Chinese Airline Topples Southwest to Become World’s Biggest
China Eastern Airlines Corp. overtook Southwest Airlines Co. as the world’s biggest airline by number of seats after the U.S. carrier grounded many… Read More »
GE is cutting up to 13,000 jobs at its jet engine division because of the pandemic
New York (CNN Business)General Electric is cutting as many as 13,000 jobs in its jet engine business after the coronavirus… Read More »
Air France Sells 16 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft In Order To Lease Back
Looking to strengthen its financial position and secure more funds, Air France will enter into a sale and leaseback agreement… Read More »
Norwegian Air shareholders back $1 billion rescue plan
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian Air shareholders backed its financial survival plan on Monday, with more than 95% of votes cast… Read More »
Flybe administrators work to sell aircraft support operations
Administrators of collapsed UK regional carrier Flybe are finalising the sale of its aircraft support operation, Flybe Aviation Services, which… Read More »
Bloody brawl breaks out on Spirit Airlines flight over noise complaint
A Spirit Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Detroit was forced to make an emergency landing in Des Moines after… Read More »
Alaska’s RavnAir Group throws in the towel
RavnAir Group, the owner of PenAir (KS, Anchorage Ted Stevens), Corvus Airlines (7H, Anchorage Ted Stevens), Hageland Aviation Services (H6,… Read More »
SpaceX aces last Dragon parachute test before crew launch
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Bomb threat against China Airlines flight closes Anchorage airport
The Anchorage airport, Alaska’s largest, temporarily shut on Saturday to inbound traffic because of a bomb threat against a China… Read More »
The Aviation Industry Can’t Give In to the Temptation to Compete on Safety
A jet flying under dark skies and over a storm-tossed ocean was not the best idea for an aircraft advertisement,… Read More »
Virgin Galactic completes first glide flight landing in New Mexico desert
Virgin Galactic’s spaceship VSS Unity landed in the New Mexico desert on Friday, marking its first glide flight from Spaceport… Read More »
Airbus’s decision to cut output of its best-selling A320 series jet faces crucial test
Airbus’s decision to cut output of its best-selling A320 series jet by a third amid coronavirus marks a huge shift… Read More »
American Airlines is expanding its cargo-only operation
At American Airlines, caring for people extends beyond the airplane. In times of need, American is there to care for… Read More »
100 American Airlines flight attendants and 41 pilots test positive for coronavirus
Flight crews are still testing positive for coronavirus despite the worldwide slowdown in air travel. One hundred American Airlines flight… Read More »
Mitsubishi SpaceJet M90 makes its maiden flight
Japan is getting back into the commercial jet business, and it’s been a long time coming. Recently, a final test… Read More »
Korean Air puts 70 percent of its staff on leave
South Korea’s flag carrier Korean Air will put 70 percent of its 19,000 staff on furlough, it said, as it… Read More »
NASA develops unique materials for the next generation of aircraft
As NASA looks to the future of flight, the agency is investing in technologies aimed at changing the aviation industry… Read More »
GE wins U.S. license to supply engines for new C919 Chinese passenger jet
GE Aviation, a unit of General Electric, and joint venture partner Safran Aircraft Engines have been given a license by… Read More »
Airbus A330-800 gets upgraded ETOPS certification
The Airbus A330-800 just obtained European approval for Extended Twin-Engined Operations (ETOPS) of 180 minutes. With this, Airbus finally got… Read More »
Prolonged flight ban could cut aircraft sales by about 10,000
Demand for new aircraft could drop by almost one-half in the event the coronavirus forces airlines to keep much of… Read More »
IATA report finds 25 million aviation-related jobs endangered due to COVID-19
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) maintains that 25 million aviation industry jobs could potentially be lost in the aftermath… Read More »
Boeing making new 737 MAX software updates to address computer issue
Boeing said it will make two new software updates to the grounded 737 MAX’s flight control computer as it works… Read More »