Russian bear goes planespotting, forces S7 A320 to go around
S7 Siberian Airlines domestic flight in Russia was forced to make a go-around after a wild bear was…
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Qantas and Virgin to catch a break with new COVID-19 vaccine?
Australia’s prime minister Scott Morrison announced plans to make a potential COVID-19 vaccine mandatory. Qantas and Virgin Australia…
China and U.S. agree to double flights’ frequencies
Airlines will be allowed to double the amount of flights between China and the United States following the…
Chinese Airlines in “Clean Plate” campaign against food waste
China has recently launched the “Clean Plate” campaign against food waste, after President Xi highlighted that COVID-19 had…
Qatar Airways refund payments for passengers reach $1.2B
Qatar Airways has already paid out over $1.2 billion in refunds for passengers since March 2020, while 4%…
Fact check: Did Brazil really ban pillows on airplanes?
On August 8, 2020, there were several reports of Brazilian health regulation agency Anvisa banning every possible kind…
Airlines and airports push UN to swap quarantine for testing
Airports Council International (ACI) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) are asking the UN-led inter-agency task force to…
Air India flights allegedly operated by unemployed pilots
Air India has reportedly sacked 48 pilots who had resigned the year before, but later withdrew their resignations.…
Emirates 777 door nearly torn off after air bridge incident
Emirates Boeing 777-300ER (registered A6-ENN) was damaged after an air bridge malfunctioned during disembarking in Manila Ninoy Aquino…
Cargo plane crashes in dense forest, four people killed
A Let L-410 cargo plane crashed shortly before arrival at Bukavu-Kavumu Airport, the Democratic Republic of the Congo.…
Tesla’s new batteries get electric aircraft closer to reality?
Electricity-based urban aviation is getting closer to reality as lithium batteries’ energy density increases, new Tesla research suggests.The…
Middle Eastern rivalry: Qatar Airways and Emirates endless dance
Qatar Airways and Emirates go head-to-head in rebuilding their previous network sizes in the wake of COVID-19’ initial…
U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter shot in Virginia
One crew member was reportedly injured after a military helicopter was shot at during training in Virginia, U.S.…
Flights to nowhere – a new way of relief for Taiwanese
Affected by the global epidemic, people in Taiwan have been unable to go abroad for more than six…
Two HK Express A321s collide in Hong Kong airport
Two non-operating aircraft belonging to Cathay Pacific subsidiary Hong Kong Express (HK Express) collided in Hong Kong International…
35 years since Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash
August 12, 2020, marks the tragic 35 year anniversary of Japan Airlines Flight 123 crash, the deadliest single-aircraft…
Icelandair, Boeing settle on “substantial” 737 MAX compensation
Icelandair says it has reached a settlement with Boeing over the ongoing grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft.…
FL Technics renews its GCAA Part 21 certificate
FL Technics, a global MRO services provider, has renewed its GCAA Part 21 (Design) certificate for yet another…