Our second in a new series of PAM webinars explored why predictive maintenance in aviation remains difficult to adopt and scale despite advances in AI and machine learning. Sponsored by FTG, the webinar highlighted that while analytics capabilities have matured significantly, their effectiveness remains constrained by the underlying data infrastructure. William Cecil, FTG sales director, […]

WestJet has unveiled its latest special livery, a simple but striking scheme that celebrates its partnership with the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team. The Canadian carrier chose a Boeing 737 MAX 8 narrowbody twinjet for the unique paint scheme, which was revealed yesterday at a special ceremony in Toronto. Around 1,000 people were […]

Global warming is happening, and although the aviation industry only accounts for about 2.5% of carbon emissions, the industry’s overall impact is closer to 4%. Part of what makes aviation so hard to decarbonize, however, is that airliners rely on jet fuel because it’s energy-dense, making batteries impractical. The added weight of batteries doesn’t pose […]

An Air Canada pilot – or should we say FORMER Air Canada pilot – has made international news after being accused of forging documents and essentially flying without a proper license for around 2 decades. The man has been officially charged with among other things fraud, using forged documents, and public mischief.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is now the most common widebody airliner in operation and has become one of the workhorses of long-haul international travel (as well as thick short-haul travel on certain routes). The type comes in three variants: the shorter 787-8 with 200–275 seats in a standard two-class configuration, the standard 787-9 (250-325 seats), […]

Star Alliance has announced that Korean member carrier Asiana Airlines will leave the group in mid-December of 2026. Asiana Airlines was not a founder member of Star Alliance, but it was one of the earliest non-founders to join the group, having done so back in March of 2003. As such, its exit from Star Alliance […]

United Airlines’ Airbus A350 order has turned into one of the more drawn-out and contested widebody commitments in recent aviation history. While the order was originally placed in 2009 for 25 aircraft as part of a long-haul fleet renewal strategy, United later upsized it to 45 examples of the A350-900.

Emirates plays a critical role in the world’s long-haul operations, which is driven by having no domestic market, having 269 widebody aircraft, and the airline’s considerable Dubai International Airport (DXB) hub.

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is renowned for its highly busy nature and lack of slots. Slots do exist, but they’re usually at less demanded times and in low quantities, unless, of course, an airline buys or leases them from another operator. The lack of capacity, along with high charges, is mainly why LHR has the […]