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 »
Air India in widebody jet order talks with Airbus and Boeing
Tata Sons-owned Air India has been in talks with Airbus and Boeing as well as lessors about a potential order… Read More »
The world’s largest jet has been destroyed in Ukraine
The Antonov An-225 “Mriya” freighter, the world’s largest aircraft, has reportedly been destroyed in fighting following the invasion of Ukraine…. Read More »
Norwegian Air leases 10 new Boeing Max jets from AerCap
Norwegian Air has signed lease agreements with AerCap for 10 new Boeing 737-800 MAX 8 aircraft ahead of the European… Read More »
Swiss International will equip its entire 777-300ER fleet with new fuel-saving technology
Swiss International Airlines has decided to equip its entire Boeing long-haul fleet with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology. Starting in… Read More »
Airbus CEO says international travel will grow despite COVID and war
Guillaume Faury, the chief executive officer of airplane manufacturer Airbus, says he still believes that international travel – particularly to… Read More »
Fleet Analysis: United Airlines 787-10 operations
Where United Airlines is flying its Boeing 787-10s is changing rapidly. It has 13 in service, with half of flights… Read More »
Europe to ban export of all aircraft and spare parts to Russian airlines
The European Union on Friday Feb. 25 shared that it will ban the export of all aircraft, equipment, and spare… Read More »
Dubai’s Emirates told Airbus it will not take delivery of A350 passenger jets
Dubai’s Emirates has told Airbus it will not take delivery of A350 passenger jets that it has ordered if they… Read More »
Emirates CEO Tim Clark isn’t happy with Airbus and Boeing
Emirates President Tim Clark (understandably) isn’t happy with Airbus and Boeing, given the planes that the Dubai-based airline has on… Read More »
Jet-engine makers are looking for titanium supplies outside Russia
Engine makers for Boeing and Airbus jets are working to diversify sources of titanium away from Russia as the conflict… Read More »
Boeing to have 15 cargo jet conversion lines in China by end of 2022
Boeing’s total number of passenger-to-freighter aircraft conversion production lines in China will reach 15 by the end of this year,… Read More »
Judge approves Boeing settlement with investors over 737 Max jet
A judge has approved a $237.5 million settlement of a lawsuit in which Boeing investors accused company board members of… Read More »
China’s SF Airlines recently added its 69th jet freighter
Express carrier SF Airlines recently added its 69th freighter aircraft. The China-based airline in February took delivery of a Boeing… Read More »
US sanctions Russia’s SberLeasing
The US Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added the Russian state-owned bank Sberbank and 25… Read More »
Tanzania’s Flightlink Air Charters to add ATR72-500
Tanzania’s Flightlink Air Charters is in the process of adding its first ATR72-500, 5H-FLA (msn 703), Skyliner Aviation has reported…. Read More »
Emirates threatens 777X massive cancellation in case of more delays
Emirates is prepared to cancel its order for 115 Boeing 777X if delays their first deliveries beyond 2023, Chairman Tim… Read More »
Business jet maker Bombardier checking for customer exposure to Russia sanctions
Canadian planemaker Bombardier said on Thursday Feb. 24 it is checking whether any of its customers could be subject to… Read More »
So far Russian civil aerospace firms spared from sanctions
As Russia sends troops into separatist areas of Ukraine, and facing the prospect of a full-scale invasion, the U.S. and… Read More »
Will the next FAA Administrator be a United Airlines pilot and former U.S. Congressman?
Steve Dickson is leaving behind a legacy focused heavily on safety as the departing Federal Aviation Administration Administrator. Dickson announced… Read More »