ITA Airways Receives First All-Blue Airbus A220
ITA Airways took delivery of its first all-blue Airbus A220, an outlier in its current fleet of A220-300s. The aircraft,… Read More »
Saudi PIF-Owned AviLease Acquires Standard Chartered Aircraft Leasing Business
Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund’s (PIF)-backed enterprise successfully concluded a transaction on August 28, 2023, as announced by Standard Chartered… Read More »
US FAA Appoints David Boulter as Permanent Aviation Safety Chief
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the United States named its acting head of aviation safety, David Boulter, as the… Read More »
Indonesia’s State-Owned Airlines Garuda and Pelita Air Consider Merger with Citilink for Cost Efficiencies
Indonesia’s Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, has proposed the merger of state-owned airlines PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk and PT… Read More »
Boeing Secures $3.8 Billion Credit Facilities from Leading Lenders Citibank and JPMorgan
A recent filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revealed that Boeing, the renowned aircraft manufacturer,… Read More »
Fleet Analysis: Why Boeing Faces Challenges in Marketing the 777X-8
Boeing has encountered difficulties in promoting the passenger version of the 777-8 model. Out of a total of 383 commitments,… Read More »
Moldova’s Civil Aviation Authority Revokes Air Moldova’s AOC Leading to Flight Cancellations
The Moldovan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) striped the Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) of Air Moldova, citing the airline’s lack of… Read More »
Iraqi Airways Receives Fifth and Final Airbus A220 Delivery
Iraqi Airways has taken delivery of its fifth and final Airbus A220-300 aircraft. The narrow-body jet, registered as YI-ARH, arrived… Read More »
Leasing Company Accuses Go First of Cannibalizing Leased A320neo Jets
Ireland-based lessor ACG Aircraft Leasing claims in court files that some aircraft it is trying to recover from Go First… Read More »
Airlines Embrace AI Tech Upgrades to Elevate Customer Experience
A series of airlines are rolling out technological advancements designed to enhance the customer experience, both on the ground and… Read More »
Boeing Set to Resume 737 Max Deliveries to China After Four-Year Pause
Boeing is gearing up to recommence the delivery of its 737 Max jets to China, marking the first such delivery… Read More »
Karol Bobko, Astronaut on Challenger’s Maiden Flight, Passes Away at 85
Karol Bobko, the astronaut who piloted the first voyage of the shuttle Challenger nearly three years before its tragic explosion,… Read More »
Boom Supersonic Hits Milestone on Path to XB-1’s Inaugural Test Flight
In a major development, Boom Supersonic unveiled on August 24, 2023, significant strides in its journey towards conducting the inaugural… Read More »
Private Jet Dassault Falcon 6X Receives Certification from EASA and FAA
Dassault Aviation has announced that its new business jet, the Falcon 6X, has received certification from the European Aviation Safety… Read More »
Runway Overrun Incident Linked to Rushed Flight and Competitive Landing, NTSB Report Reveals
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has unveiled its conclusive findings on a runway overrun incident involving a Gulfstream G150… Read More »
Insights from ALPA President Advocating for Dual Pilot System in Commercial Aircraft Cockpits
In a recent conversation with Simple Flying on August 22, Jason Ambrosi, President of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA),… Read More »
Emirates A380 Incident at Nice Airport Under Investigation by France’s BEA
France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety, known as BEA, has officially commenced an investigation into a… Read More »
Reviewing Boeing’s 737 Max Delivery Targets Due to Recent Manufacturing Issue
Boeing is in the process of re-evaluating its delivery projections for the 737 MAX aircraft due to the identification of… Read More »
NASA Advances Commercial Aviation Towards Supersonic Passenger Planes
It’s been two decades since the cost-prohibitive Concorde supersonic passenger jet was retired from service, taking the possibility of transatlantic… Read More »
Qantas Orders 12 Boeing 787 and 12 Airbus A350 Airplanes for Significant Fleet Revamp
Qantas Airways, Australia’s national carrier, has unveiled a significant order for 24 new widebody aircraft to replace its aging Airbus… Read More »
New Manufacturing Issue Impacts Boeing 737 Max and 737 NextGeneration (NG) Military Derivative
A recent manufacturing quality concern has surfaced, impacting both the Boeing 737 MAX and the military variant 737 NextGeneration (NG)… Read More »
Qantas Unveils Airbus A380 Retirement Plans
Qantas has disclosed its strategic retirement plans for its largest aircraft, the Airbus A380, while concurrently placing orders for additional… Read More »
Barnacles Hold Potential Clues to MH370 Location, Says Scientist
Could barnacles hold the key to one of aviation’s biggest unanswered mysteries? A group of scientists have developed a new… Read More »
Controller Derostered After Near-Miss Involving Two Vistara A320neos at Delhi Airport
An air traffic controller was derostered by authorities following an incident where two Vistara aircraft were involved in a near-miss… Read More »
U.S. Airline Startup Red Way to Cease Operations
Red Way, a startup airline based in Lincoln, Nebraska, the United States (US), has announced that it will cease operations… Read More »
FedEx to Commemorate 50th 777F Milestone with Unique Fuselage Sticker
FedEx will celebrate its 50th Boeing 777F cargo aircraft with a special sticker on the aft side of the fuselage…. Read More »