Air Transport World

After months of being told by airlines that it was safe to fly, in terms of virus infection risk, passengers are returning to air travel in droves. They are clearly ready to fly. But the air transport industry? Not so much.

The leader of Alaska Airlines talks with ATW Editor-in-Chief Karen Walker about 2022 goals, customer service, sustainability and innovation.

The 27 European Union member nations and 15 other countries have signed a declaration they hope sets the stage for a long-term aspirational goal on

Few would have been surprised to see Condor give up over the past three years. The German leisure carrier has endured more drama and upheavals than

Listen in as Etihad CEO Tony Douglas sits down with Aviation Week's Karen Walker to discuss a range of topics, including how the airline is striving to become more sustainable.

Italy is a major European market, but one increasingly dominated by non-Italian LCCs. New Italian flag carrier ITA Airways says it is determined not

US domestic capacity in 2022 is returning to 2019 levels, but this follows the early retirements in 2020 and 2021 of thousands of flight crew. The

Turkish LCC Pegasus Airlines is proof that a healthy cash balance and strong domestic market are much more than nice-to-haves. If the COVID-19

As demand for air travel returns, why have some airports and airlines in the UK struggled to ramp up operations accordingly? Aviation Week air transport editors discuss how we got here and whether the chaos was inevitable or avoidable.

In this first episode of Aviation Week Network's new air transport podcast, Window Seat, editors discuss the fast-changing attitudes and rules related to mask wearing in airports and onboard airliners.

When Finnair made a €200 million ($250 million) investment to upgrade its premium economy and business cabin products, neither the airline nor the

For air travel to return to a more normal experience, it must look and feel close to what people experience on the ground. That’s especially true of

A major war in Europe on top of a global pandemic might be thought of as a double black swan hit. In truth, and based on not-too-distant history

Business travelers and corporate travel managers are coming to terms with new factors that are enabling work trips to make a comeback, but which are also making journeys more complicated.

Khartoum hub plan is central to Sudan Airways growth.

Newer and more stringent net-zero carbon targets are being coupled with actions that will significantly change what it means to be a sustainable airline.

Are airlines investing in the right cabin health and safety protocols?

Is the continent’s long-proclaimed potential turning into reality?

Anko van der Werff was named president and CEO at SAS in April and took up the position in July. The Dutch-born executive was previously CEO at

Air Canada sees a future for dedicated freighters.

The air cargo industry needs to ramp up digitalization, but it’s a slow path.

Cargo has been a rare bright spot in an intensely dark period for the global air transport industry. E-commerce has surged during the pandemic, making

Why has Airbus provoked one of its toughest but also most prominent airline customers with the possibly unprecedented action of unilaterally canceling a major order that the airline is presumably able to afford?

FAA plays ultra-cautious on 5G risk.

More passengers want their onboard entertainment to mirror their home experience.