Editor’s Pick

As air travel continued to creep toward – or in some cases exceeded – pre-pandemic levels, the industry was faced with new challenges. 

With 2023 coming to a close, we look back on some of the wide-array of stories that shaped the commercial aviation industry.

Facing potential regulatory headwinds, JSX’s CEO Alex Wilcox sees a future in small communities as other carriers pull out.

Will higher taxes tank demand?

Landline has recently announced that it has gained approval from TSA for its airside-to-airside motor-coach operations from Allentown/Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (ABE), and Atlantic City, New Jersey (ACY) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).  The new approval will mean that passengers will clear TSA security at either Allentown or Atlantic City, board a bus to Philadelphia, and enjoy […]

Joby Aviation announced last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved flight testing of its electric air taxi, bringing the manufacturer one step closer to achieving approval for commercial operations in the aircraft. Joby is the second manufacturer to receive approval for flight testing of such an aircraft, as Archer Aviation received the […]

Six months have passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. Despite overwhelming support for Ukraine from the rest of the world, there is still no end in sight to the conflict between the two countries. Nearly every global industry has seen changes to their operations, supply chains or both, but civil aviation saw some of the most […]

Virgin Atlantic’s first Airbus A330neo is preparing to touch down in the U.K. this September. The arrival of the first aircraft will mark a major milestone in the carrier’s fleet transformation over the past five years. The airline placed a firm order for up to 16 A330-900s in 2019, making up 6% of all A330-900s […]

Lately, aviation enthusiasts have rarely seen Boeing 737-200 aircraft — easy to notice with a distinctive engine shape — crossing the Indonesian archipelago. The reason is that many national airlines have stopped operating these aircraft, among them Sriwijaya Air. The airline, owned by Chandra Lie, was recorded to have operated 10 Boeing 737-200s. Its last […]

On Tuesday, news leaked that JetBlue had made a $3.6 billion takeover offer for Spirit Airlines, the Miramar, Fla.-based ultra-low-cost carrier that in February agreed to terms for a merger with close competitor Frontier Airlines. The early announcement — in addition to a formal release from the airline after the market closed — led to […]