace's Swedish-made ES-30 hybrid-electric regional airliner.
SAS plans to operate Heart Aerospace's hybrid-electric ES-30 regional airliner.
Aircraft

BFK Aviation Expands in Africa, Plans International Growth

Both companies are on the look-out for new emerging market opportunities.
Nuno Pereira, managing director, Bestfly, left, and Morry Davis of Ethiopian's Krimson, center, put the seal on the launch of joint venture BFK Aviation, along with Ronaldo Alphonso, managing director of Guyana's Xen Aviation (Photo: BFK).
Airlines

FAA Activates New, Faster Routes along U.S. East Coast

The 169 new routes activated by the FAA on Monday replaces 'legacy' routes based on ground radar.
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