Teen jet tracker launches account to follow Russian oligarchs planes
Jack Sweeney first gained notoriety for his account that keeps tabs on Elon Musk’s private jet. Jack Sweeney, the 19-year-old… Read More »
U.S. FAA expands use of review boards in certifying airplanes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday Feb. 28 it is expanding the use of independent safety expert groups… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia is negotiating the terms its jet deals with Airbus and Boeing
Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia is negotiating the terms its aircraft deals with manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, with cancellation of the… Read More »
West Star plans Colorado expansion with larger interiors shop
West Star Aviation has announced plans to expand its facility at Grand Junction (GJT), Colorado in order to keep pace… Read More »
FAA grants STC and PMA for Gogo’s 5G antenna
Gogo Business Aviation has received Supplemental Type Certification (STC) and Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) from the FAA for its 5G… Read More »
Unum signs up suppliers as it moves toward production
The newest entrant to the business class seating sector, Unum Aircraft Seating, has announced three supplier partnerships as the company… Read More »
U.S. to extend international minimum flight requirement waivers over COVID
The United States government on Monday Feb. 28 proposed extending temporary waivers of international minimum flight requirements at some U.S…. Read More »
Airlines Offering Huge Perks To Attract New Workers
U.S. airlines – burned last year by trimming their staffs due to the pandemic and then finding themselves unprepared when… Read More »
Air Canada mulls an A321neo order
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) is in early discussions about a potential order for between ten and twenty A321neo, sources… Read More »
China Southern Airlines to retire A380s by YE22
China Southern Airlines (CZ, Guangzhou) is set to retire all of its remaining A380-800s by the end of 2022, Chinese… Read More »
IAG mulls cargo, loyalty, IT, aircraft changes
IAG International Airlines Group is looking to divest assets such as aircraft and stakes in its air freight unit IAG… Read More »
World’s only An-225 destroyed by Russian airstrikes
The government of Ukraine has confirmed that the world’s only An-225, operated by state-owned Antonov Airlines (ADB, Gostomel), has been… Read More »
Qantas to order A350-1000(ULR)s by mid-2022, launch in 2025
Qantas (QF, Sydney Kingsford Smith) has revived plans to order A350-1000(ULR)s for its planned “Project Sunrise” non-stop services to Europe… Read More »
Contracts for 515 aircraft leased to Russian airlines will be terminated
Lessors are set to terminate hundreds of aircraft leases with Russian airlines following Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine… Read More »
Airbus counters back at Qatar with $220 million A350 damages claim
Airbus hit back in an escalating dispute with Qatar Airways over A350 jets on Monday Feb. 28, asking a British… Read More »
SWISS unveils first aircraft to be equipped with Premium Economy Class
SWISS presented its first aircraft to be equipped with the carrier’s new Premium Economy Class at Zurich Airport last week…. Read More »
Lockheed Martin and other defense stocks jumped as Germany increases military spending
Lockheed Martin and other defense stocks jumped Monday Feb. 28 after Germany announced plans to bolster its military strength, sinking… Read More »
Venezuela’s Solar Cargo adds first Boeing 727 freighter
Solar Cargo (4S, Valencia Arturo Michelena Int’l) has taken delivery of its first of two B727-200(F)s, sources in Venezuela have… Read More »
Mexico’s Mas Air rebrands, to expand to 18 freighters
Mas Air (M7, México City Int’l) has rebranded to mas as it further severs links with its LATAM Airlines Group… Read More »
Greece’s Olympus Airways retires 757s
Olympus Airways (OLY, Athens Int’l) has retired both of its B757-200(PCF)s as it plans to restructure its fleet around passenger… Read More »
Wizz Air to extract four aircraft grounded in Ukraine
Wizz Air (W6, Budapest) plans to extract as soon as possible four of its A320-200s trapped in Ukraine following the… Read More »
Norway’s Flyr takes first 737-8 Max
Flyr took delivery of its first Boeing 737-8 Max on February 21, 2022, after LN-FGF (msn 43324) was delivered directly… Read More »