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 »
US regional SkyWest shows strength during COVID-19 storm
SkyWest posted a net loss of $26 million in Q2, a far better result than any US mainline carrier, aided… Read More »
SpiceJet secures Heathrow slots
SpiceJet has moved closer to launching low-cost flights between India and the UK. Indian LCC SpiceJet has secured slots at London… Read More »
Recovery Tracker: Global capacity creeps above 50%
Weekly scheduled airline capacity has risen to more than half of the level recorded this time in 2019—although the pace… Read More »
July marks inflection point in flight traffic recovery
Global air traffic rose in July as total and commercial flights both climbed, but trends in the second half of… Read More »
JAL sees passenger traffic potentially returning to 50% of normal levels by March 2021
JAL is cutting costs by deferring aircraft deliveries, postponing route launches. Japan Airlines plans a significant cost-cutting campaign to offset… Read More »
Partnerships key to Air Canada’s recovery
Air Canada is seeking to develop new interline agreements to help boost traffic. Increasing the number of global partnerships to… 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 »
Titan Airways 757 visits one of the world’s most remote and difficult airports
Aviation fans had a bit of excitement yesterday as the remote and notoriously tricky airport at St. Helena (HLE), a British… 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 »
United to drop contract with ExpressJet, dealing potentially fatal blow
United Airlines said on Thursday it has decided to drop its contract with ExpressJet, and consolidate all of its outsourced… Read More »
NASA launches new rover to search for signs of past Martian life
NASA’s next-generation Mars rover Perseverance blasted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Thursday atop an Atlas 5 rocket on a… Read More »
Airbus trims A350 output, quarterly loss worse than expected
Europe’s Airbus (AIR.PA) announced a new cut in production of its marquee A350 jet on Thursday as it swung to… Read More »
Schedule vs. Reality: The gap between published schedules and airline operations
The global aviation industry remains in turmoil, continually challenging commercial airlines as they plan and publish their advanced schedules. This… Read More »
How do pilots stay current in a pandemic?
With demand for air travel still far below normal levels thanks to COVID-19, airlines are having to juggle a number of… Read More »
Boeing confirms end of 747 production, further reduces output of other jets
In its quarterly earnings report today, Boeing confirmed production of the 747 will conclude in 2022. It also stated that… Read More »
AerCap cancels 15 MAX jets, urges Airbus and Boeing output cuts
Leasing giant AerCap (AER.N) said on Wednesday it had canceled 15 orders for the grounded Boeing (BA.N) 737 MAX aircraft… Read More »
Singapore Airlines slumps to $817 million quarterly loss as pandemic hits demand
Singapore Airlines Ltd (SIAL.SI) warned passenger capacity may remain at less than half of pre-pandemic levels by its March… Read More »
Boeing slashes jet output, eyes factory shake-up as COVID-19 hammers sales
Boeing Co (BA.N) slashed production of its biggest twin-engined jets, delayed its new 777X by up to a year and… Read More »
Global airlines less hopeful on COVID-19 recovery
Global airlines cut their coronavirus recovery forecast on Tuesday, saying it would take until 2024 – a year longer than… Read More »
Ryanair slashes traffic outlook, fears COVID-19 second wave
Ryanair cut its annual passenger target by a quarter on Monday and warned the second wave of COVID-19 infections could… Read More »
Hughes Network Systems to invest $50 million to join OneWeb consortium
U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems has agreed to invest $50 million in the British government and Bharti-backed consortium… Read More »
Boeing to delay 777X as demand drops for big jets – sources
Boeing Co (BA.N) is preparing to delay its all-new 777X jet by several months or up to a year, three… Read More »
U.S. relaxes rules to export more aerial drones
The Trump administration will reinterpret a Cold War-era arms agreement between 34 nations to allow U.S. defense contractors to sell… Read More »
FAA issues Emergency Airworthiness Directive for 737s returning from storage
We’ve covered here how much work goes into keeping stored aircraft in good condition, and for the most part those procedures do… Read More »