Middle seat blocking reduces virus transmission by 57%, researchers say
A new study conducted by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Kansas State University…
Wizz Air hopes gradual traffic recovery in late summer 2021
The Budapest-based ultra-low-cost air carrier Wizz Air announced it expected to face a net loss of up to…
EasyJet hopes to see capacity levels rise in May 2021
A British low-cost carrier EasyJet bets on a strong summer season of 2021 and expects to see its…
Avidyne awaits first AI-based avionics certification by 2022
The Florida-based avionics producer Avidyne and the Swiss startup Daedalean, which provides autonomous piloting software systems for civil…
Narita Airport innovates to reduce passenger interactions
The management team of Japan’s Narita International Airport (NRT) launched new innovative passenger check-in stations which are expected…
Qantas CEO bets on Project Sunrise success post-pandemic
The Australian air carrier Qantas Airways retains ambitions on its Project Sunrise, promising to offer ultra-long-range flights connecting…
Government seeks to pump €290 million into ailing Air Malta
The government of Malta asked the European Commission permission to allocate €290 million into Air Malta and save…
United Airlines passengers demand $5 million in compensation
A group of passengers of the United Airlines flight UAL328 has filed a lawsuit claiming that the incident…
United aims 50% of pilot-students to be women and minorities
United Airlines started implementing its ambitious plan to train 5,000 new flight crew by 2030. The Chicago-based American…
Pakistani airline’s Airbus A330 suffers 2nd in-flight engine shut down
A privately owned Pakistani airline Serene Air Airbus A330 suffered an in-flight engine shut down while en route…
Is India still on track to become the world’s 3rd largest aviation market?
The aviation industry has marked one year since the world’s economy has started to feel the impact of…
Female pilots operate longest Air India flight
The flight crew of Air India, consisting of four women pilots, completed the longest direct commercial flight over…
SpiceJet plans to boost fleet with 50 new aircraft
The Indian low-cost air carrier SpiceJet plans to boost its fleet with additional aircraft. The airline announced having…
American Airlines cuts its debt by $2.8 billion
American Airlines Group, the parent company of American Airlines (A1G) (AAL), reduced its outstanding debt by $2.8 billion.The…
Romanian airline Blue Air gets the first of 10 Boeing 737 MAX jets
The Romanian airline Blue Air received its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet following its long-term lease agreement…
SpaceX announced the first all-civilian spaceflight in history
The American aerospace manufacturer SpaceX expects to conduct the first all-civilian spaceflight in history in late 2021 when…
Investigators recover cockpit voice recorder of crashed Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737
Indonesia’s Transport Minister announced that investigators have recovered the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of the crashed Sriwijaya Air…
Rolls-Royce starts building UltraFan, world’s largest jet engine
Rolls-Royce, the British engineering giant, started building the UltraFan, the largest aero engine in the world. Rolls-Royce announced…