President of Dubai-based carrier Emirates to retire in June 2020
The president of Dubai-based airline Emirates will retire in June after 17 years at the helm of the Middle East’s… Read More »
Boeing discloses ‘very disturbing’ messages on 737 Max to FAA
A new batch of messages between Boeing Co. employees on the development of the 737 Max paints a “very disturbing… Read More »
Tour company Thomas Cook collapses leaving 150,000 people stranded
British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed early Monday after failing to secure emergency funding, leaving tens of thousands of vacationers… Read More »
Emirates diverts Delhi-Dubai flight after ‘drone activity’ at airport
Dubai international airport had faced a similar situation in 2015 and 2016 when unauthorized drones flew on its airspace. Emirates,… Read More »
London Heathrow No. 1 in airport connectivity
OAG, the world’s leading provider of travel data and insight, released its Megahubs Index 2019. The analysis reveals the Top… Read More »
Boeing is taking some heat about its new 797 NMA project
Boeing ‘s stock performance has been all about the grounded 737 MAX jet for six months, but other things are… Read More »
Pilot Chuck Yeager, who broke sound barrier, sues Airbus for trademark infringement
Chuck Yeager, the retired U.S. Air Force pilot who broke the sound barrier, has sued Airbus, accusing the aerospace company… Read More »
Bamboo Airways is set to increase its fleet size to 100 by 2024
Bamboo Airways is set to increase its fleet size to 100 by 2024 after it received permission from the Vietnamese… Read More »
Airbus forecasts need for over 39,000 new jets in the next 20 years
The world’s passenger and freighter aircraft fleet is set to more than double from nearly 23,000 to almost 48,000 by… Read More »
Airbus chief warns airplane tariffs would be ‘very damaging’ to US
Airbus’s CEO has warned President Trump that tariffs on Europe’s aviation industry could blowback on its U.S. counterparts, according to… Read More »
The business jet market has several new aircraft
The business jet market appears primed for several new aircraft unveilings, a key business aviation market analyst believes, suggesting that… Read More »
Embraer delivers new jet that Boeing may soon sell against Airbus
Embraer hopes to see more orders for its newest passenger plane by the end of the year, an executive said,… Read More »
Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman considers used jets for new U.S. airline
Airline entrepreneur David Neeleman said his new U.S. airline would begin flights next year and may employ used Embraer planes… Read More »
US Air Force restricts KC-46 from carrying cargo and passengers
In a move that could have major impacts on the already-delayed tanker program, the U.S. Air Force has indefinitely barred… Read More »
Boeing chief sees US-China trade war as sales risk for big jets
Boeing Chairman and CEO Dennis Muilenburg expressed confidence the company would quickly overcome recent troubles with its new 737 MAX… Read More »
Airbus wants to know everything passengers do on an airplane
Airbus wants to know everything passengers are consuming on board – from coffee to movies, even toilet paper. The European… Read More »
European regulator plans its own test flights of Boeing 737 MAX
Europe’s aviation regulator will send its own test pilots and engineers to fly forthcoming certification flight tests of Boeing’s newly… Read More »
Chinese airlines will buy 7,690 new planes worth $1.2 trillion over 20 years
Chinese airlines will buy 7,690 new planes worth $1.2 trillion over the next two decades to keep pace with booming… Read More »
Supersonic jet will fly at Mach 1.2 without generating a sonic boom
Plans to launch supersonic commercial jet travel have long been hampered by a U.S. ban on such flight over land…. Read More »