Cathy Buyck
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Aircraft

Boeing Global Services Charts a Data Solutions Path

BGS enhances its digital solutions and data analytics capabilities to provide enhanced customer service and propel sustained growth.
Users have downloaded the Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro charts and navigation app on more than 350,000 mobile devices. (Photo: Boeing Global Services)
Aircraft

AIA Chief Warns of Sustained Shortage of Labor

American aerospace and defense manufacturers headed to the Paris Air Show hold large order books but face continued supply chains disruptions.
AIA president and CEO Eric Fanning
Airports

Commercial Aviation’s Hydrogen Play Poses Myriad Challenges

Hydrogen-powered aircraft programs attract increased attention and public funding, but the task of building a green hydrogen ecosystem will prove daunting.
Hydrogen propulsion
Airlines

European Aviation Faces a €820 billion Tab to Reach Net Zero

Europe’s airlines urge more incentives to help shoulder the cost of investments necessary to reach net zero by 2050.
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ATC

SESAR Deployment Boss Upbeat on European ATM Progress

Paris Airshow exhibitors stand to benefit from billions of euros spent on ATM modernization in Europe.
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Airlines

IATA: Airlines ‘Beyond Frustrated’ by Supply-chain Disruptions

The global airline trade body plans to start monitoring supplier performance to keep track of delays in aircraft and parts deliveries.
IATA vice president of operations, safety, and security Nick Careen
Airlines

IATA Lauds Airlines' ‘Amazing’ Return to Profitability

Airlines globally will generate $9.8 billion in net profits this year and passenger traffic should recover to pre-Covid levels in 2024, according to IATA.
IATA director general Willie Walsh
Environment

Environmental Groups Increase Pressure on Bizav in Europe

Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s largest airports, plans to ban private jets and small business aircraft, a step that might be followed by others.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Late EBAA Chief Husain Khan Will Be 'Deeply Missed'

Athar Husain Khan’s dedication to the business aviation industry and its entire ecosystem has been key to EBAA's strength.
Athar Husain Khan, former EBAA head
Airlines

Asia-Pac Airlines Seek to Link Recovery with Sustainability

The EU’s numerous climate laws risk will impinge on the Asia-Pacific carriers operating into the bloc, warns the head of AAPA.
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Regulations and Government

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Plans To Ban Business Aircraft in 2025

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is proposing a ban on business aircraft starting in 2025 as part of a wider strategy to reduce noise and CO2 emissions.
Jet aviation Amsterdam
Airlines

Airlines Win Legal Challenge to Schiphol Flight Caps

A Dutch court overruled a government plan to cut Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s annual flight limit to 460,000 from November.
Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
Airlines

Eurocontrol Warns Flight Movements Could Stagnate after 2025

The number of flights in European airspace will recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2025 but growth might slow or even stop.
Various airliners parked at gates at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Airlines

European Airlines Cautiously Optimistic on Summer Disruptions

Airlines for Europe member airlines expect stronger demand and markedly less disruption than during last year's chaotic summer season.
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Aircraft

ATR Targets 40 New Aircraft Deliveries This Year

European turboprop manufacturer ATR shipped only 25 new aircraft to customers in 2022 as supply chain and staffing bottlenecks slowed production.
ATR chief executive Nathalie Tarnaud Laude
Aircraft

Clean Aviation Team Presses For Hybrid-Electric Regional Craft

Development of hybrid-electric regional airliners must happen in sync with the entire aviation 'ecosystem,' according to Clean Aviation partner Leonardo.
48-seat hybrid-electric aircraft
Engines

Safran Boss Tells EU Commission SAF Mandates Are ‘Too Shy’

Olivier Andriès, CEO of Safran, warns that Europe will fall behind the U.S. if it does not heighten its SAF usage and production ambitions.
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Airlines

Ryanair Decries Continuing French ATC Strikes

Europe’s largest low-cost airline launched a petition calling for the European Commission to allow overflights when French controllers stage a strike.
Ryanair director of operations Neal McMahon (left) and CEO Eddie Wilson hold signs calling for customers to sign a petition to allow for French overflights while air traffic controllers in the country stage strikes.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Sees Staffing, Supply-chain Bottlenecks through 2024

The aircraft and engine maintenance unit of Lufthansa has reported a record profit in the wake of air travel's recovery and an increase in flight hours.
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Accidents

IATA Data Point to Turboprops as the Weak Link in 2022 Safety Performance

Turboprops accounted for four of five fatal accidents last year with loss of life to passengers and crew onboard, according to IATA's 2022 safety report.
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Airlines

Airlines Fight New Flight Caps at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

A group of airlines and IATA are taking the Dutch government to court to prevent a limit on the number of flight movements at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Airlines

Lufthansa Eyes TAP Acquisition As Talks Continue Over ITA Deal

The German group achieved a financial turnaround in 2022 recording a €1.5 billion operating profit, even though most of its airlines remained loss-making.
Lufthansa A320 aircraft.
Aircraft

AerCap Sees Aircraft Delivery Delays Lasting ‘Several’ Years

The world’s largest commercial aircraft lessor says traffic growth and a curtailed supply environment will drive lease transactions and higher rates.
Digital rendering of AerCap Airbus A350-900
Engines

Safran Signals 'War for Talent' within Civil Engine Aftermarket

French engine OEM Safran adds to its global maintenance network for Leap-1A and Leap-1B engines with a site in Brussels.
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Airlines

IAG Relaunches Plan to Acquire Spain's Air Europa

The European airline group's move appears to be part of a new wave of consolidation in the industry that will be subject to regulatory scrutiny.
Air Europa and Iberia are Spanish airlines.
Aircraft

Delivery Delays Pose Fleet Capacity Challenges for Qantas

The Australian flag carrier has had to source second-hand and leased aircraft while it awaits delayed new airliner deliveries from Airbus.
Qantas Airbus A350-1000 on taxiway near Qantas hangar facilities while on demonstration tour
Airlines

European Airlines Expand China Operations

EU and UK carriers are resuming flights to China in spite of the markedly higher costs owing to their inability to use Russian airspace.
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Airlines

Icelandair’s ‘Strong’ Outlook Follows Solid Covid Recovery

The Icelandic flag carrier plans to operate its largest network ever as it takes delivery of more Boeing 737 Max twinjets.
Icelandair Boeing 737 Max on takeoff
Airlines

Norwegian Low-cost Carrier Flyr Files for Bankruptcy

Flyr becomes the second European airline to cease operations in a week’s time.
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Airlines

Aviation Industry Applauds Delay of EU Biometric Border Checks

The EU has postponed the implementation of the Entry Exit System—the smart border system for non-EU nationals entering the bloc—beyond May.
Travelers await clearance by passport control at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.