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The CAAC's aim is to fulfill goods deliveries in China within one day, neighboring countries by two days, and to major international cities within three days—hence “123.”

The reduction in global widebody flying is prompting GE Aviation and Lufthansa Technik to “freeze” their engine joint venture in Poland.

WestJet CEO Ed Sims served four years at the helm of Canada’s second-largest airline.

GOL announced plans to acquire Brazil’s fifth-largest airline as it looks to expand its domestic footprint amid a rationalization driven by the coronavirus pandemic.

Airports Council International (ACI) World and the organization’s five regions have set the target for their member airports following a year-long consultation period.

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether British Airways (BA), its regional subsidiary BA CityFlyer and Ireland-based ULCC Ryanair have broken consumer law by failing to offer refunds for flights customers could not legally take.

Recent moves to relax some of Hong Kong's strict travel rules have certainly helped the airline but this is still not enough to provide the scale of recovery the carrier desperately needs.

The avionics and flight control systems for Lilium’s seven-seat electric regional air taxi will be supplied by Honeywell.

The expansion will give the U.S. LCC a presence at all three of South Florida’s major airports for the first time.

The move bolsters the Irish ULCC’s position in the country, where it has surpassed flag-carrier Alitalia to offer the most intra-European flights from Italy.

Cătălin Radu Prunariu has been appointed to take over the role from Mihăiţă Ur-su, who had been appointed CEO in June 2020.

Component and services demand for Pratt & Whitney’s legacy engines remains steady thanks to the soaring freighter movements in the past year.

Aiming to meet its long-term expansion plans, Spring Airlines is looking to buy nine Airbus A320s and a flight simulator.

Among the items on a daunting list—engine development, regulatory approvals, and probably aggressive Boom fundraising along the way.

Aviation Horizons has acquired a Boeing 737-400SF converted freighter and plans to bring two more into its fleet; Emirates SkyCargo is increasing its temperature-sensitive pharma and vaccine-handling capabilities in Dubai.

The move comes as the airline cites improving revenue trends and a strong domestic travel recovery in the U.S.

Airlines on the continent are staying fleet of foot and adjusting capacity accordingly as vaccine programs progress at varying rates.

Air Montenegro plans to start scheduled services June 10, less than six months after the demise of its predecessor, Montenegro Airlines.

Regional air mobility startup Electra has unveiled its first commercial product, a hybrid-electric aircraft designed to fly a pilot and seven passengers up to 500 mi. with takeoff and landing distances of just 100 ft.

Regional airline Ravn Alaska has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with startup Airflow for 50 electric logistics aircraft.

After examining a range of scenarios, the airline decided it is better to receive the aircraft now rather than deferring them, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta said during IndiGo’s latest results presentation.

The loan was initially offered to Cathay Pacific in 2020 to support the airline at the peak of the coronavirus crisis.

Indebted Hong Kong Airlines is reportedly planning to ground all of its Airbus A320s for a year and focus its energy on air cargo, which is seeing higher demand.

Hard on the heels of its agreement with UK and U.S. helicopter operator Halo Aviation, Embraer spinoff Eve Urban Air Mobility has partnered with Brazil’s Helisul Aviation to develop an ecosystem for aerial ridesharing.

Airbus booked seven new gross orders and delivered 50 aircraft to 32 customers in May, continuing momentum following the year-long downturn that has airlines revamping their fleet plans.