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Led by China, Asia-Pac MROs Look Toward Covid Recovery

China's domestic market and maintenance demands buoy that country's MRO providers while other Asia-Pac players work to emerge from Covid stagnation.

February 12, 2022

Highly Political Cross-Strait Pax Movements Decimated by Covid

Taiwanese airlines EVA Air and China Airlines report cargo volumes up 400 percent during pandemic.

February 11, 2022

China Plays Long Game on C919 Development

Chinese leadership appears undeterred by persistent roadblocks to the C919's certification.

February 11, 2022

Aviation Alliance Expands Reach, Adding Grange President to Board

Betsy Huber, president of the National Grange, is eyeing issues where rural and farming communities can collaborate with aviation.

February 11, 2022

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Spirit, Frontier Airlines Agree To Merge

The $6.6 billion merger of Frontier and Spirit Airlines would generate $3.5 billion in annual revenues based on 2021 results.

February 7, 2022

Toulouse Sustainability Declaration Praised by Aviation Groups

Several companies and industry associations endorse the European Commission’s commitment to align sustainability goals among aviation stakeholders.

February 4, 2022

Ethiopian Signals Renewed Confidence in 737 Max

Fifty passengers took part in a four-hour demonstration flight of Ethiopian Airlines’ 737 Max 8 on February 1.

February 2, 2022

ICAO Report on Ryanair Diversion to Minsk Is Missing Key Facts

It is widely suspected that the Belarus government forcibly diverted flight FR4978 in order to arrest a pair of exile political opponents.

February 1, 2022

Aloft AeroArchitects Brings Scott Meyer on Board as CEO

Scott Meyer succeeds Robert Sundin as CEO at Aloft AeroArchitects.

February 1, 2022

Ownership Transfer Marks the Start of a New Era for Air India

A day after the Tata Group took control of India’s flag carrier, pilots greeted passengers with a “welcome to the future of Air India.”

January 28, 2022

IATA Calls For an End to Covid Travel Restrictions

Travel restrictions prompted by the outbreak of Covid's Omicron variant undermined a somewhat encouraging recovery in demand for flights in 2021.

January 25, 2022

Airbus Revokes Qatar Order for 50 A321neos

As Airbus and Qatar Airways prepare to go to court in April over their A350 dispute, the OEM cancels the airline’s order for A321s.

January 21, 2022

Emirates Restores U.S. Service as 777 Cleared to Fly in 5G Areas

Following the FAA’s addition of three altimeter models cleared for use near 5G antennas, Emirates restores all its 777 schedules to the U.S.

January 20, 2022

Pakistan Back on a Safety Track, Promises Aviation Minister

Pakistan International Airlines expects to resume service to Europe in March.

January 20, 2022

Airline Schedule Disruptions Continue Despite 5G Reprieve

Several international airlines have curtailed service into and out of the U.S. due to 5G safety concerns.

January 19, 2022

U.S. Airlines Call for 'Immediate' Halt to 5G Rollout Plans

An Airlines for America letter to the FAA, FCC, and the White House warns of catastrophic consequences of 5G implementation on January 19.

January 18, 2022

Wireless Carriers Agree To Another 5G Delay

As international carriers cancel U.S.-bound flights out of safety concerns, Biden pledges "permanent" solution.

January 18, 2022

FedEx Proposed Anti-Missile Systems for A321s

The FAA issues a notice of proposed special conditions to allow FedEx to install anti-missile systems on Airbus A321s.

January 17, 2022

Pieter Elbers To Step Down as CEO of KLM Next Year

Ebers’s departure comes as Air France-KLM seeks to foster a deeper integration of the Franco-Dutch group.

January 14, 2022

U.S. Regional Airlines Bear Brunt of Schedule Disruptions

While flight cancellations taper, the U.S. regional airline industry continues to face severe staffing shortages.

January 12, 2022

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