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.
Starting March 1, operators may file random route plans for North Atlantic tracks at or below FL330.
Several companies and industry associations endorse the European Commission’s commitment to align sustainability goals among aviation stakeholders.
IATA, A4A, and several other organizations have called on the U.S. government to remove pre-departure testing requirements for entry into the country.
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences will support flight testing of a Saab 340B with a hybrid-electric propulsion system.
Fifty passengers took part in a four-hour demonstration flight of Ethiopian Airlines’ 737 Max 8 on February 1.
It is widely suspected that the Belarus government forcibly diverted flight FR4978 in order to arrest a pair of exile political opponents.
Boeing launches the 777-8 Freighter with a firm order for 34 from Qatar Airways, which also signed an MOU covering up to 50 of the airframer's 737 Max 10s.
UK aerospace group ADS said that deliveries increased 32 percent last year to 951 but still remained 40 percent down from 2018’s record number.
A day after the Tata Group took control of India’s flag carrier, pilots greeted passengers with a “welcome to the future of Air India.”
Boom expects to break ground this year on a 400,000-sq-ft Overture production plant and begin manufacturing of the supersonic airliner in 2024.
