China crash is ‘unprecedented’ given Boeing 737′s stellar safety record
For an aircraft like China Eastern’s Boeing 737-800 to crash in midflight is “simply unprecedented,” said one aviation analyst who… Read More »
Experts puzzled by sudden nosedive of ‘safest’ Boeing 737 jet in China
The Chinese plane that crashed yesterday afternoon was considered one of the safest in the world, according to aviation experts…. Read More »
Boeing 737 Max test pilot on trial for misleading regulators
A federal prosecutor said Friday Mar. 18 that a former Boeing test pilot lied to regulators about changes to a… Read More »
Cebu Pacific enhances cockpit communications with SITA solution
Cebu Pacific Air has selected aviation IT provider SITA’s AIRCOM Cockpit Services integrated with Inmarsat’s Swift Broadband Safety satellite network… Read More »
Flying classroom takes to the sky
A project to facilitate the training of the next generation of aerospace engineers in the UK’s only “flying classroom” is… Read More »
Boeing 737-800 passenger jet crashes in China with 132 people on board
A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board plunged midflight and crashed in a mountainous area of… Read More »
China Eastern Airlines grounds all 737-800s after crash
China Eastern Airlines (MU, Shanghai Hongqiao) has grounded all of its B737-800s following the crash of B-1791 (msn 41474) in… Read More »
Japan lifts PW4000-powered Boeing 777 ban
The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism (MLIT) has lifted a country-wide ban on the operation of all… Read More »
Venezuela’s Conviasa adds first A340-600
Conviasa (V0, Caracas Simón Bolivar) took delivery of its first A340-600 on Tuesday, March 15, with the arrival of YV3533… Read More »
EASA suspends type certificates, TCOs of Russian entities
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has enacted further restrictions on the Russian civil aviation industry by suspending the… Read More »
Delta Air Lines in talks with Boeing for 100 737 Max 10 jets
Boeing is edging towards a landmark order from Delta Air Lines for up to 100 of its 737 MAX 10… Read More »
Europe’s EASA revokes certification for Sukhoi SSJ100 and five other Russian jets
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a notice detailing its actions regarding the European Union’s package of restrictive… Read More »
Crystal Cabin Awards 2022: Focus on sustainability, digitalisation, flexibility
The Crystal Cabin Awards 2022 competition is returning on 14 June as an in-person event and will see an international… Read More »
Iran aircraft talks with Airbus and ATR
Talks in Vienna aimed at reviving a 2015 deal with Iran, which would give sanctions relief in exchange for curbs… Read More »
JMC Group celebrates significant contract win for FLS tasks with Ryanair
JMC Group has signed an agreement to support nine aircraft through the Boeing 737 Flight Length Sensitive (FLS) inspection programme… Read More »
CPaT announces new distance learning contract with Xfly
CPaT Global, a leading provider of distance learning for the airline and aviation industry, has been awarded a new contract… Read More »
Delta will help Airbus to develop a hydrogen-powered passenger jet
Delta Air Lines will help planemaker Airbus in its effort to develop a hydrogen-powered passenger airplane, the companies said on… Read More »
Russia to focus on its domestic MS-21 and SSJ-100 Superjet airliner projects
Russia said on Wednesday Mar. 16 it would accelerate the development of its domestic civil aerospace sector by focusing on… Read More »
Air Zimbabwe to convert Boeing 777s into freighters
Air Zimbabwe (UM, Harare Int’l) is looking to wet-lease or dry-lease its two in-house B777-200(ER)s in the short-term and later… Read More »
Fokker Services unveils new component maintenance technology
Fokker Services, an independent aerospace service provider, has installed new, fully automated Twin Wire Electric Arc Spray technology at its… Read More »
Putin is ‘kidnapping’ Irish planes with new law that traps foreign-owned jets in Russia
Putin has passed a new law to keep foreign-owned aircraft in Russia, blocking sanctions which say the planes should be… Read More »
Vanuatu may adopt discarded Samoa Airways 737
The government of Vanuatu may be willing to take a discarded B737-800 off the hands of the government of the… Read More »