SpaceX launches new round of Starlink satellites
SpaceX took another step toward its worldwide Internet system on Monday (6 January 2020). One of its Falcon-9 rockets launched… Read More »
JetBlue to power some flights with “sustainable” jet fuel
JetBlue plans to use what it calls sustainably sourced jet fuel on some of its flights and buy carbon offsets… Read More »
Boeing training pilots ask to decertify union
Boeing Chief Pilot Jim Webb prepares the 737 MAX 7 for its first flight in March 2018. Boeing will need… Read More »
Irish lessor Avolon owned or managed 525 aircraft at the end of 2019
Aircraft leasing company paid investors dividend of $285m in final quarter of 2019 Avolon chief executive Dómhnal Slattery with Taoiseach… Read More »
Vietnam Airlines given green light for Delta partnership
The United States’ Department of Transport (DoT) has allowed Vietnam Airlines and Delta Air Lines to widen their codeshare cooperation…. Read More »
Spirit finalises order for 100 A320neo
Spirit Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for 100 A320neo Family aircraft, confirming a memorandum of understanding signed… Read More »
Wiring Issue Could Push Boeing 737 MAX Grounding Back Even Further
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported Sunday it is working with Boeing on a wiring issue that has the potential… Read More »
Rough Turbulence Causes Broken Ankle for Flight Attendant
Turbulence is a fact of an airline flight that is practically unavoidable. For the most part, it’s easily navigated and… Read More »
Police Officer Shot to Death at South Carolina Airport
A 26-year-old police officer was murdered Sunday at a South Carolina airport as he attempted to make a traffic stop…. Read More »
Passenger Records Video of Plane’s Wheel Falling Off During Takeoff
An Air Canada passenger captured frightening footage of a plane’s wheel falling off during takeoff on a flight from Montreal… Read More »
Is Southwest Considering a Basic Economy Fare?
UPDATE: Jan. 7, 11 a.m. Southwest CEO Gary Kelly came out and set the record straight, telling his employees in… Read More »
JetBlue to Become First Major US Airline to Offset Carbon Emissions
JetBlue continues its commitment to sustainability by announcing Monday the airline plans to offset carbon dioxide emissions from fuel for… Read More »
Why the quantum internet should be built in space
The best way to distribute quantum entanglement around the globe is via a massive constellation of orbiting satellites, physicists say…. Read More »
Japan eyes tie-up with ASEAN member nations to develop aircraft industry
The government is planning to work with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to promote the development of the aviation… Read More »
AIRCRAFT RECYCLING COMPANY WILL INVEST NEARLY $100 MILLION AT THE N.C. GLOBAL TRANSPARK CREATING 475 JOBS
Aircraft Solutions USA Inc., a leader in managing aircraft at the end of their service life, will establish a new… Read More »
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Becomes The Largest Airport In The U.S. To Ban Smoking
Smoking lounge sign at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. New Years Day was the last day that smokers and vapers were… Read More »
Carlos Ghosn’s Private Jet Escape Could Impact The Airplanes’ Owners
Carlos Ghosn’s daring escape from Japan by private jet has so far raised more questions than it has answered. Was… Read More »
Safest airlines in the world are in Asia-Pacific, along with some of the most punctual
Qantas tops AirlineRatings.com’s safest list, followed by Air New Zealand and Eva Air from Taiwan. Cathay takes 9th place Garuda… Read More »
Nigeria: Air Peace Scales Through IATA Safety Audit
Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace has set the tone for the aviation sector in 2020 as it recently received its… Read More »
Boeing 737 Max investigation after several plane crashes revealed additional concerns with wiring and engines
Investigations into the Boeing 737 Max planes that were grounded after two deadly crashes have uncovered additional concerns with the… Read More »
United Airlines Looking to Expand Denver Hub
United Airlines, the largest carrier to fly out of Denver International Airport, wants a bigger piece of the pie. Like,… Read More »
Delta Plane Skids Off Taxiway in Green Bay
Delta Air Lines flight 1770 skidded off the taxiway at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay, Wisc. on Saturday,… Read More »