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.

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Greenland's Capital City Gets Newly Upgraded Airport

New Nuuk International has been under construction since 2019

Airports

November 26, 2024

Former Rep. Shuster Pushes ATC Privatization Concept

Shuster was unable to get the concept passed while still in Congress

Regulations and Government

November 26, 2024

Embraer Rolls Out ONEChain To Improve Supply Chain Ops

Digital platform to make supply chain processes more transparent and collaborative

Aircraft

November 26, 2024

UK Mandate To Require More SAF Use Starting in 2025

Rules are intended to drive up availability of sustainable aviation fuel at airports

Sustainability and Environment

November 26, 2024

Videos

Boeing’s 787-10 and 737 Max 9, and Airbus’s A319neo Airliners Achieve First Flights

Boeing’s 787-10 and 737 Max 9, and Airbus’s A319neo Airliners Achieve First Flights

Aircraft

April 20, 2017

U.S. Airlines Smell Opportunity To Push Political Agenda With “America First” Trump

U.S. Airlines Smell Opportunity To Push Political Agenda With “America First” Trump

Airlines

February 14, 2017

Air Transport Growth Is A Key Factor In Rwanda’s Economic Boom

Air Transport Growth Is A Key Factor In Rwanda’s Economic Boom

Aircraft

October 6, 2016

ANA’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Flies at the Farnborough Airshow

ANA’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Flies at the Farnborough Airshow

Aircraft

July 14, 2016

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Embry-Riddle Joins FAA Controller Training Program

Third school to participate in the FAA’s Enhanced Air Traffic – Collegiate Training Initiative program

ATC

November 25, 2024

Swiftair 737 Freighter Crashes On Approach to Vilnius

Spanish charter carrier was operating flight for express package group DHL

Accidents

November 25, 2024

Former Rep. Duffy Selected for Transportation Secretary

Duffy served in Congress from 2011 to 2019

Regulations and Government

November 19, 2024

Canada’s Flight and Duty Time Regulations under Scrutiny

Operators push for simpler fatigue-management rules

Regulations and Government

November 19, 2024

NASA Contracts Electra for AACES Sustainable Airliner Program

Project also includes Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, Honeywell Aerospace, and American Airlines, plus MIT and University of Michigan

Sustainability and Environment

November 12, 2024

Will Boeing Add Jeppesen to Asset-sale Plans?

Speculation suggests that Boeing might sell aviation chart data provider Jeppesen for $6 billion

Safety

November 11, 2024

Embraer Executive Jets Sees Record YTD Deliveries

Airframer is on its way to meeting its delivery forecast following a record Q3

Aircraft

November 8, 2024

Euro Aviation Leaders Demand Urgent Investment in eSAF

eSAF is produced from more renewable sources than existing sustainable aviation fuel

Fuel

November 5, 2024

JetZero Picks Suppliers for Airliner's Flight Controls

Thales joins a group of suppliers including BAE Systems, Safran, Moog, and Woodward

Aircraft

November 5, 2024

The Double-edged Sword of the Pilot Records Database

PRD ushers in a new era of efficiency and a new bureaucracy

Regulations and Government

November 1, 2024

Ontic Expanding To the Sunshine State

Florida location will be an Ontic MRO global center of excellence

Maintenance and Modifications

October 30, 2024

Chapman Freeborn Aids Hurricane Milton Recovery

The charter broker facilitated the rapid transport of more than 70 electricians to Florida

Charter & Fractional

October 29, 2024

FAI Rent-a-jet Nominated for ITIJ Air Ambulance Award

Marks the operator's sixth nomination for the International Travel & Health Insurance Journal (ITIJ) Awards

Aircraft

October 28, 2024

Natilus Reveals Plan For 200-Seat Blended Wing Body Airliner

Blended wing body concept competes with a design by rival start-up JetZero and existing Airbus and Boeing aircraft

Aircraft

October 23, 2024

Solar Energy Powers Bombardier’s London Service Center

The airport recently upgraded its fleet of customer service vehicles to electric models

Sustainability and Environment

October 20, 2024

Lufthansa Technik Expands AeroShark Rollout

Austrian Airlines and EVA Air are using the drag-reducing surface film

Sustainability and Environment

October 19, 2024