Airplane COVID-19 risk ‘very low’ with masks, other actions, report finds
Transmission risks of COVID-19 during airline flights are very low and below other routine activities during the pandemic such as… Read More »
Rolls-Royce seeks $2.6 billion in make-or-break share issue
Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce will ask shareholders on Tuesday for 2 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) in a make-or-break attempt to survive… Read More »
No timetable yet for Boeing 737 MAX’s return to service in China
China, the first country to ground Boeing Co’s 737 MAX following two fatal crashes, has not set a timetable for… Read More »
British Airways jumbo saved from scrap heap by film deal
A British Airways jumbo jet has found a new role as a film set, saving it from the scrap heap… Read More »
United Airlines testing global health app on UK-U.S. flight in effort to reopen borders
United Airlines UAL.O is set on Wednesday to test a digital health pass under a global pilot program seeking to establish a… Read More »
NASA spacecraft grabs sample of rocks from asteroid
A NASA spacecraft touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday, grabbing a sample of rocks… Read More »
New Virgin Australia strategy spells end of business travel arms race
Virgin Australia looks set to cut basic fares and start charging fees for items like checked baggage and food under… Read More »
Wizz Air CEO expects smaller airline industry after pandemic
The world will have a smaller airline industry as a result of the coronavirus crisis with many privately funded carriers… Read More »
Cathay Pacific to cut 6,000 jobs, axe Cathay Dragon brand: SCMP
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will cut around 6,000 jobs, or 18% of its workforce, and axe regional brand… Read More »
Qatar Airways expects to keep A380s parked for years
Qatar Airways does not expect to use its Airbus AIR.PA A380s for at least the next two years, its chief executive said… Read More »
American Airlines plans to return Boeing 737 Max to service at year-end
American Airlines Group AAL.O plans to return Boeing BA.N 737 Max jets to service for passenger flights by the end of this year depending… Read More »
Boeing has got a bigger than MAX problem
Boeing finally has a silver lining. Europe’s top aviation regulator told Bloomberg in an interview published on Friday that the… Read More »
Rolls-Royce prices 2 billion pound equivalent bond to boost finances
Rolls-Royce said it had successfully priced a 2 billion pound ($2.6 billion) equivalent bond offering in three tranches, more than… Read More »
EU wins tariff clearance on $4 billion of U.S. imports in Boeing case
The European Union on Tuesday won the right to impose tariffs on $4 billion of U.S. goods in retaliation against… Read More »
No jet orders, more 737 MAX cancellations for Boeing as crises drag on
Boeing Co lost another three orders for its grounded 737 MAX jetliner in September, and delivered 11 total aircraft to… Read More »
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit seeks $1 billion valuation in funding round: WSJ
Richard Branson’s satellite-launch business Virgin Orbit is looking to raise up to $200 million in a funding round that could… Read More »
Airbus ramps up deliveries in September, seen targeting 500 jets in 2020
Airbus AIR.PA reached the highest number of monthly deliveries of passenger planes so far this year in September, but logged no new… Read More »
BA jumbo jets bid farewell to London but bad weather prevents synchronised dual take off
British Airways’s jumbos bade farewell to London Heathrow on Thursday but rain and cloud prevented a rare synchronised dual take… Read More »
Boom Supersonic demonstrator aircraft in bid to break sound barrier
Boom Supersonic unveiled its first demonstrator aircraft X-B1 last October, which is scheduled to begin flight testing next year, in… Read More »
FAA issues new proposed Boeing 737 MAX pilot training procedures
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued a draft report on revised training procedures for the Boeing BA.N 737 MAX, a… Read More »
Boeing’s top Starliner astronaut pulls out of space mission role
The chief astronaut for Boeing Co’s long-delayed debut crewed flight to the International Space Station stepped down from the job… Read More »
Boeing cuts jet demand forecast on pandemic crisis
Boeing cut its rolling 20-year forecast for airplane demand on Tuesday, sending its shares lower as the COVID-19 pandemic lays… Read More »