“Sully” Sullenberger steps down from international ICAO post
C.B. “Sully” Sullenberger, the commercial pilot who safely landed an Airbus A320 on New York’s Hudson River in 2009 after… Read More »
FAA urges airlines to retrofit faulty altimeters “as soon as possible”
Altimeter fixes will let AT&T and Verizon fully deploy 5G on C-Band spectrum. The Federal Aviation Administration says it finally… Read More »
Inside the hangar at the centre of the $1 billion Airbus-Qatar jet dispute – Reuters exclusive
Two high-tech Airbus A350 jets sit idle with their windows taped and engines covered in a floodlit hangar in the… Read More »
Indian low-cost-carrier SpiceJet gets certification for cargo operations
Indian low-cost-carrier SpiceJet has announced that it has received certification, which allows it to handle cargo of airlines flying in… Read More »
US FAA proposes to revoke Rhoades Aviation’s air carrier certificate
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed to revoke the air carrier certificate of Honolulu, Hawaii- based Rhoades Aviation… Read More »
CFM jet engines delays mount due to supply chain and labour snags
Jet engine maker CFM International is facing industrial delays of six to eight weeks in the wake of supply-chain problems… Read More »
Qantas bets big on 19 hour ultra-long haul flights, but passengers prefer shorter flights
Flights are scheduled for take-off in late 2025 starting with Sydney to London and New York. As Australia’s biggest airline… Read More »
Intentional crashes by pilots remain a rare form of air disaster
Indications that someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed a China Eastern Airlines plane in March 2022 suggests the tragedy may… Read More »