Spirit Airlines inks 100 Airbus A320neo airplanes order
The United States-based ultra-low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) finalized an order for 100 Airbus A320neo family aircraft,…
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WestJet Boeing 737 skids off runway in Halifax, no injuries
Upon landing in Halifax, a Boeing 737-800 of the Canadian airline WestJet slid off the runway. The airport…
Boeing 737 MAX wiring poses potential threat: report
With the Boeing 737 MAX groundings continuing for almost a full year now, regulators are scrutinizing and looking…
Boeing in conflict with FAA over 727 safety
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States has detected a potentially unsafe condition on the Boeing…
Hong Kong Airlines employees face job cuts as lawsuits amass
Hong Kong Airlines is potentially greeting 2020 with job cuts, reports South China Morning Post. The carrier aims…
Lessons to take from 2019 regarding aviation safety
Despite the heavily mediatized crash of the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX, 2019 proved a relatively safe year…
Delta plane evacuated, passengers claim engine fire
On January 1, 2020, Delta Airlines (DAL) flight DL8817 from Mexico City (Mexico) reached the destination in New…
Aeroflot, Sukhoi begin their largest Superjet 100 transaction
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, the company that produces the Superjet 100 regional passenger aircraft, said it had handed off…
Aircraft to watch in 2020
From Boeing’s tainted 2019 debuts to Russian and Chinese market newcomers, here are some brand new passenger aircraft…
Lifeline to Korea’s 2nd biggest airline: Asiana finds buyers
Hyundai Development Company (HDC) and Mirae Asset Daewoo announced that the two sides entered an agreement with Kumho…
Sixth, final C919 prototype makes maiden flight
The sixth prototype of Chinese commercial passenger aircraft C919, 106, made its first flight on December 27, 2019.…
Condor confirms new routes from Berlin-Schönefeld
The German leisure airline, a former subsidiary of the now-bankrupt Thomas Cook, announced several new routes from Berlin-Schönefeld…
World’s largest jet engine is getting ready to power Boeing 777X
The article was first published on January 25, 2019. The debut of the biggest turbine engine in the…
Ernest Airlines to suspend operations in January 2020?
Seemingly, the first airline to close its aircraft’s doors for the final time in 2020 will be Ernest…
Bek Air’s Fokker 100 with 100 onboard crashes in Kazakhstan
A Fokker 100 aircraft belonging to Bek Air lost altitude and crashed into a building during takeoff near…
Fourth Irkut MC-21-300 airframe joins the flight test program
Flight testing of the Irkut MC-21 aircraft, a competitor to the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737 programs,…
How will Emirates fleet change in the next 10 years?
This article was first published on October 3, 2019. The Airbus A380 (ex-)lifeline supplier and flagship operator as…
China Southern Airlines announces it is leaving SkyTeam alliance
One of the biggest airlines in the world, China Southern Airlines (ZNH) (CSA), announced that the carrier will…