2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gregory Polek

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

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.

Passengers, crew suffer minor injuries

Turbulence Diverts Gulf Air Airbus A330 to Mumbai

News and issues about aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), covering all segments of the aviation industry; and modifications for aircraft and engines. Subjects include product support of aircraft, engines and avionics, MRO company mergers, acquisitions, announcements and personnel, Airworthiness Directives, Supplemental Type Certificate approvals and other topics.

Companies to establish regional “center of excellence”

Lufthansa Technik, Malaysia Airlines Negotiate Maintenance JV

News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.

Model’s only Western European customer to accept three airplanes this year

CityJet Takes First Sukhoi SSJ100

Milestone happens at least five weeks early

Embraer E190-E2 Takes Flight Ahead of Schedule

News about significant aircraft accidents and information from accident reports.

ACARS data indicates several malfunctions in quick succession

Smoke Detected in EgyptAir A320 Before Crash

Debris located 180 miles north of Alexandria

Wreckage of Missing Egyptair A320 Found 

Neelam Mathews

ASEAN Open Skies seen as impetus for group’s formation

Asia-Pacific Budget Carriers Form Alliance

Factory to produce world’s largest composite airfoils

Boeing Opens 777X Wing Center

News and developments about aviation fuel, including jet fuel, aviation gasoline, and biofuel.

Local carriers forced to cancel flights for lack of jet-A

Nigerian Airlines in Crisis as Fuel Shortage Worsens

Search teams deployed in Mediterranean Sea 

Missing Egyptair Airbus A320 Presumed Destroyed 

News about bills, laws, regulations and other governmental decisions affecting aviation and aerospace. Topics include FAA re-authorizations, taxes on fuel and aviation activities, environmental legislation, ICAO decisions, governmental mediation of labor conflicts and World Trade Organization disputes and decisions.

Forced to cancel planned service to Ulaanbaatar

Air Astana Alleges Breach of Chicago Convention by Mongolia

99 percent of voting pilots support work action

Hawaiian Airlines Pilots Authorize Strike

Gulf carrier now owns more than 15 percent of British Airways parent

Qatar Airways Increases Stake in IAG

Vladimir Karnozov

Economic downturn, sanctions devour airline profits 

Russian Air Transport, Lease Markets Endure Tectonic Shifts

Projects strong presence at RAA convention in Charlotte

ATR Ramps Up U.S. Marketing Effort

Kaleyesus Bekele

One-day pilots' strike ends only after management suspends staff "rationalization" plan  

Turmoil at Kenya Airways Reaches Climax

Retrofits available in 12 months, but still no launch customer 

Bombardier Introduces CRJ Cabin Upgrade

Hopes to bring first MRJ to U.S. by this summer

Mitsubishi Eyes ‘Expedited’ Flight Testing in U.S.

Signs new lease deal with Atlas Air covering 20 Boeing 767-300s

Amazon Doubles Down on Cargo Fleet 

News and developments about aircraft engines, including turbofan, turboprop, turboshaft and piston.

Engine on schedule for entry into service on Boeing 737 Max in 2017

CFM Leap-1B Wins Dual FAA-EASA Approval 

Air Transport