Israel succumbs to pressure, opens airways to foreign airlines
After being pressured by the United States, Israel agrees to open its skies for foreign airlines. On February…
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Aer Lingus to start ticket sale for transatlantic flights
Aer Lingus, a subsidiary of International Airlines Group (IAG) (IAG), targets to start three transatlantic routes to Orlando,…
US-Cuba tensions: cargo relief flights denied exemption
Two US companies were denied permission to deliver humanitarian cargo flights to Cuba. What’s the future for the…
Tip of the iceberg: Southwest Airlines grounds 130 Boeing 737s
Southwest Airlines (LUV) has temporarily grounded over half of its fleet, 130 Boeing 737-800 aircraft, due to detected…
Boeing 737 MAX crisis: Burned bridges (Part III)
This article was originally published on AeroTime News on July 31, 2019. If you have missed the second part…
Safety issues detain Boeing 737 MAX from Canadian skies
Transport Canada shows no hurry in the recertification process of Boeing 737 MAX. The authority strictly stated MAX…
US bans Pakistan International Airlines flights over fake degrees
The United States banned Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights from its airspace. The decision follows the recent investigation…
FAA lowers Pakistan’s air safety rating and bans flights to US
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has downgraded the international safety rating of Pakistan’s aviation and banned Pakistani airlines…
Congress finds “disturbing” errors in Boeing 737 MAX development
The investigation by the United States House of Representatives severely blames the planemaker and the Federal Aviation Administration…
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…
Tensions ease: US increases flight allowance for Chinese airlines
In early-June 2020, tensions between the United States and China spiked when the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT)…
Japan’s new Zipair airline begins flights despite change of plans
Zipair, a new airline based in Japan, has begun flight operations, launching the first flight from Narita, Japan,…
Boom assembles supersonic XB-1 demonstrator wing [Video]
Boom Supersonic installed the wings of their XB-1 demonstrator onto the fuselage, paving the way to the supersonic…
FAA prepares the future of supersonic commercial flights
Fast is nice, quiet is better. The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing the future of supersonic commercial flights…
Flawed Boeing KC-46A tanker catches Israel interest
The State Department officially informed the Congress of its intention to proceed with the sale of 8 Boeing…
Moxy renamed Breeze Airways, eyes launch by 2021
Moxy Airlines, a start-up airline by the same founder as JetBlue (JBLU) , has changed name to Breeze…
Airline consolidation in Europe: worrying times for the industry
While consolidation looks like a complex and long process that two or more companies undertake for one reason…
FAA wants to revoke license of “reckless” Executive Air Express
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is threatening to revoke Executive Air Express air carrier…