CargoLogic Germany suspended from EU airspace
CargoLogic Germany has been told it is no longer permitted to fly in European Union airspace while sister company CargoLogicAir… Read More »
Boeing’s problems in China go far beyond the latest 737-800 grounding
Another Boeing 737 jet has been grounded after a fatal crash, this time in China. That may be the least… Read More »
Foreign aircraft lessors lose hope of getting back Russian jets worth $10B
As the clock runs down to the Mar. 28 sanctions deadline for Russian airlines to hand back more than… Read More »
India’s Vistara mulls short-term leases due to 787 delays
Vistara (UK, Delhi Int’l) is evaluating its fleet options for its planned expansion to the United States in light of… Read More »
Alaska Air Cargo adds two Boeing 737-800 P2Fs to fleet
Alaska Air Cargo will add two Boeing 737-800P2F aircraft to its dedicated freighter fleet serving the state of Alaska. These… Read More »
U.S. FAA safety official Billy Nolen named acting administrator
The Biden administration on Saturday Mar. 26 named the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) safety chief as the acting leader of… Read More »
Boeing 737’s fatal crashes over the last decade
A Boeing 737-800 jet operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in the mountains of southern China on Monday Mar. 22…. Read More »
U.S. FAA warns Boeing may not get 737-10 Max certified in 2022
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned Boeing earlier this week the planemaker may not gain certification of a lengthened… Read More »
BOC Aviation sues Russia’s AirBridgeCargo over 747-8F
The fall-out from the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made its way to the US District Court in New York… Read More »
Royal Air Maroc to issue 737 renewal RFP in 2023
Royal Air Maroc (AT, Casablanca Int’l) is preparing a request for proposals for the replacement of its existing B737 fleet… Read More »
Qatar Airways denies owing $220mn to Airbus
Qatar Airways (QR, Doha Hamad Int’l) has rejected Airbus’s claims that it owes the manufacturer USD220 million for the two… Read More »
Philippines Cebu Pacific Air holds course for all-neo fleet
Cebu Pacific Air (5J, Manila Ninoy Aquino Int’l) still plans to transition to an all-neo Airbus fleet by 2027, the… Read More »
Former Boeing 737 Max test pilot acquitted on felony charges
A former Boeing test pilot was acquitted Wednesday Mar. 23 on felony charges of deceiving federal regulators about a key… Read More »
What owners and financers need to know about insurance and Putin’s aircraft seizure law
On March 14, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law allowing the seizure of foreign-owned aircraft in Russia. Many… Read More »
Alaska Airlines will become an all-Boeing operator and retire Airbus A320 family aircraft early
Alaska Airlines said Thursday Mar. 24 that it was accelerating its plans to simplify its fleet, becoming an all-Boeing operator… Read More »
China Eastern 737’s black boxes recovered severely damaged
One of two black boxes belonging to the ill-fated China Eastern flight 5735, carrying 123 passengers and nine crew members,… Read More »
Teague’s Elevate concept uses a single-aisle aircraft cabin that uses ‘floating furniture’
The shortlist for the Crystal Cabin Awards 2022 has been announced, and one entry seems to be gaining the most… Read More »
Will the surge of passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversions create air cargo glut?
Will exuberance for air cargo conversions create freighter glut? Record capacity injection from used passenger aircraft to crest by 2026,… Read More »
Unum unveils Unum One business class seat
Unum Aircraft Seating has unveiled its first business class seat, Unum One. The company says the seat delivers exceptional comfort… Read More »
India’s flybig signs LOI for 5+5 Twin Otter-400s
flybig (S9, Indore) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with De Havilland Aircraft of Canada covering five firm-ordered DHC-6-400s… Read More »
Aeromexico invests in fleet after exiting Chapter 11
Grupo Aeroméxico is to invest USD5 billion over the next five years, mainly to expand its fleet, following its successful… Read More »
South African CAA suspends Lufthansa Technik subsidiary
Procedural issues have seen the indefinite suspension of Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International’s (LTMI) Aircraft Maintenance Organisations (AMO) license by the… Read More »