Aviation Daily

By Adrian Schofield
Qantas is expanding its agreement with Australia’s Alliance Airlines to increase the amount of regional jet capacity provided by Alliance.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Philippine Airlines confirmed its intentions as it posted a record annual net loss of PHP73 billion ($1.5 billion) for fiscal 2020.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
SWISS is changing its business as it believes it is facing structural changes to its market that will see a 20% decline in customer demand in the medium term.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has joined forces with the country’s commercial aviation industry to pursue joint research and development of supersonic aircraft technology with the goal of securing a role on a future international program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Southwest Airlines grounded portions of its fleet because of technical issues, leaving passengers stranded at airports around the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
When it comes to lifting Canada’s tight travel restrictions, any news is good news, even if a certain level of opaqueness surrounds movement in a positive direction.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
British Airways (BA) CEO Sean Doyle has appealed to the UK government to take advantage of the country’s successful COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to restart air services.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has joined the ranks of airlines bolstering their balance sheets through stock market offerings.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick, Sean Broderick
Enabling type certification of electric air taxis is a priority for the FAA, but equally important is ensuring these new types of aircraft can operate at scale in the U.S. national airspace system, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson has told Aviation Week.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
A consortium of airports and their suppliers are sharing lessons learned from targeted pandemic-response efforts while also looking at how their ideas can benefit the travel experience post-recovery and eyeing new areas to study.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The first aircraft, of which Ryanair has 210 on order, flew overnight from Seattle to land in Dublin Airport June 16.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
Created as part of the American Rescue Plan Act signed into law in March 2021, the program makes available $3 billion in total payroll support for aviation manufacturing companies that furloughed workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Aaron Karp
In addition to a widespread resumption of domestic routes planned for this summer, the Canadian flag-carrier will also start three completely new domestic routes from Montreal.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
The UAM coalition has been formed by the EU-funded projects Flying Forward 2020 (FF2020), AiRMOUR and Aurora, and is open to other programs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Adrian Schofield
This means the country’s airlines have to endure at least four more months with little domestic passenger revenue.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
In a sign of a further alignment of UAE carriers Etihad Airways and Air Arabia, the two airlines plan to link their respective loyalty schemes.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
Pratt senior fellow Michael Winter says there is potential for mega-cities to produce sustainable aviation fuels from garbage and waste using Fischer-Tropsch plants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The administrators have appointed Suvadhana Sibunruang, Thai Airways’ chief human resources, as acting CEO between June 16 to Sept. 30 as they get to work on implementing the rehabilitation plan for the flag-carrier.
Airlines & Lessors

By Karen Walker
In a stark contrast with U.S. domestic leisure travel, which is projected to reach 99% of its pre-pandemic peak in 2022 and then continue to grow, only about 35% of U.S. companies are currently engaging in any business-related travel.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
TAP Portugal will appoint former Flybe CEO Christine Ourmieres-Widener to become the company’s new CEO.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
ICAO has published technical specifications for a “visible digital seal” (VDS), which is a barcode that can store validated coronavirus test results and COVID-19 vaccination certificates.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
GE Aviation and Safran want to widen the field of possibilities as they have to meet the needs of two competing airframers—something CFM has consistently managed to do with one family of engines and customized versions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Victoria Moores
Lufthansa Group is forecasting positive cashflow in the second quarter and aiming for an adjusted EBIT margin of 8% or more in 2024, as preparations for a capital increase begin.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
Royal Jordanian has reached an agreement with one of its larger lessors and is in final negotiations with three other lessors, as part of the carrier’s post-pandemic restructuring.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Michael Bruno
The EU and the U.S. have reached an “understanding” on a dispute over aircraft subsidies that has rumbled on for almost 17 years, agreeing to suspend tariffs for five years, government officials from both sides said June 15.
Safety, Ops & Regulation