Lufthansa pilots offer to sacrifice up to 45% of salary
Pilots at Lufthansa are ready to sacrifice up to 45% of their salaries for more than two years to help… Read More »
Delta will retire all its MD-88 and MD-90 jets
Delta’s plan for the early retirement of its McDonnell Douglas jets continues a trend that we are seeing across the… Read More »
American Airlines defers pension contributions under CARES Act
With air travel praticially halted across the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, American Airlines said it plans… Read More »
A350s become freighters through Airbus pallet-for-seat swap
Airbus is offering carriers a modification and regulatory support scheme to convert passenger A350s, A330s and A340s temporarily into main-deck… Read More »
Boeing must face Pilot Union’s 737 MAX suit in Texas court
The decision comes as the Covid-19 epidemic is grounding an increasing number of U.S. pilots and other airline employees. Boeing… Read More »
Private aviation service JetSuite files for bankruptcy
Dallas-based private aviation service JetSuite filed for bankruptcy Tuesday in Delaware. Superior Air Charter LLC, the operating company for the… Read More »
SpiceJet said it will not pay its pilots for April and May
SpiceJet has announced that it will not pay its pilots for April and May due to the current circumstances. Pilots… Read More »
Virgin Australia launches US legal action to protect aircraft from being seized
Collapsed airline Virgin Australia has launched legal action in the United States to protect itself from creditors there who are… Read More »
Southwest does not see a return to normalcy for the foreseeable future
Southwest Airlines does not see a return to normalcy for air traffic demand in the foreseeable future. It is maintaining… Read More »
Boeing deliveries down by 66% this year
Boeing has announced that its orders have fallen by nearly two thirds as the US aircraft manufacturer revealed a US$641… Read More »
China’s Comac makes first jet delivery after resuming production
Comac has delivered its 24th ARJ21 regional aircraft, the first aircraft to be delivered since the Chinese airframer resumed work… Read More »
Singapore Airlines sets aside $2.3 Billion for new aircraft payments
Singapore Airlines made a big splash raising nearly $13 billion over the last few months to shore itself against the… Read More »
Airline industry may be gutted for years without a COVID 19 vaccine
If the public’s confidence in the ability to fly safely doesn’t rise in the coming months, “you’ll be looking for… Read More »
Boeing halts tie-up with Embraer
Boeing has announced that it has stopped its planned strategic partnership with Embraer and terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA)… Read More »
Embraer in an uncertain future after Boeing deal bust
Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA has been thrust into an uncertain future with no immediate plan B, while not ruling out… Read More »
Airbus CEO warns staff on jobs with its ‘survival at stake’
European planemaker Airbus issued a bleak assessment of the impact of the coronavirus crisis, telling the company’s 135,000 employees to… Read More »
Supersonic aircraft facility and high-paying jobs coming to Florida’s Space Coast
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that a supersonic aircraft facility would be coming to Brevard County. In a news conference,… Read More »
The current coronavirus crisis offers a new opportunity for hydrogen in aviation
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed how dramatically global CO2 emissions can fall when world governments take collective and decisive action…. Read More »
Virgin Australia owes creditors over $6 Billion
Readers of the weekend newspapers in Australia raised their eyebrows on Saturday when news broke that Virgin Australia owed creditors… Read More »
Embraer says Boeing used “false claims” to terminate partnership agreement
Brazilian company accuses Americans of using “false claims” to cancel merger and says it will demand compensation. Business involving Embraer’s… Read More »
UV-C light system eliminates Covid-19 from aircraft cabins
A UV-C light system will soon be available for disinfecting aircraft interiors, according to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which has… Read More »
Can the global aviation industry weather the coronavirus storm?
The aviation industry has been reeling from the impact of global travel bans in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic…. Read More »