Airlines

India's Akasa Air ordered 72 Boeing 737 Max-8 narrowbodies to start services in 2022, as Air Tanzania expands fleet with a mix of 787, 767, and 737 Maxes.

The Gabon-based carrier is replacing some of its smaller ATR 72-500s, as Japan's Toki Air considers investment in new short takeoff and landing ATR42s.

Jazeera Airways, Ibom Air, and Air Tanzania dominated the commercial airliner sales news from day three of the 2021 Dubai Airshow.

Low-cost carrier Flyadeal will have CFM56-5B engines for its A320 fleet overhauled by Caerdav under a TrueChoice support agreement with GE Aviation.

Opportunities with flag carriers exist, but have become more limited due to growing in-house capabilities.

The charismatic Sheikh is no nearer to retirement at the age of 62, having led Emirates for 36 years.

An order from lessor Air Lease Corporation includes the first for A350 freighters following the type’s launch in the summer.

Qatar and Turkey appear to be offering technical assistance, but international flights remain scarce

An August MOU calling for the establishment of an African aviation hub appears likely to yield more supply business for Ethiopian Airlines.

Reformed East African airline Uganda Airlines has resumed long-haul international routes after a 20-year hiatus, with Dubai its first destination.

Orders from four Indigo Partners airlines will total 255 A321neos and forthcoming A321XLRs before the decade’s end.

With around 30 Boeing 777-300ERs converted to cargo-only, even a handful of A380s were employed on cargo charter.

Angola’s Bestfly is growing in the contract airline and business transport sectors and is adding its first cross-over jet in the form of the E190.

Air bp is partnering with local companies to build “a strong future for aviation in Iraq.”

The Middle East’s annual growth rate for passenger traffic will average 4.1 percent per year, compared with 3.1 percent for the world, Boeing forecasts.

Speakers at an EASA conference called for a standard unit price for air navigation fees to stop airlines burning excessive fuel simply to reduce costs.

DAE's portfolio stands at 425 aircraft, while Alafco now manages 80.

The aircraft MRO division of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group wants to forge cooperation agreements with OEMs and other key industry players.

Emirates believes most of its A380s will be flying again by next summer.

The Qatari national carrier plans to return five Airbus A380s to service to compensate for capacity lost to the grounding of 19 A350s.

Mena Cargo is building a freighter fleet to serve what it sees as growing air cargo demand in the Gulf, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Hydrogen propulsion developer and its Dutch airport partners aim to support the first commercial scheduled airline service powered by hydrogen in 2024.

Emirates Airline's first A380 began revenue service on August 1, 2008, from Dubai to New York JFK, after which it flew another 6,318 sectors.

IATA director general Willie Walsh accused the UK government of hypocrisy, suggesting new passenger duties are a cash grab disguised as a green tax.

A new company founded by Alaska Airlines, called Alaska Star Ventures, aims to advance emerging technologies geared toward neutralizing carbon emissions.

Visitors from the EU, the UK, and several other countries may begin to enter the U.S. on November 18 if vaccinated against and tested for Covid-19.

C&L Aviation Group continues its NBAA-BACE tradition with a humorous take on the "Top Gun" movie.

A survey by JMC Recruitment Solutions shows that 38 percent of 4,000 respondents have left the aviation industry.

The Southwest Airlines Pilots Association denies that its members staged a walkout in protest of Covid vaccine requirements.

After losing a bid to acquire India’s flag carrier, SpiceJet founder Ajay Singh calls the government’s sale process “transparent and flexible.”