In-service ATR turboprop fleet close to pre-COVID numbers
France-based ATR, the manufacturer of the ATR 42 and ATR 72 turboprop aircraft, has indicated that it is set for… Read More »
AAT Composites secures EASA POA approval
AAT Composites has earned product organisation (POA) approval in compliance with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA Part 21G)…. Read More »
FACC reports strong sales growth in 2022
Aerospace technology and advanced aircraft lightweight systems company FACC reported that in 2022, it was able to increase the company… Read More »
EasyJet’s report on how the air travel experience will be like in 2070
European LCC, EasyJet, has created a report predicting what the air travel experience might look like in 2070. The report… Read More »
World’s largest pilot organizations are calling single pilot ops “A Threat To Safety”
Some of the world’s largest pilot organizations have joined forces in the fight against single pilot operations. Leaders of some… Read More »
HK Express to retrofit fleet with Recaro SL3710
Following HK Express’s first-ever order of seats from Recaro Aircraft Seating – a contract for more than 4,000 seats –… Read More »
Ryanair says price still key to new 100 Boeing 737 Max jet deal
The head of budget giant Ryanair drew a line under a rare public spat with Boeing on Wednesday by confirming… Read More »
Qantas and Airbus to invest US$1.34 billion in Australian biofuel refinery
Qantas Airways and Airbus will jointly invest A$2 million ($1.34 million) in a biofuel refinery being set up in Australia’s… Read More »
Boeing will increase 737 Max and 787 production rates very soon
Boeing will increase 737 MAX production rates above the current rate of 31 jets per month “very soon,” the head… Read More »
AviaAM Leasing delivers fourth 737-800BCF to Bluebird
AviaAM Leasing has delivered another 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) to Icelandic ACMI leasing and cargo airline Bluebird Nordic. This… Read More »
Turkish Aerospace Industries proudly shows off its Mach 2.2 TF-X fighter
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) proudly showed off its TF-X fighter in March 2023, which is now on the move—even though… Read More »
Boeing Starliner’s first astronaut flight to space delayed until July 2023
Boeing’s first launch of astronauts has been delayed again, this time until July. NASA announced the latest postponement Wednesday, saying… Read More »
Bose announces A30 Aviation Headset
Bose has announced its new A30 Aviation Headset. The A30 is Bose’s first new around-ear aviation headset in 13 years… Read More »
ATR predicts growth in 2023
ATR expects to see significant growth in 2023. With the global ATR in-service fleet now close to pre-Covid numbers, the… Read More »
Qantas and Airbus invest in new refinery that will turn sugar into fuel
Agricultural by-products including sugarcane will be transformed into jet fuel at a new biofuel refinery with investment from Qantas, Airbus… Read More »
Low-cost HK Express introduces first Airbus A321neo jet
Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier HK Express announced the arrival of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft on March 29, 2023. It… Read More »
Lufthansa is looking to add six second-hand Airbus A350-900s
Lufthansa will potentially acquire six more Airbus A350-900s previously operated by other airlines, including LATAM and South African Airways, to… Read More »
AirBridgeCargo to resume operations with Russian Ilyushin IL-96
Russia-based AirBridge Cargo, which suspended operations in March 2022, due to sanctions, will restart flights with the Russian-made Ilyushin IL-96…. Read More »
Colombia’s Ultra Air forced to suspend operations
Colombian low-cost carrier Ultra Air announced that it suspended operations with immediate effect, despite the airline receiving an additional capital… Read More »
Airbus A321XLR cabin tested at sub-zero temperatures in northern Canada
Airbus’ A321XLR flight-test aircraft has returned from a four-day cold-weather ground testing at Iqaluit in northern Canada. The purpose of… Read More »
How airplane seat refurbishing became a billion-dollar industry
A commercial plane typically flies multiple times a day, thousands of times a year, for several years before its interior… Read More »
RECARO SL3710 set for first flight on HK Express A321neo
Recaro Aircraft Seating’s new SL3710 seat is set to take its first flight on an HK Express A321neo. The SL3710… Read More »
Texel Air Bahrain starts operations in New Zealand for Parceline Express
Texel Air Bahrain has deployed a Boeing B737-300 freighter to Auckland, New Zealand to operate charter services for Parceline Express,… Read More »
Asia Pacific Airlines to retrain crew after FAA grounded its fleet
Cargo airline Asia Pacific Airlines is working on getting its fleet back in the sky with crew training after it… Read More »
FAA looks to address potential fuel leaks from Boeing 737’s APU
The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is issuing an Airworthiness Directive (AD), addressing potential damage to the Boeing 737’s… Read More »
China Southern Airlines plans to increase Boeing and Airbus order
China Southern Airlines will reportedly add over 200 Boeing and Airbus single-aisle jets over three years. Details regarding the airline’s… Read More »