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Startups
Nezasa wants to make life easier for travel operators, and Electra is designing a plane to take off from a 150-foot runway.
Justin Dawes | 9 months ago
Lilium is trying to keep its stock price up as it develops its first product, an electric flying taxi that several companies have agreed to purchase.
Scapia is offering a lot of travel rewards for its credit card users, while Utu wants to modernize tax-free shopping.
Justin Dawes | 10 months ago
Tourism
Low-cost carriers are very confident about their future in the aviation market.
Reuters | 10 months ago
Airlines
China has a large domestic market for the C919. But Comac would have to get Europe and the U.S. to certify the aircraft if it really hopes to begin to challenge Boeing and Airbus.
Reuters | 11 months ago
Airlines in China may lean towards Airbus when buying planes because of tensions between Beijing and Washington. That may boost Airbus' sales, especially of its short-haul, single-aisle jets. Poor Boeing.
Tim Hepher and Michel Rose, Reuters | 1 year ago
PteroDynamics wants to enter the commercial market with a novel vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that has folding wings.
Justin Dawes | 1 year ago
News Blog
Tony Fernandes has stepped down as the acting group CEO of Capital A's long-haul budget carrier AirAsia X citing "other commitments," the airline announced in a note to investors on Monday. "I’m now going to focus on delivering significant value to shareholders of Capital A, including the AirAsia Aviation Group, aviation services, logistics, travel, fintech…
Peden Doma Bhutia | 1 year ago
All Russian airlines must cope with mass cancellations and refunds, echoing the early days of the pandemic. For instance, Aeroflot and S7, Russia's two largest airlines, said they were halting flights to the dozens of countries they serve.
Reuters, Skift | 2 years ago
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou owns 35 percent of the airline's shares, and he only needs 50 percent of shareholders casting votes to defeat the company's management and force the budget carrier to kill a plane supply deal with Airbus. We can see why he likes his odds of winning.
Sarah Young, Reuters | 4 years ago
