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 »
Pakistan air crash probe shows pilots distracted by coronavirus worry
The pilots of a Pakistan airliner that crashed last month, killing 97 people, were distracted as they talked about the… Read More »
Mongolian Airlines Operates First Non-Stop Flight To The US
History was made on Sunday when a MIAT Mongolian Airlines Boeing 767-300 aircraft operated the first ever non-stop flight to… Read More »
FAA Won’t Require Face Masks, Even as Airlines Increase Enforcement
The FAA says it will be up to airlines to enforce face mask policies. As major airlines have been enforcing… Read More »
SpaceX’s third Starlink launch in three weeks is just around the corner
SpaceX is just a few days away from Falcon 9’s third Starlink internet satellite launch in 22 days, also the… Read More »
Spirit AeroSystems asks lenders for relief after deeper Boeing 737 production cut
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Boeing’s largest supplier, said on Monday it was seeking relief from its lenders as its finances are… Read More »
American Airlines seeks $3.5 bln in new financing
American Airlines said June 21 it plans to secure $3.5 billion dollars as it continues to grapple with travel limits… Read More »
Alaska Airlines adds the Embraer 175 jet to state of Alaska flying
Alaska Airlines will start flying the Embraer 175 jet aircraft in the state of Alaska starting in October 2020. The… Read More »
Turkish Airlines Expands US Flight Resumptions
Turkish Airlines will be expanding its flights to the United States in July. The announcement from the airline comes just… Read More »
Denver airport ordered to pay $33.5 million for noise violations
Court rules in long-running dispute between Adams County and DIA A judge has ordered DIA to pay $33.5 million to… Read More »
Kathy Lueders now has the job of making NASA’s 2024 moon landing happen
NASA’s selection of Kathy Lueders to become the new associate administrator of the Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) Mission Directorate has been… Read More »
Latin-America’s airlines are crashing, but no bailouts in sight
The AMLO government, which has refused to bail out shareholders and bondholders of large companies, could be on to something:… Read More »
Gogo fights to retain as many satcom-fitted Delta aircraft as possible
Inflight connectivity service provider Gogo is vowing it will fight to retain as many satcom-fitted aircraft as possible at Delta… Read More »
Lufthansa may sell Brussels Airlines or let it go bankrupt
Lufthansa could let its Belgian subsidiary Brussels Airlines go bankrupt or sell it, La Libre newspaper reported on Friday, citing… Read More »
Boeing made mistakes on 737 MAX says Federal Aviation chief
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Steve Dickson, acknowledged on Wednesday that Boeing Co. and the U.S. air safety… Read More »
USAF Finds Trash Inside Its New Refueling Tankers
The KC-46A Pegasus tanker has a history of unwanted junk in its trunk. The U.S. Air Force has again stopped… Read More »
SpaceX wants to build an offshore spaceport near Texas for Starship Mars rocket
The company is hiring “offshore operations engineers” to develop the launch and landing platforms. SpaceX’s Mars-colonizing missions may not launch… Read More »
Vega rocket’s return-to-flight launch waits for improved wind conditions
The first launch of an Italian-made Vega rocket since an in-flight failure nearly one year ago has been postponed to… Read More »
Airlines, Satellite, and Tech Leaders Convene for First Virtual Global Connected Aircraft Summit
Next week, we bring you another virtual event as we look at one of the more impacted and interesting markets… Read More »