Coronavirus

By Chen Chuanren
Passengers are still required to undergo either a pre-departure PCR or rapid antigen test 48 hours or 24 hours, respectively, prior to the flight.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
China has until now stuck to pursuing its zero-COVID ambition and remains the only negative-growth aviation market in 2022.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
As Airbus suppliers in France strive to keep pace with the A320 ramp-up they’ve committed to and prepare for further production rate increases, hiring tops their list of concerns.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
The latest relaxation of entry requirements should further stimulate India's international traffic, the recovery of which has already been outpacing most other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Air France-KLM said it would repay €1 billion ($998 million) of the €3.5 billion outstanding on the French state-backed loan that helped it through the coronavirus pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alex Derber
Lessors were put in an unprecedented position during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and forced to find increasingly creative ways to support their
MRO

By Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau
Europe’s aerospace supply chain may have to deal with a competitive disadvantage vis-a-vis other regions if energy prices stay elevated.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Aaron Karp
The industry was caught flat-footed when demand roared back this year after redundancies during the pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Aaron Karp
The carrier had planned to resume flights to the Asian hub in March 2023.
Airports & Networks

By Keith Mwanalushi
Supply chain pressure is leading component MROs in Europe to seek alternative solutions.
MRO Europe

By Adrian Schofield
All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines have ramped up their international capacity plans from November onward, following the latest steps by the government to relax entry requirements.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Air Canada calls on government to enact reforms and apply lessons learned during the pandemic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Henry Canaday, Chen Chuanren
For almost two years, Asian aviation during the pandemic could be summarized in a simple fashion. After early lockdown restrictions eased, Chinese
Airlines & Lessors

By Michael Bruno
Labor market, general inflation and rising production rates are making the recovery a lot harder than most envisioned.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Carriers are finding new ways to encourage passengers to pay for flexibility and a smooth journey.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Adrian Schofield
ANA says rising demand has prompted it to increase its services to the continental United States.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Amerian carriers have experienced record yields, but the trend is reversing after the summer boom.
Airlines & Lessors

By Jens Flottau
Russia’s war against Ukraine has made the CR929 program more difficult to manage, with Western sanctions causing more delays.
Air Transport

By Adrian Schofield
The Hong Kong flag carrier has issued its most vociferous call yet for the government to produce a roadmap for the removal of remaining restrictions.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
While international capacity is accelerating in the Asia-Pacific region, the recovery has been twice as strong in Europe and North America.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
While a return to profits is good news for Europe’s airline groups, getting past short-term operational issues will be the big challenge.
Airlines & Lessors

By Chen Chuanren
International services operating to China with larger aircraft are now less likely to be temporarily halted.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
Rather than release an updated standard that meaningfully moves the needle on airline refunds during a continued stretch of industrywide operational challenges, the DOT appears to want to to codify bare minimum expectations.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
As industry eyes growth, suppliers are struggling to staff up so they can keep up.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois, Jens Flottau, Guy Norris, Angus Batey
As demand grows for civil and military aircraft, global industry has yet to solve raw material, supply chain and skill shortage issues.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain