British Airways is the latest carrier to tie up with a sustainable alcohol-to-fuel initiative established last year by carbon recycling and biotechnology firm LanzaTech. Its agreement involves not only the supply of fuel but initial exploration into a possible biorefinery...
Singapore Airlines Group has made significant changes to its order book — by swapping Boeing 787-10s for more 777-9s — in a move that sees it defer more than S$4 billion ($3.01 billion) in capital spending by about three years. ...
Travel firm TUI Group is taking encouragement that a rapid roll-out of vaccines will help fuel a return to travel even as its latest quarterly results showed the company continuing to be hammered by the Covid-19 pandemic. Travel firm TUI Group is...
Icelandair transported just 14,000 passengers during December 2020, but even this figure was more than the October and November totals combined. Fourth-quarter revenues for Icelandair Group amounted to just $60 million to 31 December, down by more than 80%, while...
While the Malaysian government has gone some way in helping its airline industry tide through the coronavirus crisis, more can done to give the ailing sector a fillip — especially because recovery is hard to predict. While the Malaysian government...
The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) 3t Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has achieved initial operational clearance (IOC) from the Indian army. The Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) 3t Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) has achieved initial operational clearance (IOC) from the Indian army. The IOC...
India’s Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has provided additional details about the planned Twin Engine Deck-Based Fighter (TEDBF), as it moves forward with the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA). The TEDBF will be developed to replace the Indian navy’s RAC MiG-29Ks,...
US leisure travel specialist Sun Country Airlines has applied to go public, according to a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). US leisure travel specialist Sun Country Airlines has applied to go public, according to a filing with the...
With its expansion into narrowbody operations, Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) offers a rare story of growth and ambition in a global airline industry reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. With its expansion into narrowbody operations, Australia’s Regional Express (Rex) offers a...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded preliminary design contracts for its LongShot programme, a concept that envisions an air-launched unmanned air vehicle carrying and firing multiple smaller air-to-air missiles. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency...