United Airlines could lay off as many as 36,000 employees

Job cuts would account for close to 38% of United’s total headcount File: A United Airlines Boeing 787 taxis as… Read More »
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi: UAE’s newest airline to start flights on July 14

Budget airline will fly to Alexandria and Sohag, and more destinations to be added Air Arabia was roped in for… Read More »
Emirates SkyCargo expands cargo connectivity to 100 destinations

Emirates SkyCargo also operates a number of special charter flights every week An Emirates SkyCargo 747 freighter. Emirates SkyCargo will… Read More »
Boeing’s 737 Max is being readied for a comeback: What travelers need to know

Max was grounded in March 2019 after a pair of fatal crashes that killed 346 people. A Boeing 737 MAX… Read More »
Air India up for sale: 8,000 pieces of priceless art neither valued nor catalogued

The collection, estimated at Rupees 500 crore, includes paintings by M.F. Hussain An Air India Airbus A320neo plane takes off… Read More »
Boeing completes 737 Max certification test flights

Plane has been grounded since March 2019 after two fatal crashes A Boeing 737-7 Max aircraft lands at north side… Read More »
Middle East air travel demand down 98% in May

Airline industry needs an orderly return to flight resumptions at the earliest, IATA warns It’s only the repatriation flights that… Read More »
American Air says it will have 20,000 more employees than needed

Carriers worldwide have parked jets, slashed flying, and trimmed workforces American airlines flew 4.2 million customers in June, compared with… Read More »
Boeing quietly pulls plug on the 747, closing era of jumbo jets

It’s a moment that aviation enthusiasts long have dreaded File photo: A Boeing 747 passenger aircraft. Boeing Co. hasn’t told… Read More »
Boeing fell short in disclosing key changes to Max

A government watchdog says Boeing didn’t give regulators documents about changes it made A Boeing 737 MAX 8 is shown… Read More »
Airbus has ditched $10b target from its services business

Manufacturer says that it remains fully committed to ongoing aircraft projects Airbus has put an end to the A380 but… Read More »
Airbus starts biggest-ever restructuring with 15,000 jobs to go

Airbus has about 135,000 employees globally The logo of Airbus is pictured at the entrance of the Airbus facility in… Read More »
American Airlines to start book flights to full capacity from next week

Delta says it is capping seats at about 60% of capacity and Southwest at about 67%, American Airlines will start… Read More »