Silver Airways looks at the bigger picture
Based at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), regional airline Silver Airways announces it wants to operate larger aircraft for connections… Read More »
UK to withdraw from EU aviation safety regulator (EASA)
The UK is to withdraw from the European Union aviation safety regulator (EASA) after the Brexit transition period, Grant Shapps… Read More »
FAA proposes $19.68 million civil penalty against Boeing
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $19.68 million civil penalty against The Boeing Co. for… Read More »
Hong Kong Airlines in talks with Air China
Hong Kong Airlines Limited has turned to Air China and other parties for a strategic lifeline to reverse its financial… Read More »
COVID-19 hits January passenger demand
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for January 2020 showing that demand (measured in total… Read More »
Wheels up buys Gama Aviation, ramping up its challenge to NetJets
Ten years ago Kenny Dichter exited NetJets, the largest operator of private jets in the world. He’s back, in its… Read More »
Colombia’s Viva Air gets bigger and better
Nicolas Takahashi, Viva Air’s Director of Engineering and Maintenance has revealed upcoming plans for the airline’s growth. Viva Air aims… Read More »
Flybe folds as funding fails
UK regional airline Flybe has officially folded after failing to secure the loan from the government. In January 2020, Flybe… Read More »
Regional British airline Flybe stops flying
The budget carrier was challenged by rising competition, Brexit, and more recently the coronavirus, and had sought government help. Flybe… Read More »
Former American Airlines mechanic gets 3 years for trying to sabotage plane
Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani pleaded guilty to tampering with an important sensor to try to get overtime work. A former… Read More »
AirAsia India passes IATA safety audit
The AirAsia Group’s safety strategy continues to pay off with AirAsia India following hot on the heels of AirAsia Thailand… Read More »
Twitter is deploying new features to curb 2020 election disinformation
Twitter is deploying new features on Thursday that it says will keep pace with disinformation and influence operations targeting the… Read More »
How computer modeling of COVID-19’s spread could help fight the virus
Scientists who use math and computers to simulate the course of epidemics are taking on the new coronavirus to try… Read More »
Google is the latest company to curb employee travel
Google is the latest company to cancel a big event and curb employee travel as the global spread of the… Read More »
EASA certifies ClearVision with head-wearable display
Universal Avionics Systems has received European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification for its ClearVision enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) with… Read More »
Delta and LATAM are to begin codesharing
Delta Air Lines and LATAM have announced the launch of codesharing on LATAM flights in Brazil as a part of… Read More »
Laptop screen was crushed by reclining seat
A passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Austin, Texas, to Los Angeles, California, says his livelihood was destroyed… Read More »
Delta fights back with Seattle expansion
Delta is ramping up service from its Seattle hub in response to the new pact between American and Alaska. Delta… Read More »
China Southern Airlines unit to transfer half its equity in mixed-ownership reform
A wholly-owned unit of China Southern Airlines, the first of the country’s state-owned carriers to unveil mixed-ownership reform plans in… Read More »
European airlines stepped up their warnings over the coronavirus outbreak
European airlines stepped up their warnings over the coronavirus outbreak on Friday, with British Airways owner IAG and Finnair flagging… Read More »
US says Chinese warship fired military laser at US aircraft
The US Navy said Thursday that a Chinese military warship fired a military-grade laser at US Navy P-8 surveillance aircraft… Read More »
SpaceX aims to launch 70 missions a year from Florida’s Space Coast by 2023
SpaceX is planning a huge boost to the number of rocket launches from its Florida launch sites in the next… Read More »
United Airlines postpones new pilot class and warns of additional flight cuts
United Airlines is postponing start dates for some new pilots this month and warned about further flight reductions, the carrier… Read More »
FAA tells Boeing more training for 737 Max pilots may be needed
Boeing has already reversed its long-held position that Max pilots who were certified to fly on earlier versions of the… Read More »
SpaceX’s Starship rocket prototype collapsed on itself
Another SpaceX test ended in failure this past weekend. A prototype of the company’s Starship rocket, SN1, imploded in a… Read More »
Emirates airline asks staff to take one month unpaid leave
Major international airline Emirates is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a time due… Read More »