Lufthansa Technik signs new contract: seeks to reign in China
Lufthansa Technik Shenzhen and China Aviation Supplies (CASC) signed a new long-term contract of Total Component Maintenance. The…
United Airlines’ Boeing 787 performs fourth turn-around in a week
United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (registered N27958) had a troubling week of operations, as the aircraft was forced…
Are Chinese airlines leading the recovery? | Data
As the first strike of COVID-19 epidemic hit China in January 2020, the world looked on with oblivious…
United trims amount of involuntary furloughs, but not for pilots
United Airlines says 16,370 employees will be put on involuntary unpaid leave as CARES act expires at the…
Flying-V completes the first real flight test
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in collaboration with Technische Universiteit (TU) Delft completed the successful first real flight test…
Etihad announces codeshare partnership with Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
Etihad announced that it will place its own flight code on Air Arabia Abu Dhabi’s two inaugural routes.…
Norwegian Air Shuttle desire new crisis assistance
Norwegian Air Shuttle is still unable to claw its way out of a financial pit of despair. The…
From 100 to 0: Is Avianca behind BOC Aviation A320neo order drop?
BOC Aviation has cancelled its order for 18 A320neo aircraft after the lessor’s customer decided to buy the…
A320 flies without engine covers after crew forgets to latch them
On November 8, 2018, Vueling Airbus A320-200 (registered as EC-MDZ) took off from Bilbao, Spain (BIO). Right after…
Norwegian Air Shuttle sues Boeing for negligence on 737 MAX & 787
Norwegian Air Shuttle has filed a lawsuit in which it accuses Boeing of breaching a contract over the…
Boeing and Airbus: surviving the crisis | Data
Although the entire aviation industry was struck by COVID-19 pandemic like never before, the aircraft manufacturers were impacted…
Ryanair sharpens knives against competitors: raises €400 million
Ryanair has placed new ordinary shares and raised approximately €400 million from shareholders to strengthen its balance sheet.…
Emirates to lay off 600 UK-based employees
In addition to earlier layoffs, almost 600 UK-based employees of Emirates Airlines could lose their jobs, as the…
Why can’t Boeing just replace 737 MAX?
The Boeing 737 was designed in the mid-60s. A lot has changed since then, as the manufacturer’s best-selling…
Canadian operators to modify A220s as rain causes engine failure
A new airworthiness directive issued by Transport Canada requires all Airbus A220 operators in Canada to modify the…
Boeing 737 MAX takes first EASA test flight
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has started test flights of the Boeing 737 MAX. The agency…
Emirates gets $2 billion injection from Dubai government
After the president of Emirates Tim Clark’s announcement about cutting thousands of jobs to diminish the airline’s costs…
Canadian regulator completes first Boeing 737 MAX test flight
Transport Canada has started test flights of the Boeing 737 MAX, completing the first in a series on…