Pilot strike costs SAS $68M, adds to pilling up losses
SAS estimates the impact from the previous pilot strike, lasting roughly a week, which includes the cost of…
Aeromexico delays flight for politician, lands in hot water
Aeromexico domestic flight AM198, destined to take off from Mexico City to Mexicali on May 24, 2019, was…
SAA flies two A340-600s in formation [video]
South African Airlines flew two of its A340-600 widebodies in a formation with South African Air Force on…
Air New Zealand orders 8 Dreamliners to replace 777s
Air New Zealand has just signed a commitment for eight Dreamliners, boosting the worth of Boeing’s backlog by…
Biggest 737 MAX operators get impatient with grounding
Boeing 737 MAX biggest clients are getting impatient with the prolonged grounding of the jets. More airlines are…
BA prepares for 1st Pakistan flight after decade-long suspension
After a decade of suspension, British Airways is returning to Islamabad, Pakistan. The airline is launching the new…
No more groundings: Southwest inks truce with mechanics
Heated dispute between Southwest Airlines (LUV) and its mechanics seems to be put behind, as union members “overwhelmingly”…
Airbus to extend A220 family range
Three years after entering service, A220 Family aircraft (previously Bombardier C Series) will now be offering increased range…
Russian authorities decode Superjet 100 accident flight recorders
Russian authorities have finished decoding flight recorders of Aeroflot Superjet 100, which left forty-one people dead and eleven…
Airbus: JAL’s A350XWB makes maiden flight
An Airbus A350-900, destined for Japan Airlines (JAL) fleet, has completed its maiden flight. The aircraft is the…
Virgin Galactic moves to Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic has began moving to a spaceport, thus marking the start of “the final countdown” to a…
Canadian stir ups: WestJet to go private, Air Canada expand
Ownership changes are looming over Canadian airlines. First, private equity company Onex announced intentions to buy WestJet, and…
737 MAX software update is ready, says Boeing
The Boeing 737 MAX software update development is completed, the United States planemaker announced on May 16, 2019.…
Thai Airways reports $26.2M loss in 1Q2019
The first three months of 2019 did not start well for Thai Airways, which, together with five of…
Embraer delivers 11 commercial jets in 1Q 2019
Embraer delivered 11 commercial jets during the first quarter of 2019, thus continuing a slight, but gradual trend…
Aeroflot Superjet 100 encounters another mid-air incident
A little over a week after Aeroflot Superjet 100 caught fire in Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, killing 41 person…
Third MC-21 joins flight testing, Irkut says
Irkut Corporation announces that the third MC-21-300 prototype was flown to Moscow to join certification testing program. This…
First A330neo delivered in the Americas
Six months after Airbus delivered the first A330neo to its launch customer, the brand new airliner has now…