Regulators to allow 737 MAX return before all changes complete As the recertification flight is approaching, foreign regulators defined their requirements for the Boeing 737 MAX more precisely.… ByClément CharpentreauOctober 22, 2020
Water, smoke and arcing electricity in the cockpit of Safair B737 On December 10, 2019, a crew of Boeing 737-400 belonging to South African low-cost carrier Safair experienced an… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
British Airways parent strives to raise €2.75 billion British Airways owner International Airlines Group (IAG) (IAG) has placed new shares to prop up the group’s shrinking… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
Pictures show 1st Airbus A321P2F in service-ready livery The first Qantas freighter-to-be Airbus A321P2F was spotted performing a test flight in its final livery. The aircraft’s… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
Struggling Avianca to get up to $370 million state loan Fighting-for-survival Columbian airline Avianca (AVHOQ) is about to get the government’s support. Colombian government will lend up to $370… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
Air New Zealand suffers first loss since 2002 Air New Zealand has reported its first annual loss since 2002. The air carrier declared a pretax loss… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
Rex to expand, take on Qantas and Virgin Australia directly Australian regional airline Rex announced a plan to launch domestic major city jet operations on March 1, 2021.… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
What happened to aviation safety during pandemic? |Data No prior event affected the aviation industry as much as COVID-19 pandemic did. Amount of flights plummeted as… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Airbus drops A321XRL anti-condensation system, supplier concerned Stepping up in the development of its newest plane, Airbus has reversed its resolution to offer an active… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
Atlas Air crash: poor training history of copilot went undetected The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board determined that the crash of Atlas Air cargo Flight 3591 in a… ByClément CharpentreauOctober 22, 2020
Data extraction of Ukraine Flight 752 shot down by Iran begins After months of dithering, Iran sent to France the flight recorders of the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800… ByClément CharpentreauOctober 22, 2020
Reports suggest fate of Virgin Australia CEO hangs in balance Virgin Australia chief executive Paul Scurrah can be replaced in the nearest future due to disagreements with airline’s… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Il-96-400M: why is Russia developing yet another new wide-body? There are two wide-body airliners currently under development in Russia: new, sleek Russian-Chinese Craic CR929 and… Ilyushin Il-96-400M,… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
Cathay to restructure, behead Dragon and cut 6000 jobs Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific announced plans to discontinue Cathay Dragon regional airline and lay off 17%… ByValius VenckunasOctober 22, 2020
The last goodbye: Tiger Airways shuts down Tiger Airways Australia has officially shut down after parent company Virgin Australia’s new owner Bain Capital decided to… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteOctober 22, 2020
Qatar Airways to seat two directors on IAG executive board As the parent company of such airlines as Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, and others, International Airlines Group… ByRytis BeresneviciusOctober 22, 2020
First flight from sea for Chinese AG600, world’s largest seaplane The AG600 seaplane, developed indigenously by the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), made its maiden flight over… ByClément CharpentreauOctober 22, 2020
Lifeline for Airbus A380 as British Airways schedules flights? British Airways is seemingly set to become one of the few operators that still believes in the viability… ByRytis BeresneviciusOctober 22, 2020