Fourth Boeing 777X prototype prepares for maiden flight?
On September 3, 2020, the fourth test Boeing 777-9 appeared on Flightradar24 for the first time. The latest…
Embraer to ax 900 staff, blames COVID-19 and Boeing partnership
Embraer, a Brazilian aircraft producer, announced 900 layoffs, as COVID-19 and the company’s termination of the partnership with…
Korean Air to turn its 777-300ER into air freighter
Korean Air received verification to remodel a passenger Boeing 777-300ER into a cargo aircraft.After a technical review, the…
Up to 5B people may not receive COVID-19 vaccine, DHL warns
DHL and McKinsey & Company released a joint paper in which the companies warn of potential shortcomings of…
Air New Zealand’s CCO resigns after crisis shrinks operations
Air New Zealand’s CCO Cam Wallace has handed in his resignation after 19 years of service to pursue…
Skymark Boeing 737 suffers internal damage after bird strike
On August 29, 2020, a Skymark Airlines Boeing 737 (registered as JA73NM) suffered a bird strike while climbing…
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce expects A380 fleet to return in 3 years
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said he expected the airline’s grounded Airbus A380 fleet to return together with the…
Japan Airlines to launch new UAV pilot training program
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced it would launch a new drone operator training program to accelerate drone-led business development…
American, Delta and United join Southwest’s no change fee club
The big three US air carriers, American Airlines (A1G) (AAL), Delta Airlines (DAL) and United Airlines, have consecutively…
EVA Air’s new Dreamliners lose appeal against cargo and 777Fs
Evergreen Airways (EVA Air), a Taiwan based airline and a member of Star Alliance, has reportedly reached an…
Japan Airlines backed by Tokyo government to study drones
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced to be partaking in a drone study aiming to explore the logistics of delivering…
ACI expects structural changes, predicts traffic return in 2040s
Airports Council International (ACI) estimates that it may take up to two decades to return to their previous…
Despite redeployment programs, 85% Qantas ex-pilots jobless?
Despite several employment programs that Qantas has, 85% of the airline’s stood-down pilots have not been able to…
Fighter jets escort Ryanair flight for 3rd time in two months
Counter-terrorism police have arrested two men after Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon jets were scrambled to intercept a…
Vistara’s new Dreamliner soars for 1st time from Delhi to London
Vistara’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner completed the first special non-stop flight between Delhi (DEL), India, and London Heathrow (LHR),…
China’s domestic flights nearly recovered, US remains 45% down
An air traffic assessment released by EUROCONTROL revealed staggering differences in domestic flight recovery throughout different continents. The…
United to furlough 2,850 pilots after government aid expires
The US aviation workspace situation grew even grimmer after United Airlines announced the largest pilot furloughs in its…
Otto Aviation unveils new fuel-efficient business jet Celera 500L
Otton Aviation unveiled a full-scale prototype for a new fuel-efficient passenger aircraft Celera 500L. If the manufacturer’s promise…