Nepal Airlines seeks funding for its domestic fleet
Nepal Airlines is requesting government funding to finance a new fleet of aircraft for its local regional operations. The airline… Read More »
Mitsubishi to complete CRJ project acquisition in june
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will formally acquire Bombardier’s regional jet programme on June 1, nearly 12 months after the deal was… Read More »
Qatar Airlines Demands Training Repayment From Fired Pilot
Qatar Airlines has demanded $162,000 in training expenses from a young pilot released without explanation from her job earlier this… Read More »
Hawaiian Airlines’ network will remain skeletal for foreseeable future
Hawaiian Airlines, which has scaled back its network to contend with the COVID-19 crisis, is looking to push back delivery… Read More »
Qantas halts A350 ultra-long-haul route plans
Australia’s flag carrier Qantas has suspended plans to launch the world’s longest commercial routes and will review its fleet requirements in light… Read More »
Private jets industry wrecked; only 5% fleet flying, 40% aircraft to remain grounded after lockdown
The nationwide lockdown has crippled the business aviation sector over the past two months. With the government restrictions on flying… Read More »
Boeing Supplier Restarts Work on 737 Max in Step to Jet’s Comeback
Boeing has asked its largest 737 Max supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., to resume work, a critical step toward restarting… Read More »
Boeing prepares to resume 737 MAX production?
Boeing has asked its largest supplier of 737 MAX parts, Spirit AeroSystems to restart manufacturing in anticipation of the aircraft… Read More »
American Airlines Pulls More Airbus Jets from its Fleet
The airline is trying to simplify its fleet in response to plunging demand. American Airlines Group is parking its fleet… Read More »
Ethiopian remodels 9 passenger aircraft for cargo
Ethiopian Airlines announced that it has reconfigured passenger cabins of four B777-300ER, three B737-800 and two B767-300 aircraft to boost… Read More »
GE is cutting up to 13,000 jobs at its jet engine division because of the pandemic
New York (CNN Business)General Electric is cutting as many as 13,000 jobs in its jet engine business after the coronavirus… Read More »
Air France Sells 16 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft In Order To Lease Back
Looking to strengthen its financial position and secure more funds, Air France will enter into a sale and leaseback agreement… Read More »
Alaska’s RavnAir Group throws in the towel
RavnAir Group, the owner of PenAir (KS, Anchorage Ted Stevens), Corvus Airlines (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens), Hageland Aviation Services (H6,… Read More »
Big changes and cuts ahead for Boeing
The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is to shed 10% of its 160,000 workforce by the end of this year and… Read More »
$1 billion rescue deal for Norwegian Air approved
A $1 billion rescue plan has been approved by Norwegian Air Shuttle lessors in an effort to save the Scandinavian… Read More »
The Aviation Industry Can’t Give In to the Temptation to Compete on Safety
A jet flying under dark skies and over a storm-tossed ocean was not the best idea for an aircraft advertisement,… Read More »
American Airlines sticking with new jet deliveries
Airlines including American are taking steps to reduce costs and downsize their fleets to more closely match a drastic drop… Read More »
Airbus scraps E-Fan X electric hybrid Jet
Airbus has today announced that it is scrapping its plans to launch a hybrid-electric aircraft called the E-Fan X. The… Read More »
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 »