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 »
British Airways empowers cabin crew to deliver personalized customer service
British Airways is to issue its 15,000 cabin crew with iPhone XRs to help them offer a more personalised service… Read More »
Boeing spacecraft astronauts see new frontier for commercial space
A crew of veteran U.S. astronauts and aviators are training in Houston for a manned mission to the International Space… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starman and Elon Musk’s Tesla have made a lap around the sun
Starman and his deep-space ride have completed their first lap around the sun. The spacesuit-clad mannequin, who sits behind the… Read More »
FAA cautions airlines on maintenance of sensors that were key to 737 MAX crashes
Following two deadly crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX, both of which were initiated by a faulty reading from a… Read More »
How space technology has improved the airline experience
“Did you ever want to be an astronaut?” is one of the questions that almost every pilot is occasionally asked…. Read More »
British Airways trials VR IFE on transatlantic flights
British Airways, in an UK airline first, is trialling a new virtual reality headset on select flights in First from… Read More »
Virgin Galactic opens ‘Gateway to Space’ for tourist launches at Spaceport America
Virgin Galactic’s new home for tourist flights to suborbital space is now go for launch. The spaceflight company unveiled the… Read More »
Inflight Connectivity trends to watch
The airline industry has connectivity on the brain these days. Nowhere is that more apparent than in Hamburg, site of… Read More »
Everything travelers need to know about Boeing 737 Max developments
What started as a nightmare scenario – two crashes of the same type of jet within five months that killed… Read More »
U.S. Air regulators ban Apple MacBook Pros with recalled batteries from flights
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has banned certain MacBook Pro laptops on flights following an announcement by Apple Inc. that… Read More »