JAL and ANA will operate just a fraction of their planned flights
JAL and ANA will operate just a fraction of their planned flights. Japan Airlines (JAL) and All Nippon Airways (ANA)… Read More »
Regional carriers won’t survive without government cash
ExpressJet CEO outlines the value of government support for smaller carriers with few assets. It will be “virtually impossible” for… Read More »
Rolls-Royce closes civil engine production
Rolls-Royce has announced that it plans to “significantly reduce all but an essential activity” within its UK civil aerospace facilities… Read More »
Tigerair Australia’s entire force of 220 pilots will be sacked
Tigerair Australia’s entire force of 220 pilots will be sacked by the end of this week, according to the pilots’… Read More »
American Airlines to retire more jets
American Airlines Group is set to sharply increase the number of jets it is planning to retire beyond its announced… Read More »
Production of NASA’s new X-59 supersonic jet continues
Production on NASA’s new X-59 supersonic X-plane despite closures and delays in the space industry caused by the spread of… Read More »
Leaked memo from Delta reveals plans to cut worker hours and pay
Despite the payroll grants offered to airlines in the coronavirus stimulus package, airline workers at Delta, American, United, Southwest, and… Read More »
FAA establishes new aviation database to provide rapid access to pilot and safety information
US Department of Transportations Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced the publication of proposed rulemaking to establish a new database… Read More »
U.S. airlines are parking most of their jets in remote desert airports
With demand for air travel in a nosedive, U.S. airlines are taking hundreds of commercial planes out of service and… Read More »
Qantas says pilots approve pay deal covering Sydney-London flights
Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Monday that pilots had voted in favor of a pay deal that would pave the… Read More »
Proposed US legislation aims to restore faith in aircraft certification
US senators have introduced a bill to Congress intended to reinforce safety and oversight, particularly with regards to certification, in… Read More »
Boeing plans 737 MAX production restart by May
Boeing plans to restart 737 MAX production by May, ending a months-long halt triggered by a safety ban on its… Read More »
Airlines hunt for storage space as pandemic idles jets
As airlines idle thousands of aircraft for which there are no passengers, they are hitting an unprecedented problem: finding a… Read More »
Airbus adds 15 billion Euro credit line
Airbus boosted its liquidity with a 15 billion euro ($16 billion) expanded credit facility on Monday while suspending its 2020… Read More »
Bombardier to suspend business jet production in Canada
Bombardier will suspend Canadian production of its corporate jets to comply with restrictions imposed by provincial governments aimed at curbing… Read More »
Spirit AeroSystems suspends Boeing-related production
Spirit Aerosystems, Boeing’s largest supplier, is temporarily suspending production for the airplane maker at many of its facilities in the… Read More »
Boeing CEO does not want U.S. to take stake in company
Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun said on Tuesday he does not want the U.S. Treasury to take an equity stake… Read More »
The Covid-19 crisis is a critical turning point in the history of aviation safety
Like 9/11, the current Covid-19 crisis is a critical turning point in the history of aviation safety. While public health… Read More »
Boeing expects to lose 150 737 MAX orders in 2020
Boeing has revealed that in March it was expecting to lose 150 pre-orders for its 737 MAX aircraft. This rise… Read More »
Farnborough Airshow canceled in sign of aerospace slump
The Farnborough Airshow – this year’s largest aerospace expo and a showcase for tens of billions of dollars of business… Read More »
British Airways pilots face pay cut and unpaid leave
British Airways pilots will have to take two weeks of unpaid leave in both April and May as well as… Read More »
Southwest flight attendants sue Boeing for ‘concealing’ 737 Max defects
Eight flight attendants at Southwest Airlines are suing Boeing more than a year after its 737 Max jet was grounded,… Read More »