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This program will significantly elevate passengers' ground experience at ORD during the peak travel period, allowing them to avoid all the hassle.
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This program will significantly elevate passengers' ground experience at ORD during the peak travel period, allowing them to avoid all the hassle.

For many aviation enthusiasts, the Boeing 727 and FedEx became inseparable. Long after most passenger…

Boom Supersonic says Overture will carry passengers by 2029. Here is what the company still needs to solve to get there.

One daring pilot etched a piece of history in the sky above Ohio, tracing the contiguous United States in a six-hour flight.
In the high-stakes cockpit environment, the margin between safety and disaster is measured in seconds and feet.
In the high-stakes cockpit environment, the margin between safety and disaster is measured in seconds and feet.

Many pilots who rent or borrow aircraft assume that the FBO, flight school, or aircraft owner's insurance will protect them if something goes wrong. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.

Many pilots who rent or borrow aircraft assume that the FBO, flight school, or aircraft owner's insurance will protect them if something goes wrong. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.

Why do airlines pay A350 and Boeing 777 Captains the same, even though no US carrier operates both of the aircraft types?

Recently reduced from 450 seats, the new configuration operates domestically and internationally. Find out more here!
Ruling finds European Commission used flawed reasoning to keep executive aircraft manufacture out of classification system. Dassault Aviation has secured a favourable court verdict on executive jet production, days after carrying out the first flight of its long-range Falcon 10X. Dassault had sought annulment of a European Commission rule — laid down in 2023 —…
The proposal would replace the current inspection authorization renewal process.
Electric aircraft, drones and autonomous flight companies are scheduled for Boeing Plaza and Tuesday air show appearances.
Three-nation funding allocation covers activities until end of 2027. The trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) has entered its next phase, with the award of an 18-month contract funding the completion of its advanced concept and assessment phase. Announced on 3 July – two days after its signature – the new allocation of £4.6 billion…

UK-produced attack drone launched from surface vessel for the first time. The UK Royal Navy (RN) has conducted test launches of the Callen-Lenz Nyan one-way effector (OWE) from an experimental vessel for the first time, as the service develops its new hybrid operating concept. Staged off the south coast of England in June during exercise…

Fixing a problem affecting hundreds of aircraft globally is no easy task, but Airbus managed to do so without forcing an international grounding.

The flag carrier's iconic bird emblem has remained a fixture of its identity for more than five decades.
The CEO of a major European airline has emerged as the leading contender to head up Air Canada…

L3Harris will modernize more than 700 FAA ground stations used for aircraft position reporting.

Auxiliary fuel, six seats, air conditioning, and high cruise speeds make this classic light twin an appealing vehicle for family trips.

Airbus has just completed assembly of its very first A350F freighter, officially moving the program into its testing phase. The news came from the company's head of Freighter Marketing in late June.

Air Canada has revealed further details of how it intends to deploy its growing fleet…
It only takes one close call to teach an aviator about the importance of preparation.

In the US airline landscape, JSX is one-of-a-kind, occupying a market niche that is a halfway point between…

Three companies selected in bid to address underlying structural issues and improve service efficiency at Dutch hub. Amsterdam Schiphol airport's operator is halving the number of ground-handling providers from next year, having selected three companies for its new handling model. KLM, Dnata and Viggo have been chosen to remain, from the current six operating at…

Propulsion specialist plans latest tests of widebody engine later this year, with smaller 30,000lbf-thrust variant to arrive in 2028. Rolls-Royce has begun building up its widebody-sized UltraFan 80 demonstrator ahead of a return to ground testing later this year, while continuing to advance the design of the smaller UltraFan 30 towards a first-run target in…

Some aircraft evolve, advancing and growing into the era of flight ahead. Some disappoint and leave carriers holding on to older airframes for longer.

Private jet charter rates range from $2,000 to more than $20,000 per hour, but taxes, fees, discounts, and passenger count determine the true costs.

Pilot and 11 parachutists did not survive accident which occurred moments after take-off from Missouri airport. Surveillance video shows that a Pacific Aerospace P-750XL skydiving aircraft, which crashed on take-off from Butler Memorial airport, had gradually started banking left until its wings were perpendicular to the ground. The aircraft, with a pilot and 11 skydivers…
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Chris Pannacciulli occupies the nexus of finance and aerospace, helping direct the capital that fuels aircraft investment, fleet growth, and industry expansion. […]
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch a concise video version of this article, click here. If anyone still doubted that drones have become a […]

Emirates' premium economy seats are an inch wider than Singapore Airlines,' offering passengers a more spacious and comfortable flying experience.

The Trent XWB remains of the most utilised engines in the world, delivering the lowest fuel consumption among its closest competitors.

For more than four decades, the Boeing 727 was one of the most familiar sights…
The 66-year-old pilot was killed and 13 people were injured when an Aurora SA60L hit Beijing's tallest skyscraper.

Twinjets are scheduled to be delivered from November 2026. Leasing firm Avolon is to acquire 11 Airbus A321neo twinjets currently on order by US low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines. The transaction is the subject of an agreement signed on 30 June, says Avolon parent Bohai Leasing. Bohai says the pact is intended to "strengthen" its backlog…
Authorities are working to verify the report after a PT AMA aircraft was found burned in a remote area of Highland Papua.

Preliminary NTSB report explores role of military signal jamming in recent accident and need for pilots to maintain robust situational awareness.

Fresh funding will support a range of projects, from runway rehabilitations to safety upgrades.

Oneworld carrier says it is benefiting from strong demand and Middle East capacity constraints. Finnair is "making progress" sourcing up to 12 used Airbus A320ceo-family jets and is considering aircraft leases "or even wet-leases" to support its medium-term network plans, the carrier's finance chief says. Addressing analysts on a 29 June investor call ahead of…

NATO is expected to announce plans to replace its aging Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS fleet with Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, Reuters…

Aviation industry representatives are calling for flexibility to suspend new border checks if queues get too long in July and August. European Commission officials have agreed to meet with airline industry representatives in the coming days to discuss concerns about the EU's Entry/Exit System (EES), after the sector urged the bloc to allow member states…
By Sam Oleson Ever since he was around six or seven years old, Joe Lienau, EAA Lifetime 64171, has been completely enraptured by aviation. About 80 years later, not a whole lot has changed — aviation is still one of Joe's primary passions in life. But it all began by chance when Joe was just […]

A Papua separatist group has claimed its fighters have shot a US pilot and set fire to aircraft…

Emirates’ third daily service on the Dubai-Cape Town route landed at Cape Town International Airport at 18:05 yesterday, marking the first arrival of flight EK778. This also marks the debut of the airline’s next-generation Airbus A350 in South Africa. The A350 is the newest aircraft type to join Emirates' all widebody fleet, introducing the latest in-flight experience. […]

ATR announced: Japan's startup airline TOKI AIR completed its first commercial flight to Sado Airport with an ATR 42-600, operating into the shortest commercial runway in the world served by an ATR 42-600. Measuring at 890 metres, Sado Airport is not just another destination on the map. It is a highly constrained operating environment on […]
Learn essential safety tips, ice thickness requirements, and gear for successful winter fly-ins on the Midwest's frozen lakes.

Lessor Avolon will purchase 11 Airbus A321neo aircraft ordered by Frontier Airlines, after its parent company Bohai Leasing…

As aircraft seat designs homogenize, exceptional in-flight service and human connection have become the ultimate battleground for airline loyalty

The world has been so focused on the new/interim/'bridge' Boeing 747-8 Air Force One and its journey to entering service that many failed to think about how it would spell the end for the VC-25As in their long-running role in transporting the president.
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