FAA issues new training procedures for 737 MAX pilots The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a draft report on revised training procedures for Boeing 737 MAX pilots,… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
Weather at Heathrow ruins symbolic British Airways 747 take-off British Airways (BA) bid a farewell to its final two Boeing 747-400 aircraft based at Heathrow Airport (LHR),… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
India launches $800 million airport expansion project in Maldives The Airports Authority of India (AAI) started working on the Hanimaadhoo International Airport expansion project, which is considered… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
Air China adds first ARJ21 to its lineup China’s third-largest airline has reported the inaugural flight of its first ARJ21 regional jet, the much-celebrated domestically produced… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Russian-Chinese disagreement causes delays for ambitious CR929 A fight over responsibilities will push first deliveries of CR929 to 2028-2029, Russian media reports. The aircraft was… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Embraer deliveries fall to record low in the second quarter Fewer commercial and executive jets were delivered in the second quarter of 2020 than in any given second… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Jet Time files for bankruptcy, owner registers Jettime Danish airline Jet Time, which has been offering charter and ACMI services since 2006, has filed for bankruptcy… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Bureaucracy commences as 737 MAX prepares for October relaunch Boeing 737 MAX, possibly the most troubled aircraft of our times, gears for long-awaited ungrounding. Yet a lot… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
KLM schedules retirement to 747s that came back from the grave KLM, the Dutch national carrier and the oldest airline in the world, announced they are going to bid… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Icelandair revenues fall by 85% in Q2 The preliminary financial results of the second quarter of 2020 indicate that Icelandair group’s revenues dropped by 85%… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
737 MAX: still wanted, but more troubles ahead Contracts will need to be reset, timelines moved and significantly smaller deliveries acknowledged as Boeing 737 MAX prepares… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
737 MAX production rate cut kills 1100 jobs at Spirit AeroSystems Spirit AeroSystems, one of the main Boeing’s suppliers for the 737 MAX programs, announced another round of layoffs… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Tigerair Australia suspends operations for foreseeable future Tigerair Australia, low-cost subsidiary of Virgin Australia, has declared the discontinuation of its brand while the parent company… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Canada unsatisfied with Iran’s report on downed UIA PS-752 flight New black box information regarding the Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) flight PS-752 downed by Iranian missiles on January… ByPijus JauniškisOctober 22, 2020
Eithad remains optimistic despite massive losses and job cuts Etihad, United Arab Emirates’ second-largest carrier and one of the Middle East’s “big three”, remains optimistic about its… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Two years after Seattle plane heist: lessons learned and missed August 10, 2018, saw an unscheduled and tragic airshow above Seattle: a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, followed by… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Cancellations persist as 737 MAX ungrounding nears 43 Boeing 737 MAX airplane orders were cancelled and 9 additional ones removed from the backlog. Boeing registered no… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Qantas to restart joy flights over Antarctica Scenic view from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner window, an extra set of sanitizing wipes and a map is… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020