SpaceX aims at in-flight satellite internet
SpaceX is working on the antenna technology and regulatory approval needed to provide Starlink satellite internet service on commercial aircraft…. Read More »
Air traffic rebounds to new post-pandemic high
The Transportation Security Administration reported that over 2.36 million passengers cleared checkpoints on March 20, setting a new post-pandemic record…. Read More »
Alaska Airlines reports uptick in business travel bookings
In an interview with CNBC, Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci said the carrier continues to see strong travel demand across… Read More »
IATA releases improved tool to measure per-passenger emissions
The International Air Transport Association has introduced a tool that uses verified airline operational data on specific aircraft to more… Read More »
MSC Cruises USA President Talks New York Positioning
Earlier this month officials at MSC Cruises announced the company will homeport 4,500-passenger MSC Meraviglia at New York’s Brooklyn Cruise… Read More »
India’s flybig signs LOI for 5+5 Twin Otter-400s
flybig (S9, Indore) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada covering five firm-ordered DHC-6-400s… Read More »
Air New Zealand to launch ultra-long-haul service to New York JFK in late 3Q22
Air New Zealand (NZ, Auckland Int’l) has confirmed that it will launch non-stop 3x weekly services from Auckland Int’l to… Read More »
Aeromexico invests in fleet after exiting Chapter 11
Grupo Aeroméxico is to invest USD5 billion over the next five years, mainly to expand its fleet, following its successful… Read More »
UK’s flybe outlines 2Q22 launch network
flybe. (BE, Birmingham Int’l) has outlined plans to restart operations on April 13, 2022, and has launched ticket sales for… Read More »
Amelia snatches EU PSO routes from Lufthansa, Air France
Amelia (NL, Paris Le Bourget) has announced it is taking over Public Service Obligation (PSO) routes from Strasbourg, France, to… Read More »
US authorities dissolve Air Peace boss’s US company
US authorities have dissolved Springfield Aviation, the US company owned by Allen Onyema, the chief executive of Nigeria’s Air Peace… Read More »
Brussels backs €30.7mn Covid aid to Bulgarian carriers
The European Commission has approved EUR30.7 million euros (USD33.7 million) in direct Bulgarian government grants as support for the country’s… Read More »
Dublin lends Aer Lingus €200mn, Emerald Airlines €6mn
Aer Lingus (EI, Dublin Int’l) has agreed a new EUR200 million euro (USD220 million) loan with the Irish sovereign wealth… Read More »
South African CAA suspends Lufthansa Technik subsidiary
Procedural issues have seen the indefinite suspension of Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International’s (LTMI) Aircraft Maintenance Organisations (AMO) license by the… Read More »
Virgin Australia win sets Cape Town Convention precedent
In a precedent-setting interpretation of the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment (Cape Town Convention) and the Protocol to… Read More »
China’s EHang secures largest pre-order of eVTOL aircraft
Chinese eVTOL manufacturer EHang Holdings has secured its largest pre-order of 60 autonomous aerial vehicles (AAVs) from Malaysia’s Aerotree Flight… Read More »
Air Canada to add 26 A321neo(XLR)s
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) is set to secure twenty-six A321-200NX(XLR)s, including six ordered from Airbus, fifteen from Air Lease… Read More »
Finnair updates flights for summer 2022
Finnair has updated its traffic program for summer 2022, as the closure of Russian airspace impacts Finnair’s Asian traffic. Finnair… Read More »
JMC Group and Complete Aircraft Group start 737-400F teardown at Exeter Airport
JMC Group’s Fixed Price Team and Complete Aircraft Group (CAG) are close to completing a teardown on a Boeing 737-400F…. Read More »
EirTrade Aviation introduces engine disassembly
EirTrade Aviation, the mature technical management and asset trading company, has augmented its dismantling capability with the addition of engine… Read More »
Boeing faces a new crisis for its 737 jets after recent crash in China
Boeing faces a new crisis after a 737 jet fell out of the sky in China, renewing concerns about its… Read More »
Aviation experts are baffled by China Eastern Boeing 737-800’s crash data
Aviation experts are baffled by data showing that a China Eastern Boeing 737-800 about to begin its descent to the… Read More »
Air Lease warns on jet output and urges Boeing to develop new 200-plus seat model
Leasing pioneer Steven Udvar-Hazy cast doubt on the production ambitions of leading planemakers on Mar. 16 and called on Boeing… Read More »
Cargo.one announces digital cargo bookings partnership with IAG Cargo
IAG Cargo and digital air cargo bookings platform cargo.one have announced a global partnership to bring the carrier’s extensive cargo… Read More »
Teague and NORDAM create the world’s first ‘floating bed’ in the sky
Design and innovation company Teague and aerospace company NORDAM have unveiled the “Elevate” aircraft cabin concept. Elevate, which will be… Read More »
Etihad Cargo achieves Cargo iQ recertification for its global network
Etihad Aviation Group’s cargo and logistics arm Etihad Cargo has successfully renewed its Cargo iQ certification for its global network… Read More »