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.

Aerospace Technology Institute midsize airliner
Dec 6, 2021 - 9:36 AM
UK Reveals Plans For Hydrogen-powered, Long-haul Airliner
The Aerospace Technology Institute says the 279-passenger, intercontinental design is the first of three liquid hydrogen-powered airliner concepts.
Joby
Dec 2, 2021 - 12:59 PM
Hands On: Flying the Joby Simulator
AIN editor-in-chief Matt Thurber felt instantly comfortable flying the Joby eVTOL aircraft flight simulator.
GTF
Dec 2, 2021 - 10:56 AM
Pratt & Whitney Launches Improved GTF for A320neo
The newly announced GTF Advantage will cut fuel burn by another 1 percent over the current version of the engine used in the Airbus A320neo.
Dec 2, 2021 - 10:35 AM
China Signals Imminent Return to Service of 737 Max
The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued an AD for 737 Max operators that could return the model to Chinese skies early next year.
Dec 1, 2021 - 10:42 AM
Italy’s ITA Converts 28-aircraft Airbus MOU to Firm Order
Launching service on October 15 with former Alitalia airplanes, ITA plans to take the first of the new Airbus jets by the end of the first quarter of 2022.
Dec 1, 2021 - 9:00 AM
UAL To Carry Pax on 737 Max 8 Flight Using 100 Percent SAF
United Airlines flies passengers on a Max 8 flight using 100 percent drop-in SAF.
Nov 30, 2021 - 3:56 PM
Embraer To Team with Pratt & Whitney on Unblended SAF Trials
Pratt & Whitney and Embraer have signed an MOU calling for the use of 100 percent SAF in a E195-E2.
Nov 29, 2021 - 10:16 AM
Jordan’s Joramco Sees Expansion Accelerating
Joramco, which claims to be the largest independent MRO in the Middle East, serves clients from India to Western Europe.
Nov 29, 2021 - 7:57 AM
Airbus Reports Promising Results from 100 percent SAF Tests
A team of researchers expect to publish results of the ECLIF3 emissions studies toward the end of next year or in 2023.
Nov 23, 2021 - 12:43 PM
UK Follows EU in Probe of IAG’s Proposed Buy of Air Europa
Britain’s competition regulator opened an investigation into whether the planned takeover of Spain’s Air Europa by IAG would hinder competition.