US airlines rush to secure 737 Max simulators

Bottleneck expected after Boeing says pilots need more training before jet returns to skies Southwest Airlines says it has three… Read More »
Stowaway’s body found in plane’s landing gear at Paris airport

Air France expressed its “deepest sympathy and compassion at this human tragedy.” Image: A Boeing 777 jetliner, belonging to Air… Read More »
Boeing 737 cockpit screens go blank if pilots land on specific runways

Odd thing haunts Next Generation airliner family (not the infamous Max) A Boeing 737-800 (file photo) Boeing’s 737 Next Generation… Read More »
Magnetic MRO launches leasing JV

Magnetic MRO and Crestline Investments have launched a joint venture (JV) company to focus on long- and short-term aviation asset… Read More »
Meggitt invests in HiETA Technologies

Meggitt (UK) Ltd, a subsidiary of Meggitt PLC, has invested in HiETA Technologies Ltd, a UK company with capabilities in… Read More »
Piedmont Airlines expands its use of ARCOS

ARCOS has signed an agreement with Piedmont Airlines to expand its use of ARCOS RosterApps shift management suite, including a… Read More »
Boeing advises further 737 MAX simulator

Boeing is recommending additional simulator training for all 737 MAX pilots prior to the aircraft’s return to service. This is… Read More »
NASA, Boeing probe software glitch that stopped astronaut capsule from reaching space station

FILE PHOTO: One of Boeing Co’s CST-100 Starliner astronaut capsules at a production facility at Florida’s Cape Canaveral (Reuters) –… Read More »
Iran finds black boxes from crashed plane: aviation authority

Iranian search and rescue teams have found the black boxes from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed Wednesday soon after takeoff… Read More »
U.S., European regulators to meet with Boeing this week on 737 MAX software audit

(Reuters) – U.S. and European aviation safety regulators will meet with Boeing this week in an effort to complete a… Read More »
U.S. FAA says ‘closely monitoring’ aviation safety in Middle East after missile attack

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was closely monitoring events in the Middle East and coordinating with U.S…. Read More »
Frontier Suspends Flights at Mobile Airport

Frontier Airlines is suspending flights from the Mobile (Ala.) Downtown Airport, a facility that opened a new $8 million terminal… Read More »
American Airlines First Airline to Test Google Assistant’s Interpreter Mode

American Airlines has become the first airline to utilize Google Assistant’s interpreter mode in its airport lounges, the Fort Worth,… Read More »
Could Boeing’s Latest Move Signal the End of 737 MAX Plane?

Could Boeing Co.’s latest internal move be an indication of something looming with its troubled 737 MAX aircraft? The manufacturer… Read More »
Southwest, JetBlue Offering Flight Deals From $29 One-Way

JetBlue and Southwest Airlines are offering big discounts on winter and spring flights this week but travelers will have to… Read More »
In Reversal, Boeing Recommends 737 Max Simulator Training for Pilots

The company had long maintained that the training wasn’t needed to fly the plane, which was grounded after two deadly… Read More »
United Airlines Updates Flight Delay Compensation Policy

United Airlines has updated its flight delay compensation policies to include not proactively awarding customers refunds for delays of less… Read More »
Woman Jailed for Drunken Rampage, Asking Passengers to Join Mile High Club

A British woman has been sentenced to six months in prison after getting drunk, soliciting sex and attacking crew members… Read More »
Philippine Airlines continues to grow capacity to the US

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is adding Seattle to its route network later this year as it continues to grow capacity to the… Read More »
Starlux gets Taiwan AOC

The Taiwan Ministry of Transport and Communications has approved Starlux Airlines’ air operator certificate (AOC) application, as it moves towards… Read More »
Spirit airlines to add fewer destinations in 2020

Spirit Airlines will add fewer new destinations in 2020, as the Florida-based ULCC focuses on using the new capacity to… Read More »
BOC Aviation orders 20 new A320neo aircraft

BOC Aviation Limited has ordered 20 new Airbus A320neo aircraft, with a selection of these set to be leased to… Read More »