AirAsia X has confirmed that plans to operate to Bahrain this June “are still on”, despite an ongoing war in the region. Speaking at a media briefing on 6 April, airline founder and advisor Tony ...

Few airline CEOs have had to confront a rapidly unfolding crisis barely a month into their tenure, but that was the reality that Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) chief Capt Nasaruddin A Bakar faced ...

The 737-700 passenger jet that will become the first Boeing E-7A Wedgetail prototype for the US Air Force was spotted in transit to Birmingham in the UK, where standard 737s are converted into the ...

GKN Aerospace has delivered the first upgraded RM12EP (Enhanced Performance) engine for the Swedish air force’s Saab Gripen C/D fleet, under an activity valued at around SKr400 million ($42.8 million) ...

Evaluation and check-out flights for the Germany air force’s inaugural F-35 stealth fighter will begin later this year. US defence manufacturer Lockheed Martin has begun final assembly on the first ...

European safety regulators are warning that a large number of non-airworthy commercial aircraft engine parts could be offered on the open market after a consignment was stolen while en route for ...

Ethiopian Airlines is to acquire a pair of Boeing 777-300ER converted freighters through a lease agreement with Irish firm AerCap. The aircraft will be delivered to the carrier in the second quarter ...

The deal would represent a major consolidation of the Mexican domestic market – and a scaling opportunity for the low-cost, all-Airbus operators. Mexican carrier Volaris has secured shareholder ...

All military-equipped NATO nations met the alliance’s baseline spending target of 2% of national gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time last year, the alliance’s newly published review states ...

Singapore Airlines will be growing its network in Australia and Mainland China, with new flights to Western Sydney International and Hangzhou to commence later this year. Singapore Airlines has ...

EVA Air is set to deploy its Airbus A330s from its Kaohsiung base for the first time, as it expands its operations in the southern Taiwanese city. The Star Alliance operator will be operating the ...

United Airlines will introduce three new aircraft cabin layouts later this year as part of its ongoing premiumisation strategy, including a premium domestic A321neo configuration and a modified CRJ450 ...