American Airlines Set To Reactivate 140+ Narrowbody Aircraft
In the wake of its service uptick announcement, it has been revealed today that American Airlines will be bringing back… Read More »
France announces $16.9 billion in aid for aviation industry
France’s government is pumping 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) in rescue money into the pandemic-battered aerospace industry, in hopes of… Read More »
Emirates Laying Off Flight Attendants & Pilots
A few weeks ago I wrote about the rumors that Emirates Airline would start laying off employees, and was considering… Read More »
Governments decide whether to aid Asia’s embattled airlines
Few sectors have been hit harder by the economic fallout of the pandemic than the airline industry. Asia is expected… Read More »
Russia’s space chief complains about American jokes
Americans should show more respect for Russia’s space program after relying on it for nine years as the only way… Read More »
Boeing jet deliveries sink to just four in May
Boeing deliveries slowed even further in May from April as the coronavirus pandemic’s crushing impact on airlines added to a… Read More »
US Air Force delays full-rate production decision for KC-46 aircraft
The U.S. Air Force will delay a full-rate production milestone for the KC-46 aerial refueling tanker to the end of… Read More »
Starship Is Top Priority, Elon Musk Tells To SpaceX Employees
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX is urging employees to renew focus on Starship, a massive rocket that can take as… Read More »
Lack of social distancing rule makes American Airlines an outlier
American Airlines is looking to pack more passengers onto flights in the coming months and unlike many peers has not… Read More »
Africa’s aviation to suffer $8b in revenue loss
The report, released this week, shows the industry recorded a 90.3 percent year on year passenger traffic reduction for the… Read More »
NASA Taps Northrop Grumman to Build Lunar Gateway Hab Module
Northrop was always going to win this one, and now we know how much it won for phase one. In… Read More »
U.S. safety board wants to strengthen air transport rules for prototype lithium batteries
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Monday urged strengthening air cargo shipping requirements for prototype and low-production lithium-ion… Read More »
The EU Air Safety List updated
Following the opinion of the aviation safety experts from the Member States who met under the auspices of the EU… Read More »
SpaceX rings in Falcon 9’s 10th anniversary with a rocket reusability first
Today is the tenth anniversary of SpaceX’s inaugural Falcon 9 launch, marking a decade of largely uninterrupted success that the… Read More »
Concerns in biodiesel industry raised over sustainable aviation fuel regulation
Waste-based biodiesel producers and associations using lipid feedstocks such as used cooking oil (UCO) have reacted to the European Commission’s… Read More »
Bombardier To Cut 2,500 Jobs To Counter Business-Jet Slump
Bombardier Inc. plans to eliminate 2,500 jobs at its aviation division following a slump in demand for business jets. Manufacturing… Read More »
Airline in Pakistan Crash Saw 52 Safety Incidents in Half Century
A deadly Pakistan International Airlines Corp. crash that killed 97 people in May has put a plan to revive the… Read More »
Garuda lays off 180 contract pilots
National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has laid off 180 contract pilots, as well as hundreds of workers as the company… Read More »
SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites and achieves a reusability record for a Falcon 9 booster
SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 rocket in the span of just four days on Wednesday at 9:25 PM EDT… Read More »
Air carriers extend unpaid leave for foreign pilots
South Korean air carriers including Korean Air and Asiana Airlines have extended unpaid leave for foreign pilots amid slowing recovery… Read More »
Boeing delivers first Super Hornet Blue Angel test jet
The first Super Hornet test aircraft for the U.S. Navy Blue Angels has been delivered by Boeing. The unpainted aircraft… Read More »
Boeing lines up new 777X and 787 orders as it sells off jets once meant for Russian cargo carrier
Why is Boeing playing hardball with a key customer, refusing to let it revoke an order cancellation and take its… Read More »