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.

Airbus hydrogen airliner
Feb 15, 2022 - 6:00 PM
Asia-Pacific Region Will Embrace Green Aviation Technology
Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region are poised to serve as a fulcrum for new sustainable aviation technologies.
Joby Aviation's all-electric eVTOL aircraft will carry four passengers.
Feb 15, 2022 - 11:09 AM
Japan's ANA Teams With Joby to Plan eVTOL Air Taxi Services
All Nippon Airways and carmaker Toyota have both joined a partnership with eVTOL aircraft developer Joby to plan advanced air mobility services in Japan.
Feb 15, 2022 - 10:28 AM
Recovery of Airline Traffic in Asia-Pac Still Lagging
Passenger traffic lingers at low levels in the region due to continuing travel restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Feb 15, 2022 - 7:15 AM
Leasing Group BOC Selects Leap Engines For A320neos
CFM International will supply eight shipsets of Leap-1A turbofans to power A320neo narrowbody airliners in BOC Aviation's lease portfolio.
Alliance Air ATR42-600 aircraft
Feb 15, 2022 - 4:04 AM
India's Alliance Air Leases Two ATR42-600s
The leased twin turboprops will operate to short-field, high altitude airports in northern India, close to the Himalayan mountains.
Feb 15, 2022 - 2:56 AM
Singapore Banks on Sustainable Future
Airbus and Singapore's airport and aviation authority will study how to design hydrogen fuel infrastructure at complex airports.
ST Engineering A320 passenger-to-freighter prototype
Feb 15, 2022 - 2:45 AM
Passenger-to-freighter Conversion Business Booming in Asia-Pacific
China’s narrowbody focus could give way to a more internationalized widebody conversion market.
CFM Leap 1-B turbofans.
Feb 15, 2022 - 1:50 AM
OEMs Still See Massive Market for Commercial Turbofans in Asia
Together, the nations of the Asia-Pacific region will account for nearly half of all commercial-jet deliveries in the next 20 years, engine OEMs reckon.
Feb 14, 2022 - 9:00 PM
Turboprops Remain Vital to Asia-Pacific’s Connectivity
ATR and De Havilland Aircraft of Canada see continued growth for their regional turboprop aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.
Malaysia Airlines SAF
Feb 14, 2022 - 8:15 PM
Lack of Mandates Doesn’t Deter Asian Airlines’ Sustainability Push
Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region have accelerated their sustainability efforts even though governments have been slow to mandate carbon-reduction goals.