Aviation Daily

Allegiant is reassuring stakeholders of its long-term commitment after cutting hundreds of Sun Country flights from Minneapolis-St. Paul due to pilot attrition.

Flair Airlines named hospitality veteran Bevie Thomas as CFO as the Canadian low-cost carrier expands into cargo operations.

Croatia Airlines CEO Jasmin Bajić has resigned amid soaring losses from a costly Airbus A220 fleet renewal and operating pressures.

CFM56 still leads the global narrowbody engine fleet in 2027, but CFM Leap deliveries are rising fast, Aviation Week forecasts.

Airbus urges pilots to follow engine ice shedding procedures after 2024-25 data showed rejected takeoffs and in-climb engine stalls.

IAG cut its full-year capacity outlook as high fuel costs and air traffic control disruptions hit the group's third-quarter operating profit.

China Eastern has chosen the CFM International Leap-1A to power the 101 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft in its orderbook that it had not selected an engine for yet.

Qantas will open the first nonstop route between Australia and Cape Town in October 2027, using incoming Boeing 787-9s to expand its African network.

Airbus delivered 74 aircraft in October, while orders were dominated by major lessors including Aviation Capital Group and Avolon.

ANA and Lufthansa Cargo are exploring the resumption of their Japan-Europe JV, this time expanded to include Swiss WorldCargo and Nippon Cargo Airlines.

The head of Sarajevo International has outlined its connectivity ambitions as well as the two main challenges it faces.

Airbus says Gulf geopolitical tensions have not slowed aircraft orders or deliveries in the region, with roughly 60 deliveries made so far this year.

TAP Air Portugal's CEO has called the Lufthansa deal a promising mix of muscle and flexibility, though he cautioned that cultural integration would be the real test ahead.

Syrian Airlines is rebuilding its fleet toward 10 aircraft by early 2027, though sanctions-related banking delays continue to hamper financing.

After being selected by Singapore Airlines to provide its new business-class seats, Recaro's CEO wants to overtake rivals to become number one in business-class seats.

KM Malta Airlines is finalizing a 12th codeshare with an Eastern European carrier, according to Executive Chairman David Curmi.

As MRO Australasia hosts the latest gathering of the aviation aftermarket industry, Flight Friday looks at the top Australian and New Zealand operators by flight cycles.

Singapore Airlines has unveiled a $1.5 billion cabin overhaul with new seats across its Boeing 777-9 and Airbus A350 fleets, rolling out from 2027.

The formal launch of a long-planned A350 component support joint venture with Airbus is a “major structural milestone” in Air France-KLM Group’s aftermarket strategy, group CEO Ben Smith said.

FedEx expanded its Madrid Barajas Airport facilities and raised its 2026 revenue growth forecast as third-quarter revenue climbed 12%.

GE Aerospace’s modified Saab 340B megawatt-class hybrid electric testbed has successfully demonstrated the use of electrically augmented power during takeoff.

Allegiant is favoring the Boeing 737-8 over the 737-7 as its premium seating expansion shifts seat-cost economics.

Circularity Fuels has raised $7 million to scale its biogas-to-jet-fuel technology toward demonstration and commercial-scale SAF production.

Ethiopian Airlines may have a new Central African joint-venture partner airline within six to nine months, its CCO says.

European airlines like Ryanair, Wizz Air and Lufthansa are cutting winter capacity and costs as surging fuel prices squeeze their profits into 2027.