Jet Airways will be the first Indian airline to operate Boeing’s B737 MAX after taking delivery of the first of 150 that it has on order. The B737 has been…
WestJet has inaugurated its new Western Canada regional airline service, WestJet Link, with all the flights to be operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines using its fleet of 34-seat Saab 340B…
Canadian ultra-low-cost carrier Swoop is up and flying after its inaugural flight from Hamilton to Abbotsford using one of its two 189-seat Boeing 737-800NGs. The first flight on 20 June…
A US $961 million firm contract has been signed by Delta Air Lines with Canada’s Bombardier Commercial Aircraft to buy 20 CRJ900 regional jets. The US carrier is also to…
Advances in high-speed, in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity are the driving force behind a wave of major investment in the commercial aviation sector, with the spending to be largely focused outside the…
Over 23,000 commercial aircraft will offer in-flight connectivity (IFC) to their passengers by 2027, up from 7,400 aircraft in 2017, while IFC revenues for connectivity providers will hit nearly US$9…
LARA editor Mark Thomas summarises the latest happenings across the low-fare and regional aviation industry. The eventual arrival of electric and hybrid-powered aircraft into the world of urban and regional…
The aviation fuel arm of Russia’s Gazprom Neft, Gazpromneft-Aero, has signed a set of new long-term agreements with Air China, Hong Kong Airlines and Air France-KLM for the refuelling of…
Teledyne Controls has partnered with China’s COMAC to build a real time monitoring system (RTMS) for the manufacturer’s ARJ21 aircraft. The first RTMS-equipped ARJ21 aircraft is expected to be delivered…
Independent UK MRO provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering (MAEL) has been awarded a new line maintenance contract with Canadian carrier Air Transat. The agreement covers full line maintenance support for the…