Aviation News

United States President Donald Trump offered India the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Panther). Already 20 nations are F-35 purchasers – but India’s use of Russian aviation hardware may prevent the deal from happening.

Delta Air Lines serves 77 international airports in February, although that will increase to 95 for the year. On a typical February day, Cirium Diio data shows Delta has 238 take-offs to international destinations (each way). That's its third-best February on record, surpassed only by 2019 (246 daily departures) and 2020 (245).

Qantas has shuffled several aircraft to operate its itinerary between Darwin, Australia, and Singapore, pushing back the planned Airbus A220-300 services on the route to October.

Single-aisle equipment from the US and Canada to Europe is commonplace. That's not surprising: more aircraft are being delivered, opening up new opportunities while enabling existing routes to be right-sized.

Only one Boeing 767-300—the non-Extended Range variant—remains operational, but not for long. Aeroroutes information—as shown in Cirium Diio, OAG, etc.—shows that the Asiana aircraft will carry its last passengers on March 29, the last day of the northern aviation winter season based on IATA slot seasons. However, examples abound of where a planned retirement is extended, which is good if you think about it.

Since the second presidency of Donald Trump began, relations between the US and neighboring Canada have become tense amid the tariffs being imposed by the President on Canadian goods. With the US having previously been a popular travel destination for Canadian air passengers, recent developments have prompted a shift towards domestic travel. However, domestic airfares in Canada are high.

Airbus and Boeing have now both unveiled their orders and deliveries for the first month of 2025. With this in mind, Simple Flying has compared the original equipment manufacturers’ numbers, with both companies splitting a win in each category.

One of the busiest airports in the United States, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is also an important gateway for international air traffic from the country’s West Coast. According to data for the fiscal year 2022-2023, it welcomed 47 million passengers (enplanements, deplanements, and in-transits), an increase of 34.9% compared to the prior fiscal year.

Following the certification of a new high-pressure turbine (HPT) hardware durability kit for the CFM International LEAP-1A engines powering the Airbus A320neoaircraft family, the upgrade should follow suit for the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft family in 2025, according to Safran’s executives.

ADS-B, which stands for "Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast", is a surveillance technology used in aviation to track aircraft in real-time. It allows aircraft to broadcast all different types of data, such as altitude, identification and speed. This data is essential for air traffic control and other aircraft in the sky.

Washington DC's Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport sits directly outside the heart of ‘Helicopter Alley’. Helicopter Alley is a pathway over Washington DC and the Potomac River that sees hundreds of different types of helicopters crossing the busy airspace at just several hundred feet in the air.

Think the Boeing 757,think the US. This is because Delta Air Lines and United Airlines together have 175 passenger-configured 757s—a considerable proportion of the world's total. As such, the latest Cirium Diio data shows that the country has 96% of all 757 passenger services.

Although it may not seem like it, airlines find it notoriously difficult to be profitable, let alone consistently profitable. The history books are littered with examples of poor performance. Generally speaking, they must make money in the summer, which is vital to helping them withstand the considerably more challenging winter, although many carriers need to improve winter performance.

Cathay Pacific has added a fourth weekly flight from Hong Kong to Riyadh, expanding its capacity to the Saudi Arabian city with an additional weekly itinerary.

In the wake of the tragedy of American Airlines Flight 5342, an accident involving a regional jet flying from Wichita, Kansas, to Reagan National Airport (DCA) that collided with a Black Hawk helicopter operated by the United States Army, increased attention has been placed on safety standards in regional aviation. Although nothing related to the aircraft being a regional jet has been attributed as a cause of the incident, there has undoubtedly been heightened scrutiny surrounding regional operations.

Ten airlines fly the Airbus A380:All Nippon, Asiana, British Airways, Emirates, Etihad, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Qantas, Qatar Airways, and Singapore Airlines.

One of American Airlines' Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' aircraft has had a difficult start to 2025, having been involved in multiple diversions since the new year. The plane, which is an example of the short-fuselage 787-8 variant bearing the registration N819AN, is currently on the ground in Dallas, having not flown for five days. Let's take a look at the circumstances surrounding N819AN's eventful start to 2025.

The United Kingdom's Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued a report about an incident involving a TUI Boeing 787-8, which landed in Birmingham with below-final reserve fuel. This came about after the flight crew initiated a go-around at the diversion airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has superseded an airworthiness directive (AD) that addressed a fault with both pilots’ seats on Boeing 747 family aircraft, ranging from the 747-200 to the 747-8. The latest directive added inspections on previously omitted part numbers.

Los Angeles is one of the busiest cities in the world for private aviation, and at the heart of it all is Van Nuys Airport (VNY). Located in the San Fernando Valley, Van Nuys Airport is one of the most well-known general aviation airports globally, catering to celebrities, business executives, and private jet owners. Unlike commercial airports, VNY exclusively serves private, corporate, and charter flights, making it the preferred gateway for those seeking privacy, efficiency, and convenience.