Take or leave: Boeing 797 fate to be decided in couple of months?
Boeing is reportedly moving closer to making a final decision (or opting not to) on an all new…
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SMS Takes The Pressure Off Your Busy Schedule
After several years of SMS, the time is now for airlines and airports to embrace SMS and for…
Nepal crash: final report points to pilot’s ‘emotional breakdown’
The pilot of a US-Bangla Airlines plane that crashed upon landing in Kathmandu last March “seemed to have…
Nepal crash: final report details erratic, dangerous maneuvering
Investigators have released the final report into the crash that took the lives of 51 people last March,…
Russian government allocates fund for MC-21 program
In a meeting with deputy prime ministers, Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev confirmed on January 28, 2019, that the…
ANA to buy stake in Philippine Airlines, order 48 narrow-bodies
ANA Holdings (ALNPY) , the parent company of Japan’s largest airline All Nippon Airways, has announced it is…
Mitsubishi strikes back: MRJ a “threat” to Bombardier
In the latest development of the MRJ dispute, Mitsubishi Heavy is suing back Bombardier. The Japanese manufacturer is…
Are standing airline seats future of increasing seating capacity?
Since the dawn of commercial aircraft seating has been mostly unchanged. Even up until today regardless of which…
Flight training havens in Canada
Canada is without a doubt one of the best countries on Earth to learn how to fly given…
Training bonds
Training bonds are often used by air operators to recruit and/or retain their flight crew. This legal agreement…
Transavia 737 diverts after praying man attempts cockpit break-in
A Boeing 737 operated by Transavia, a subsidiary of Air France-KLM, diverted after a man tried to force…
Virgin Australia protests against Qantas-Cathay HK flights
Qantas has recently sought regulatory approval for a proposed variation that would allow the airline and its OneWorld…
More than a threat: IAG drops Norwegian buyout prospect
British Airways’ parent company, IAG, announced on January 24, 2019, that it would renounce acquiring Norwegian low-cost carrier…
Airbus threatens to leave UK amid Brexit “madness”
Concerned about the possible “no-deal” Brexit scenario, Airbus CEO Tom Enders has called for a pragmatic agreement and…
Lufthansa puts an end to the 83-year career of “Tante Ju”
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) announced its decision to put an end to the funding of the Junkers JU-52 also…
Boeing starts flight testing its autonomous passenger air vehicle
Hopeful to “unlock the potential of the urban air mobility market”*, Boeing began testing autonomous functions and ground…
Drone chaos at London Gatwick cost easyJet £15 million
The drone chaos at London Gatwick Airport (LGW) in the days before Christmas last year cost the budget…