UCSC engineers developing all-electric power train for future aircraft
Funding from the Department of Energy for the UCSC team is part of a major effort to develop carbon-neutral hybrid… Read More »
Airlines in Asia Scrambling for Financial Survival
Thailand’s national airline got court clearance Monday to restructure its debt. By the end of June, the liabilities of Thai… Read More »
Elon Musk says Starship SN8 prototype will have a nosecone and attempt a 60,000-foot return flight
Elon Musk has shared some details about future testing of Starship, the SpaceX launch vehicle currently being developed by the… Read More »
This $40 million Gulfstream private jet can be bought using bitcoin as aircraft sales firms attempt to lure international buyers
An aircraft sales firm is now accepting bitcoin as a form of payment for its multi-million-dollar aircraft. Aviatrade just introduced… Read More »
More 787 Flaws Reported, 680 Aircraft May Be Involved
As many as 680 Boeing 787 Dreamliners may be affected by the latest revelation involving manufacturing flaws in the jets…. Read More »
DGCA suspends SpiceJet’s head of flight ops for three months (India)
No-frill carrier SpiceJet Limited’s chief of flight operations, Gurcharan Arora, has been suspended by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil… Read More »
Blue Origin’s human lunar lander all-star space team completes first key milestone for moon mission
Blue Origin, along with it partners Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper, was one of three companies to be awarded… Read More »
The Future of Private Jets
While economic uncertainty may have an impact on the future of the private jet industry in the near-term, industry insiders… Read More »
American Airlines to Make DFW a Hub for Flights to Asia
Saying it would be more profitable to fly to Asia-Pacific of its home base at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, American… Read More »
Major U.S. airline CEOs to hold White House meeting
The CEOs of major U.S. airlines are set to hold a meeting Friday to discuss several coronavirus-related travel issues, including… Read More »
German and Dutch governments put up billions to save airlines
The governments of Germany, the Netherlands and France have offered financial bailout packages worth billions of euros to save their… Read More »
Foreign regulators demand substantial new changes to Boeing 737 MAX flight controls
Aviation safety regulators in Europe and Canada have demanded design changes to the flight control systems on Boeing’s 737 MAX… Read More »
TSA requires food be removed from carry-on bags at airport security
In this pandemic age, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is giving new meaning to the term “takeout.” At Pittsburgh International… Read More »
Almost 1 in 3 pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses, aviation minister says
More than 30% of civilian pilots in Pakistan have fake licenses and are not qualified to fly, the country’s aviation… Read More »
Virgin Atlantic Struggles to Crew July Flights Following Redundancies
Virgin Atlantic has written to its pilots asking for volunteers to operate flights in July, admitting it didn’t have enough… Read More »
FAA Issues Final Directive on Boeing 737 MAX Airplane Inspections
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday finalized a directive requiring airlines to complete inspections of a key component of… Read More »
Pakistan to ground 150 pilots for cheating to get licenses
Pakistan’s state-run airline said Thursday it will ground 150 pilots, accusing them of obtaining licenses by having others take exams… Read More »
Qantas Grounding 100 Aircraft, Retiring 747s
Qantas has unveiled a three-year recovery plan through which it aims to cut costs by A$15 billion ($10.4 billion) by… Read More »
Paris Orly Airport Reopens Friday After Being Closed For 3 Months
When a plane takes off Friday for Portugal, it will mark the first flight from Paris Orly Airport since it… Read More »
Emirates to modify 10 passenger aircraft to expand cargo capacity
The removal of seats on 10 Emirates aircraft will allow each of them to transport an additional 17 tonnes of… Read More »
Emirates to restart flying A380 superjumbo aircraft in potential boost to jet fuel demand
Emirates, the world’s biggest operator of long-haul flights in 2019, will restart flying the A380 in July for the first… Read More »
Aviation services firm Swissport to cut more than 4,500 UK jobs
Airport trade body warns up to 20,000 jobs in UK at risk as result of coronavirus crisis Some of Swissport’s… Read More »