Air Transport

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An Aeroflot Airbus A330 lands at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in May 2019.
Jan 5, 2023 - 12:34 PM
Russian MRO Set to Make Parts for Western-built Aircraft
No international mechanism exists to prohibit the manufacture of Boeing and Airbus parts by Russia’s A-Technics.
Air China A350 at airport terminal
Jan 5, 2023 - 10:21 AM
EU Countries Join Moves to Re-start Covid Measures for China
European countries agree to a coordinated response to the Covid crisis in China.
Jan 5, 2023 - 9:15 AM
Lack of Fuel Supply Halts Air Traffic In Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini ceases domestic flights after sole fuel supplier Puma Energy loses access to U.S. currency.
Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777 Freighter on airport ramp awaiting loading of cargo crates
Jan 4, 2023 - 8:35 AM
Air Cargo Faces Mixed 2023 in a ‘Cooling’ Market
An increase in freighter deliveries and a further return of belly capacity on passenger aircraft appears likely to cause a considerable capacity inflow.
Former Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam inspects wreckage from Flight ET 302 outside Addis Ababa in March 2019.
Jan 3, 2023 - 2:00 PM
French BEA Concurs with NTSB on Gaps in ET Max Crash Report
France’s BEA joins call for Ethiopian authorities to amend final report on the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max.
Polish Lot aircraft on airport taxiway
Jan 3, 2023 - 10:23 AM
Eurocontrol Calls 2022 a ‘Bounceback’ Year, Sees 2025 Recovery
Europe saw air traffic increase to 83 percent of 2019 levels at the end of last year.
ZeroAvia Dornier 228 hydrogen demonstrator on airport taxiway
Dec 28, 2022 - 10:29 AM
Hydrogen Demonstrator Flights Set To Start in the New Year
ZeroAvia and Universal Hydrogen plan to fly their respective hydrogen-powered regional airliners early next year.
Recovery crews sift through the wreckage of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max
Dec 28, 2022 - 8:52 AM
NTSB Cites Major Gaps in Ethiopian Final Report on Max Crash
Final report into the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 fails to sufficiently consider flight crew performance, according to U.S. authorities.
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplane in Manchester, New Hampshire in winter
Dec 27, 2022 - 11:42 AM
Southwest Airlines Struggles To Normalize Stricken Ops
After a schedule meltdown triggered by winter storms over the Christmas holiday weekend, Southwest Airlines slashed two-thirds of its flights.
Embraer maintenance crew on cherry picker
Dec 27, 2022 - 10:45 AM
Contracts To Grow Embraer's Macon Mx Facility
Two contracts with Envoy Air and JSX call for the addition of three heavy maintenance lines at Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services in Macon, Georgia.