The company, which is also currently pursuing Part 23 type certification of the S4 eVTOL aircraft as well as production certification of the assembly line which will manufacture it, is targeting air carrier approval in 2022.

Airlines are struggling to get adequate supplies of jet fuel at small and mid-size airports across the western U.S., as a lack of available pipeline space and trucking capacity for fuel shipments coincides with a surge in domestic travel demand.

Virgin Atlantic has announced a unilateral codeshare agreement with Middle East Airlines (MEA) offering connections between the U.S. and Beirut via London Heathrow Airport

Fortunately for an aviation industry still seeing many obstacles in the way of a full recovery in passenger demand, the silver lining that is the boom in air cargo looks set to continue.

Indian LCC IndiGo is looking to fully restore its domestic capacity to pre-pandemic levels, but to achieve this goal it will need the government to ease capacity restrictions.

“In July and August 2021 we expect to operate around 90% and 100% of our 2019 capacity, respectively, making Wizz Air the first major European airline to fully recover capacity to pre-COVID-19 levels,” CEO József Váradi said.

The S7 Group, Russia’s largest private airline, will launch an LCC subsidiary to satisfy the government’s pleas for affordable air transport. 

Cathay Pacific has identified three new senior leadership positions as it turns to lifestyle products for revenue as flight restrictions in Hong Kong drag on.