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.
The freighter conversion business of ST Engineering represented a bright spot in 2021.
Embraer and Airbus reckon carriers’ post-pandemic efforts to adjust capacity to reduced demand represents a key Asia-Pacific sales opportunity.
Spirit AeroSystems is on a push to market its aftermarket business to commercial customers in the Asia-Pacific region.
China will account for nearly half of the 18,000 new aircraft required in the region in the next two decades, according to Boeing.
CR929 partners UAC and Comac have set a first flight target of 2025 amid questions about engine availability.
Chinese lessors have learned the trade enthusiastically and show strong international ambition.
China's domestic market and maintenance demands buoy that country's MRO providers while other Asia-Pac players work to emerge from Covid stagnation.
Chinese leadership appears undeterred by persistent roadblocks to the C919's certification.
Taiwanese airlines EVA Air and China Airlines report cargo volumes up 400 percent during pandemic.
The Taiwan operation replaces Nordam's more than two-decade-old MRO in Singapore.
