Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including international and domestic travel restrictions, traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for...
The Royal Danish Air Force’s first F-35A was rolled out at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth site in Texas on 7 April, as the service edges closer to retiring its long-serving F-16 fleet. The Royal Danish Air Force’s first F-35A was...
Airbus is aiming to integrate a laser-based communications demonstrator on an aircraft for flight testing by the middle of next year. The project, known as UltraAir, is intended to demonstrate high-speed data rate communications with geostationary satellites. Airbus and the...
China Airlines has said that its regional unit Mandarin Airlines will be around for the foreseeable future, even as its peers in the region have shuttered or merged such brands into mainline operations. China Airlines has said that its regional...
China Airlines’ decision to focus on cargo early on in the coronavirus pandemic has largely paid off, with the airline remaining profitable despite a collapse in passenger revenue. A senior executive from the airline sheds more light on what the...
Taiwanese low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan has received the first of 15 Airbus A320neos. Taiwanese low-cost carrier Tigerair Taiwan has received the first of 15 Airbus A320neos. The first aircraft, registered B-50021, is powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofans,...
Seven Brazilian airports, including Manaus Eduardo Gomes, are to be operated by French firm Vinci Airports following a call for tenders by the South American state’s civil aviation regulator. Alongside the 30-year concession for Manaus the company has secured the...
Malaysia Airlines has extended its Flight Hour Services component MRO contract with Airbus, covering its fleet of widebodies. Malaysia Airlines has extended its Flight Hour Services component MRO contract with Airbus, covering its fleet of widebodies. The multi-year contract, an...
Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada. Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada. The expansion...
President Joe Biden has raised the prospect that supersonic civil aircraft might be crossing the world’s skies within the next ten years. President Joe Biden has raised the prospect that supersonic civil aircraft might be crossing the world’s skies within...