Air Transport World

IndiGo has firmed a “landmark” order for 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft, believed to be the largest ever single purchase agreement.

Hear what industry experts, including startup Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas and Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal, are saying at the Paris Air Show Day 1.

Italian regional SkyAlps, which currently operates four De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400s, plans to grow its fleet to 14 aircraft next year.

Sky Alps provide details of their growth ambitions including the addition of 10 new aircraft to their fleet.

Boeing says the company is unfazed by the prospect of Airbus launching an A220-500 aircraft, which Airbus hopes will take on the Boeing 737 MAX 8.

French startup VoltAero sees its clean-sheet Cassio 330 as an ideal way to introduce hybrid-electric propulsion—and eventually hydrogen—to regional aviation.

De Havilland Canada has unveiled a new version of its long-lived DHC-6 Twin Otter, which it calls the Classic 300-G.

Boeing is closely monitoring CFM's RISE engine program, but will balance potential efficiency gains with the relative risk associated with new technologies.

Planned new Saudi Arabian flag carrier Riyadh Air may come to an arrangement with existing Saudi airlines to create or bolster its planned domestic network.

Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas has stressed the importance of Boeing meeting its 2025 delivery commitments amid the company’s ongoing supply chain issues.

The global air transport industry’s commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050 has been called into question, but Boeing believes this goal is still achievable.

Boeing is “seeing elements of recovery” in its supply chain as it moves toward a return of normality and eventual increases in its production rates.

CFM International President and CEO Gael Meheust talks about the futuristic RISE engine project and keeping up with booming demand.

CFM International has completed over 100 tests toward its RISE future engine program, which it is managing in parallel with a ramp-up in Leap engine production.

This week’s air transport stories include Irish startup Fly Atlantic’s planned launch in 2025 and the FAA finalizing flight deck secondary barrier final rule.

Some major airlines are ramping up plans to adopt air taxi service.

ATW editors discuss new cabin products and innovations seen at the Aircraft Interiors Expo better known as AIX.

Turkish Airlines is preparing to serve the Australian market, as it evaluates more destinations amid an expected massive future aircraft order.

Our Air Transport editors have been speaking to aviation experts, including Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury and ACI Asia-Pacific’s director general Stefano.

Study shows steps to speed up sustainability are clear and feasible.

Israir, the Israeli airline and tourism group, will take a majority share in ACMI provider and charter carrier Smartwings by the end of June.

Air Arabia Group has experienced some issues with new-generation engines, but the company’s CEO says supply chain problems remain its biggest challenge.

This week’s air transport stories from the IATA AGM in Istanbul, Turkey, include IATA mapping out detailed analysis of how the industry can reach net-zero 2060.

Initially conceived for executive jets, the partition is also attracting interest from airlines, particularly for premium cabins,

Air Tahiti Nui, which operates a small fleet of four Boeing 787-9 widebodies, is carefully studying the possibilities of new long-range narrowbodies.