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.

Latest

Airbus Aerial Using Drones for Airport Mapping

Recently Conducted Inspections At Atlanta Hartsfield.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

DOT: Commercial UAS Must Apply for Air-taxi Exemption

DOT Policy Requires Citizenship, Insurance

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Egypt Boosts Airport Security, but UK Flight Restrictions Persist

Country spends $76 million on security upgrades to counter terrorism threats

Boeing To Buy Parts Supplier KLX for $4.25 billion

Deal to effect annual cost savings of $70 million by 2021

Videos

More Articles

ARJ21 Completes Crosswind Testing in Iceland

Five weeks of trials culminate in expansion of regional jet’s operational envelope

Workforce Shortage in Spotlight at RACCA Conference

Operators encouraged to adopt wide-reaching approaches to recruiting new pilots and AMTs

Airbus To Cut A330 Output, Lags on A320 Deliveries

Weak demand for widebody airplanes prompts rate adjustment while the company struggles to meet its narrowbody commitments due to engine shortfalls

Funding Key to Future of NextGen

A panel session at the Wings Club addressed how the aviation industry and government can work together to further NextGen developments.

Regulations and Government

S7 Group Agrees To Launch SSJ75 with LOI for up to 100 Jets

Latest planned Superjet variant to fly in 2021

Airbus To Raise Monthly Narrowbody Production to 63

Pulls trigger despite stiff resistance from already stretched suppliers

Iran Aseman and Iran Airtour Sign for Superjets at Eurasia Show

Sukhoi collects first commitments from Iranian airlines for version of SSJ100 with increased Russian content

Airbus and Rolls-Royce Agree to Team on UltraFan Integration

Airframer says its powerplant integration expertise to play an important role in aiding fuel efficiency gains of UltraFan demonstrator

Boeing To Raise 767 Rate Amid Firming Freighter Demand

Production to increase from 2.5 to three per month starting in 2020

Simulator Gets Real-life Panel Upgrade

Universal EFI-890R panel upgrade is STC'd in the Dash 8 and now getting installed in FlightSafety's Dash 8 simulator.

Airbus A350-900 ULR Flies for First Time

9,700-nm-range widebody scheduled to enter service with Singapore Airlines by year-end

European Commission Warns of Effects of UK’s Exit from EASA

Absent a deal, British aerospace, airlines and crew set to lose EU safety certificates

UTC Sees Supply Chain Struggling With Narrowbody Rate Hikes

Shortage of skilled manpower stands as a crucial issue for aerospace vendors

FAA Issues Emergency AD on CFM56 Turbofans

Airworthiness directive to mandate ultrasound inspections of engine type involved in uncontained failure aboard Southwest Airlines 737

Southwest Airlines 1380 Engine Failure 4/17/2018 ATC Audio

Southwest Airlines 1380 Engine Failure 4/17/2018 ATC Audio

Cairo Aviation Summit Shines Spotlight on Africa’s Challenges

Political stability key to promoting airline growth

Copyright ©2025 AIN Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Content Policy | Add as a Preferred Source