Australia British oil company BP to start SAF production in Australia by 2025: Reuters British oil and gas company BP aims to start producing renewable fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)… July 14, 2022
Air New Zealand Air New Zealand staff asked to volunteer time to fill gaps in workforce Air New Zealand has asked staff to take extra hours and volunteer time to fill gaps in the… July 14, 2022
Corruption Rosaviatsiya chief hospitalized, sustains injuries in alleged bike incident Alexander Neradko, the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsiya), has allegedly been hospitalized and… July 13, 2022
Frontier Major Spirit shareholder backs merger with JetBlue A major Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) shareholder, the American hedge fund Discovery Capital Management, has urged the carrier’s… July 13, 2022
Airbus Delta Air Lines in talks with Airbus to expand existing A220 order: Reuters US air carrier Delta Air Lines has entered negotiations with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to potentially expand its… July 13, 2022
Boeing 737 MAX Batik Air marks rebranding with the launch of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 Malaysian airline Batik Air has completed its rebranding process, introducing its first Boeing 737 MAX plane as part… July 11, 2022
Wizz Air Wizz Air to post quarterly net loss of $458m amid ‘challenging macro backdrop’ Hungarian low-cost-carrier Wizz Air reported a net loss reaching around $458.4 million (€450 million) for the first quarter… July 11, 2022
Airbus A320 A Spirit Airlines A320 caught fire in Atlanta after its landing gear overheated A Spirit Airlines Airbus A320 passenger plane caught fire while landing in Atlanta, US, after its landing gear… July 11, 2022
Aeroflot Aeroflot top executive sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in major fraud case A top executive of Russia’s flag carrier Aeroflot was found guilty of major fraud and was sentenced to… July 8, 2022
new airline Romanian start-up AirConnect welcomes first ATR72-600, hints at launch date Romanian carrier start-up AirConnect has received delivery of its first ATR 72-600 short-haul regional twin-engine turboprop aircraft. According… July 8, 2022
Akasa Air India’s newest airline Akasa Air obtains AOC, plans to launch in late July Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, has received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil… July 8, 2022
Boeing Boeing CEO admits 737 MAX 10 program could be at risk of being shelved: Report Boeing chief executive Dave Calhoun told Aviation Week in an interview that there was a risk the plane… July 8, 2022
bankruptcy US Court permits SAS to operate business throughout Chapter 11 process Scandinavian carrier SAS received all necessary court approvals to continue operating its business normally throughout the Chapter 11… July 8, 2022
Frontier Airlines Spirit Airlines delays merger vote again for more talks with JetBlue, Frontier Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) has once again rescheduled a shareholder vote on its proposed merger with US ultra-low-cost… July 8, 2022
Iran Ukraine International Airlines sues Iran over shot-down flight PS752 Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) filed a lawsuit in the Ontario Supreme Court, in Canada, against the Islamic Republic… July 7, 2022
Antonov An-124 Ruslan Russia continues design work on proposed successor to Antonov An-124 The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute of Russia (TsAGI) announced that it is continuing to work on the design of… July 7, 2022
Bamboo Airways Bamboo Airlines plans to triple its fleet to 100 by 2028: Reports Vietnamese leisure airline Bamboo Airways plans to keep expanding its current aircraft fleet size and has announced a… July 7, 2022
Aurora Boeing subsidiary Aurora to build two ‘motherships’ for Virgin Galactic US aerospace and space travel company Virgin Galactic announced an agreement with Aurora Flight Sciences (Aurora), a subsidiary… July 7, 2022