On June 3 Dana Air MD-83 crashed on final approach to Lagos International Airport following what likely was a dual engine failure.

India and Latin America, among the fastest-growing air transport markets, are catching the attention of the global airline alliances, and Oneworld is the one gaining in both of them.

With an array of competitors launching new aircraft, it's fair to ask why Embraer is waiting until the end of the decade to introduce its next-generation of E-Jets. The answer: Why make the current 70-122-seat family obsolete any earlier than need be?

Airframe makers know a smooth entry-into-service is just as vital to encouraging new sales as a botched one is to putting them off. All the more reason for Boeing to be watching the debut of its 747-8 with Lufthansa with hawk-like attention as it pursues much-needed new orders for the stretched passenger model.

Airbus is already facing a huge bill to restore the A380 fleet to full life-cycle capabilities. But the cracks in wing rib feet are causing such huge operational disruptions that airlines want more than just repaired aircraft—compensation for lost revenues and profits is also sought.

Boeing adheres to its ‘keep it simple’ rule in developing the 737 MAX

Three decades after CFM International and Boeing revolutionized the single-aisle market by putting a high-bypass turbofan under the low-slung wing of the 737, the two partners are on track to evolve the combination to a whole new level.

Whether the U.S. Navy's first demonstration of a biofuel-powered fleet represents a one-off effort or the potential start of a new industry may now rest in the hands of the U.S. Senate. The Navy bought 450,000 gal. of fuel— made from algae or other crops—for about $27 per gallon to power its “Great Green Fleet” in the Rim of the Pacific exercises scheduled to start later this month. But if the defense authorization bill passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee stands, the biofuel-powered fleet will run aground next year.