EasyJet finances still under review after $266 million sale and leaseback deal
British airline EasyJet (EZJ.L) said it would continue to assess further funding opportunities after raising an extra $266 million from… Read More »
European airlines cut recovery outlook as pandemic drags on
Airlines further lowered their European traffic outlook on Thursday, as persistent travel restrictions and concerns about the second wave of… Read More »
U.S. leaves tariffs on Airbus aircraft unchanged at 15%
The U.S. government on Wednesday said it would maintain 15% tariffs on Airbus aircraft and 25% tariffs on other European… Read More »
Cathay forecasts weak passenger demand but stronger cargo after record loss
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (0293.HK) warned it did not expect a meaningful recovery in passenger demand for some… Read More »
Rolls-Royce finds cracks in small number of Trent XWB engines
Britain’s Rolls-Royce (RR.L) will carry out extra inspections on some of its Trent XWB engines after cracks were found on… Read More »
Boeing 737 MAX cancellations rise, deliveries drop as crises drag on
Boeing customers scrubbed more than 400 orders for the U.S. planemaker’s grounded 737 MAX jets this year, while the company’s… Read More »
Iran says European insurers should pay compensation for downed Ukrainian plane
Iran will not compensate Ukraine International Airlines for its plane Tehran accidentally downed in January because the passenger jet was… Read More »
India begins examination of plane’s black box after deadly crash
Indian investigators on Sunday began examining the black box of a Boeing-737 that overshot a runway on its second attempt,… Read More »
Pentagon awards United Launch Alliance, SpaceX launch contracts
The U.S. Air Force said on Friday it awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Elon Musk’s SpaceX $653 million in… Read More »
Flight data, cockpit voice recorders recovered from India plane crash site
The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder have been recovered from the site of an Indian passenger aircraft crash… Read More »
Air India repatriation flight crash-lands, at least 17 killed
At least 17 people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians… Read More »
Qatar Airways resumes flights to Houston and Philadelphia starting August 12
Qatar Airways will resume flights to two additional destinations in the United States, Houston and Philadelphia, from Aug. 12, the… Read More »
Norwegian Air’s July traffic down 90% year on year
Norwegian Air’s NORR.OL July passenger volume fell by 90.4% from a year earlier as most of its fleet remained grounded… Read More »
Airbus adds more deliveries, breaks three-month order drought
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus delivered 49 aircraft in July, up from 36 in June as it continues to recover from… Read More »
Bombardier sees higher deliveries of flagship jet, misses quarterly profit
Bombardier Inc (BBDb.TO) aims to double deliveries of its flagship business jet during the back half of 2020 and break… Read More »
‘It came alive:’ Astronauts recount wild ride home on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon
U.S. astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, home two days from a landmark mission as NASA’s first crew to fly… Read More »
Abu Dhabi’s Tawazun to build satellite centre with Airbus
Abu Dhabi state defense and security entity Tawazun is to build a satellite assembly, integration, and testing center with Airbus… Read More »
Embraer’s commercial aviation revenue falls by 82%
Brazil’s Embraer said on Wednesday that revenue at its commercial aviation segment, usually its largest and most profitable, had fallen… Read More »
Europe air safety regulator gives no firm date for 737 MAX to fly again
Europe’s air safety watchdog has no firm date for Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX to resume flights, it said on Tuesday,… Read More »
Kuwaiti lessor halves Boeing 737 MAX order after ending legal claim
Kuwaiti aircraft leasing company Alafco has halved its order for 40 Boeing 737 jets after reaching an agreement to end… Read More »
Spirit AeroSystems cuts 1,100 jobs due to coronavirus, 737 MAX rate reduction
Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings (SPR.N) said on Friday it was cutting 1,100 jobs in its commercial programs due to… Read More »
Taking on SpaceX, Amazon to invest $10 billion in satellite broadband plan
Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Thursday it will invest more than $10 billion to build a network of 3,236 satellites… Read More »