CDB Aviation signed more new leases and new financing transactions in 2020 compared with the year prior, although its aircraft sales fell and it acquired fewer aircraft. CDB Aviation signed more new leases and new financing transactions in 2020 compared...
Airbus chief Guillaume Faury insists a 2035 entry-into-service horizon for zero-emission aircraft is “credible”, given the advancing work on hydrogen power. Six months ago the airframer unveiled proposed designs for zero-emissions aircraft, including a blended-wing body concept alongside more conventional...
British Airways has become the first airline to invest in hydrogen propulsion developer ZeroAvia, the first step in a journey that could see the flag carrier replace its whole short-haul fleet with zero-emission aircraft by 2050. British Airways has become...
Korean Air believes the strong performance in its cargo business will slow the second half of 2021, with passenger flights resuming and bellyhold capacity re-entering the market. Korean Air believes the strong performance in its cargo business will slow the...
China’s three largest carriers swung deeply into the red in 2020, despite a domestic air travel recovery, as the “unprecedented impact” of the coronavirus outbreak punished their profitability. China’s three largest carriers swung deeply into the red in 2020, despite...
US airlines have committed to spearhead initiatives in order to help the industry get to net-zero carbon emissions by the middle of this century. US airlines have committed to numerous initiatives in order to help the industry get to net-zero...
Alaska Airlines has firmed an order for 23 Boeing 737 Max 9s, securing the jets after having in December announced an intention to acquire them. Alaska Airlines has firmed an order for 23 Boeing 737 Max 9s, securing the jets...
The US Army has granted Bell and a Sikorsky-Boeing team contracts to speed up the time it ought to take to complete preliminary design reviews for major subsystems and conceptual weapon systems on their Future Long Range Assault Aircraft proposals....
Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to open a new base in Zagreb this summer as part of expansion plans for Croatia announced today which will also see it reopen its Zadar base. Low-cost carrier Ryanair is to open a new base in Zagreb...
Gulfstream is seeking to reassure the business-aircraft sector that its commitment to the G280 super-midsize business jet remains unflinching, despite “rumours” of the contrary. Gulfstream is seeking to reassure the business-aircraft sector that its commitment to the G280 super-midsize business...