HNA Group asks Chinese government for help
HNA Group, a once-acquisitive Chinese travel conglomerate and the parent group of Hainan Airlines, has asked the government of China’s… Read More »
U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options to rebook travel
U.S. airlines and hotels are extending options for customers to rebook travel to a growing list of countries, including Italy,… Read More »
Space industry and travel predictions for 2020
In 2019, the U.S. Space Force was formally established, NASA received a 2024 deadline for returning Americans to the moon,… Read More »
Lufthansa is offering employees unpaid leave and deferring new hirings
Lufthansa is offering employees unpaid leave and deferring the hiring of new flight attendants and station personnel-even though they already… Read More »
Judge rejects Britain’s London Heathrow Airport expansion plan
The expansion of Heathrow Airport was declared unlawful by an appeal court judge on Thursday, a major setback for the… Read More »
FAA proposes 737NG flight control software inspections and updates
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines to inspect flight control computers on more than 500 737NGs to address… Read More »
Airfares from South Korea to China shoot up amid covid-19 fears
Airfares from South Korea to China have spiked amid a growing coronavirus outbreak on the southern half of the Korean… Read More »
All Nippon ANA orders 11 Boeing 787-10 and four 787-9s jets
Boeingand ANA Holdings announced the Japanese airline group today decided to acquire up to 20 more 787 Dreamliner airplanes. The… Read More »
EU certifies the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion
European authorities have certified the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion undertaken by the airframer’s EFW joint venture with ST Engineering. Approval… Read More »
Pilot of Pegasus airplane that skidded off Istanbul airport runway arrested
An Istanbul court has ordered the arrest of the captain pilot of a Pegasus Airlines plane that skidded off a… Read More »
Virgin Galactic hints at more delays for start of SpaceShipTwo commercial flights
Virgin Galactic executives suggested Feb. 25 that the beginning of commercial flights of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle might slip again,… Read More »
China Eastern’s OTT Airlines will operate Chinese-made jets
China Eastern Airlines launched on Wednesday a fresh subsidiary – OTT Airlines – to push home-grown aircraft to wider markets,… Read More »
FAA issues a new round of safety fixes for the Boeing 737 Max
Federal aviation regulators issued a new round of safety fixes for Boeing’s beleaguered 737 Max jetliners, mandating repairs to sections… Read More »
Debris found in fuel tanks of 70% of inspected 737 Max jets
Debris has been found in the fuel tanks of 70% of grounded Boeing 737 Max jets that have been inspected… Read More »
Drones near airports are a real hazard
When a pilot flies a general aviation aircraft to the airfield where an avionics shop is located for service, he… Read More »
China wants to build a new space station
China’s space program is planning a launch in April 2020 to prepare for building the country’s next space station. A… Read More »
American Airlines mishandled and lost more luggage than any carrier in 2019
U.S. airlines lost or mishandled almost 3 million pieces of luggage in 2019, and nearly a third of those were… Read More »
Etihad Aviation gets ok to train Boeing 777 and 787 pilots in Europe
Etihad Aviation Training, a division of Etihad Aviation Group, has become the first aviation company in the Middle East to… Read More »
Reconstruction of MH17 reveals final moments of doomed flight
Part of the plane that was carrying 298 people on MH17 has been pieced together again after it was shot… Read More »
AirAsia X asks to put off aircraft lease payments
AirAsia X leases 17 A330-300 aircraft from nine lessors. While the majority of lessors have one or two aircraft each… Read More »
Cargologicair suspends operations over EASA violation
UK freighter operator Cargologicair has suspended operations following a Level 1 finding – non-compliance with EASA [European Aviation Safety Agency]… Read More »
U.S. FAA announced a rule to enhance the professional development of air carrier pilots
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced a final rule aimed at enhancing the professional development of… Read More »