Rolls-Royce to reduce civil operations, workforce down by 9,000
A £5.4 billion ($6 billion) loss prompted the engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce to consolidate its civil aerospace operations. Four…
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airBaltic half-year losses balloon despite record start to 2020
airBaltic, despite a record-breaking start of the year, saw its losses balloon due to the impact of COVID-19…
Bain bids $2.5B on Virgin Australia, Etihad and SIA lose millions
Bain Capital made a $2.5 billion (AU$3.5 billion) bid over Virgin Australia. Under the proposal, Virgin Australia’s unsecured…
Japan hopes UAE will become first Kawasaki C-2 export customer
The Japanese government will subject the Kawaski C-2 transport plane to unpaved runway landing tests in an attempt…
Champagne bubbles & overheating engines: Boeing 747 service entry
On September 30, 1968, the doors of the Everett assembly plant opened. A tractor towed out a glistening…
Quiz: Can you guess the nationality of these aircraft?
While headlines often concentrate on the rivalry between the American Boeing and the European Airbus, taking a closer…
AAIB finds Vueling pilots “confused” during two landing incidents
The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigated two previous landing incidents of the same Vueling Airlines flight…
Luftwaffe takes delivery of world’s first A350 governmental plane
The Luftwaffe, the German Air Force, took delivery from Lufthansa Technik of the first new Airbus A350 due…
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…
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…
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%…
easyJet to close three British bases
The British low-cost carrier easyJet will close its bases in London-Stansted, London-Southend, and Newcastle from September 2020. Several…
Quiz: Can you recognize an aircraft by its detail?
All aircraft are similar, but each of them has some features unique only to the particular model. Can…
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…
Rolls-Royce identifies cracks on A350 XWB engine blades
Rolls-Royce identified signs of wear in the blades of some Intermediate Pressure Compressors (IPC) of XWB-84 engines that…
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…
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…