American A321 accident goes unnoticed until post-flight check
An American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) jet completed a domestic journey with a reportedly uneventful landing before a post-flight…
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Iran rejects UIA compensation for Ukraine’s PS752 downing
Iran is reportedly refusing to compensate Ukraine International Airlines for the jet that was downed in Tehran by…
Shenzhen A330 loses cabin pressure, drops 18,000 feet
A Shenzhen A330 lost cabin pressure mid-flight and had to drop over 5,000 meters (18,000 feet) in mere…
18 dead in Air India Express Boeing 737 missed landing
An Air India Express Boeing 737-800 suffered a runway excursion on landing at Kozhikode-Calicut Airport, India, and broke…
Qantas’ 787s to be stored for no less than 12 months
With resizing and restructuring to ensue, Australia based airline Qantas is preparing its Boeing 787-9 fleet for storage.…
British Airways job cuts: 6,000 leave; 6,000 more to be axed
British Airways (BA) reported that by August 7, 2020, more than 6,000 employees took voluntary redundancy which indicates…
Hermeus partners with USAF to develop supersonic Air Force One
Hermeus, an aerospace company developing a Mach 5 aircraft, announced its partnership with the U.S. Air Force (USAF)…
FAA to fine Boeing for tampering at 787 Dreamliner plant
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it proposed two separate fines for Boeing, totaling $1.25 million as…
Emirates A380 network expands to six cities
As the international market recovers, Emirates announced that it is adding one additional city to its Airbus A380…
Lufthansa Group to cut 25% of workforce, 14 A380s to follow
Lufthansa Group reported a huge Q2 2020 loss and confirmed that it will cut 22,000 jobs from the…
Embraer pushes back E175-E2 introduction to 2023
In a financial statement released on August 5, 2020, Embraer reported second-quarter losses and a steep drop in…
MC-21-300 successfully achieves water operation tests
Irkut Corporation ran an evaluation of the MC-21-300 prototype behavior over water. The aircraft proved safe to operate…
Southwest deems armrests as low-touch areas
Southwest Airlines (LUV) is retiring its extra aircraft cleaning procedures previously enacted due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The…
Virgin Australia ends long-haul; shifts to all-Boeing 737 fleet
Virgin Australia’s reorganization plan under voluntary administration includes mass layoffs, fleet recomposition and discontinuation of its subsidiary Tigerair…
What’s left for Boeing 737 MAX before it goes back to the skies?
Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) preliminary review of Boeing 737 MAX reported promising resolutions for safety issues related to…
China Eastern Airlines launches unlimited VIP lounge access sales
Since the summer, “unlimited flight pass” has been a popular way of promotion among many Chinese airlines, after…
United Nations Antonov An-74 crash in Mali injures eleven people
A transport plane of the United Nations, coming from Bamako with 11 people on board, made a difficult…
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi’s first Airbus A321 spotted in Hamburg
The first A321neo aircraft for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, Wizz Air’s newest subsidiary based in the Middle East,…