Atlas Air Buys Eight 747 Freighters Off Lease To Maintain Capacity
Atlas Air Worldwide said Thursday it is purchasing eight Boeing 747-400 freighters as their leases expire between this summer and… Read More »
Airbus production plans expose strategy rift with engine makers
A rift between Airbus (AIR.PA) and engine makers over plans for higher jet output blotted strong aerospace earnings this week, with worries… Read More »
Shenzhen Airlines conducts breakthrough test flights using Inmarsat connectivity platform
Inmarsat, the world leader in global mobile satellite communications, has announced that its SB-S connectivity platform for aviation operations and… Read More »
Jet2 eyes switch to Airbus in new plane talks
British airline and holiday group Jet2 (JET2.L) is in advanced talks to buy dozens of narrowbody passenger jets, with Europe’s Airbus (AIR.PA) seen as… Read More »
Cayman Airways granted another $8.5mn gov’t lifeline
The Cayman Islands parliament has approved another KYD7 million Caymanian dollar (USD8.5 million) in rescue aid to Cayman Airways (KX,… Read More »
Flight Grounded After Tennis Ball-Sized Hail Pummels Jumbo Jet
Awide-body jet traveling from Italy to the United States spent barely 90 minutes in the air before returning to its… Read More »
Virgin reopens on-board services
Virgin Atlantic has reopened its on-board bars the first time in 15 months. The airline’s social spaces, which are open… Read More »
U.S. FAA grounds Air cargo company that ditched plane off Hawaii
A cargo airline whose plane ditched into the ocean off Hawaii has been grounded after investigators looked into the company’s… Read More »