Aviation Daily

By Christine Boynton
Porter Airlines has exercised half its remaining options for Embraer E195-E2s, increasing its firm orders for the E-Jet variant from 50 to 75.
Crossover Narrowbody Jets

By Alan Dron
ASG says it has submitted the necessary documentation to Thai aviation authorities and it anticipates receiving its air operator certificate in October 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
SAS reports it faced higher costs from currency exchanges and fuel prices in a challenging fourth quarter (Q4) of its fiscal 2023, which ended Oct. 31.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Juneyao Airlines says it will take full ownership of LCC 9 Air by acquiring the shares owned by 9 Air Chairman Ji Guangping.
Airlines & Lessors

By Daniel Williams
This week’s #FlightFriday has a regional jet (sub 100 seats) focus.
Crossover Narrowbody Jets

By Jens Flottau
After three years of talks with potential investors, Lufthansa Group has finally abandoned plans to sell a minority stake in Lufthansa Technik.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The cargo deal builds on an earlier passenger codesharing agreement reached by Vietnam Airlines and Turkish in June.
Airlines & Lessors

Scheduled airline capacity to June 2024.
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By Graham Warwick
Infinium secures a $75 million investment commitment from Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst and signs a fuel offtake agreement with American Airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Surf Air Mobility has partnered with Brazilian regional carrier Azul Conecta to electrify a portion of the carrier’s Cessna Caravan fleet.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
The Alliance for Aviation Across America is mourning the loss of Selena Shilad, 45, its longtime executive director.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol and Airports Council International Europe (ACI Europe), have jointly released a briefing for airports to get ready for adverse weather.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lori Ranson
Colombia’s Avianca is comfortable with its aircraft composition over the next year and a half.
Airlines & Lessors

By James Pozzi
In its latest global services forecast, Airbus projects the overall services market will have a value of $255 billion from this year through to 2042.
Services & Support

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The EC said the proposals will build on lessons learned—such as from the pandemic and the 2019 bankruptcy of travel group Thomas Cook.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Atlas described its latest order as underscoring a commitment to grow its 777F platform, and “meets our strict return guidelines for investing in aircraft.”
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Arajet CEO Victor Pacheco says almost 50% of the traffic Arajet sources to and from Canada is connecting onto routes operated by the airline into Latin America.
Airlines & Lessors

By Garrett Reim
The FAA and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency are trying to figure out how best to certify the safety of nondeterministic programs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and French private equity firm Ardian are buying stakes in the UK’s largest gateway.
Airports & Networks

By Lori Ranson
Etihad Airways has no immediate plans to bring more Airbus A380s out of storage beyond the four it has recently returned to service.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
The UK government is expected to provide £975 million in funding support for the country’s civil aerospace industry over five years starting in 2025.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
SAF, like safety, should not be an area for competition.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The UK government has announced £53 million ($69 million) in support for nine SAF production projects.
Emerging Technologies

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has finalized new, related instructions designed to strengthen its aircraft certification processes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Chinese commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac has displayed a model of a 19-seat all-electric regional aircraft, the CE-25A.
Advanced Air Mobility