Emirates diverts Delhi-Dubai flight after ‘drone activity’ at airport
Dubai international airport had faced a similar situation in 2015 and 2016 when unauthorized drones flew on its airspace. Emirates,… Read More »
London Heathrow No. 1 in airport connectivity
OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, released its Megahubs Index 2019. The analysis reveals the Top… Read More »
Boeing is taking some heat about its new 797 NMA project
Boeing ‘s stock performance has been all about the grounded 737 MAX jet for six months, but other things are… Read More »
Pilot Chuck Yeager, who broke sound barrier, sues Airbus for trademark infringement
Chuck Yeager, the retired U.S. Air Force pilot who broke the sound barrier, has sued Airbus, accusing the aerospace company… Read More »
Bamboo Airways is set to increase its fleet size to 100 by 2024
Bamboo Airways is set to increase its fleet size to 100 by 2024 after it received permission from the Vietnamese… Read More »
Airbus forecasts need for over 39,000 new jets in the next 20 years
The world’s passenger and freighter aircraft fleet is set to more than double from nearly 23,000 to almost 48,000 by… Read More »
Airbus chief warns airplane tariffs would be ‘very damaging’ to US
Airbus’s CEO has warned President Trump that tariffs on Europe’s aviation industry could blowback on its U.S. counterparts, according to… Read More »
The business jet market has several new aircraft
The business jet market appears primed for several new aircraft unveilings, a key business aviation market analyst believes, suggesting that… Read More »
Embraer delivers new jet that Boeing may soon sell against Airbus
Embraer hopes to see more orders for its newest passenger plane by the end of the year, an executive said,… Read More »
Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman considers used jets for new U.S. airline
Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman said his new U.S. airline would begin flights next year and may employ used Embraer planes… Read More »
US Air Force restricts KC-46 from carrying cargo and passengers
In a move that could have major impacts on the already-delayed tanker program, the U.S. Air Force has indefinitely barred… Read More »
Boeing chief sees US-China trade war as sales risk for big jets
Boeing Chairman and CEO Dennis Muilenburg expressed confidence the company would quickly overcome recent troubles with its new 737 MAX… Read More »
Airbus wants to know everything passengers do on an airplane
Airbus wants to know everything passengers are consuming on board – from coffee to movies, even toilet paper. The European… Read More »
European regulator plans its own test flights of Boeing 737 MAX
Europe’s aviation regulator will send its own test pilots and engineers to fly forthcoming certification flight tests of Boeing’s newly… Read More »
Chinese airlines will buy 7,690 new planes worth $1.2 trillion over 20 years
Chinese airlines will buy 7,690 new planes worth $1.2 trillion over the next two decades to keep pace with booming… Read More »
Supersonic jet will fly at Mach 1.2 without generating a sonic boom
Plans to launch supersonic commercial jet travel have long been hampered by a U.S. ban on such flight over land…. Read More »
World’s biggest airplane ‘Antonov An-225 Mriya’ takes off from Oakland
Antonov An-225 is the biggest plane in the world and it was spotted in the East Bay over the weekend…. Read More »
The riskiest US airports for Wi-Fi
Whatever you do, try to avoid connecting to free Wi-Fi at these airports, begs Tom Merritt. Traveling’s risky enough with… Read More »
Reagan National Airport to debut facial scanning technology
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will debut facial recognition technology in November that will let all departing international travelers board… Read More »
Airbus deliveries fall to 42 aircraft per month
Within the first eight months of the year, Airbus has delivered 66 more commercial aircraft than during the same period… Read More »
EgyptAir orders 27 Airbus A320 and A220 jets
EgyptAir company has clinched a deal with Airbus to buy 27 new A220 and A320 jets as part of the… Read More »
Russian and Italian stole GE Aviation trade secrets
Trend Macro Chief Investment Officer Donald Luskin discusses the recent market selloff and how the U.S. detained an alleged Chinese… Read More »
Boeing 777-9 door blows out during ground test
Boeing’s new widebody jet, the 777X, suffered a setback during a high-pressure stress test on the ground when one of… Read More »
Former Boeing 737 MAX development official has refused to provide documents
A former Boeing official who played a key role in the development of the 737 MAX has refused to provide… Read More »
China to account for more than half of Asia-Pacific pilot demand by 2038
An estimated 645,000 new pilots will be needed to meet global demand by 2038, according to Boeing. The Asia-Pacific region… Read More »
American Airlines mechanic charged with sabotaging an aircraft’s navigation system
An American Airlines mechanic has been arrested and charged with sabotaging an aircraft’s navigation system before a flight in July… Read More »