U.S. FAA opens new review of Boeing engineers’ safety independence
U.S. aviation regulators are opening a new review of Boeing after a survey of company engineers found a sizable percentage… Read More »
China tests superfast aircraft tracking satellite that could prevent another MH370-style tragedy
China has tested a superfast aircraft tracking satellite with the aim of preventing another MH370-style tragedy. The revolutionary technology can… Read More »
Alaska Airlines 737 flight evacuates after landing at SEA due to cell phone fire
An Alaska Airlines flight arriving from New Orleans had to evacuate shortly after landing at Sea-Tac Airport due to a… Read More »
Unvaccinated Guests Will Need Doctor’s Notes To Board Carnival Cruises
Two weeks back, 27 people aboard the Carnival Vista tested positive for COVID-19 and all were asymptomatic at the time… Read More »
US Virgin Islands Mandating Vaccines for Cruise Passengers Over 12
The Governor of the United States Virgin Islands announced on Sunday that all cruise passengers 12 years of age… Read More »
Kenya’s African Express Airways enters airport squabble
African Express Airways (XU, Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta) has entered an ongoing property squabble between Kenya Airways and local carrier 748… Read More »
Hanoi cancels Globaltrans Air’s business licence
The Vietnamese Ministry of Transport has cancelled Globaltrans Air’s business licence, a start-up that planned to operate as a business… Read More »
Suriname’s Fly All Ways granted permission for US charters
The US Department of Transportation has tentatively granted Suriname’s Fly All Ways Airlines (8W, Paramaribo Int’l) a Foreign Air Carrier… Read More »
Titan Airways Malta begins operations
Titan Airways Malta (Malta Int’l) launched commercial operations on August 23, 2021, deploying its first A321-200(P2F) out of Cologne/Bonn on… Read More »
Denmark’s Copenhagen AirTaxi takes first CRJ900
Copenhagen AirTaxi (CAT, Copenhagen Roskilde) took delivery of its first CRJ900LR on August 16, 2021, and will operate it… Read More »
India’s flybig lures new investor, to operate five aircraft
flybig (S9, Indore) has told the Indian newspaper Business Line that it has found a strategic investor and will take… Read More »
Colombia’s AeroSucre adds first B737-300 freighter
AeroSucre (KRE, Barranquilla) has expanded its fleet with the addition of its first B737-300(F), which arrived in Bogotá on August… Read More »
Colombia’s Avianca Airlines returns last A321neo
Avianca Airlines (AV, Bogotá) returned its last two A321-200Ns to lessor SMBC Aviation Capital having kept the aircraft in storage… Read More »
Italy’s AlisCargo launches operations
AlisCargo (CP) operated its first revenue flight on August 18, 2021, connecting Milan Malpensa with Jinan in north-eastern China. EI-GWA… Read More »
Ampaire brings hybrid electric flight to South West England
Ampaire, a pioneer in hybrid electric aircraft technology, launches demonstration flights between Exeter Airport and Cornwall Airport Newquay this week,… Read More »
Delta Air Lines orders 30 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft
Delta Air Lines has ordered 30 additional Airbus A321neo aircraft to help meet the airline’s future fleet requirements. The newly-ordered… Read More »
Copa Airlines upgrades 737 NG fleet with Collins Aerospace wheels and brakes
Copa Airlines, the second-largest 737 aircraft operator in Latin America, has selected Collins Aerospace to retrofit its fleet of 737NG… Read More »
NetJets and several large business jet operators announce new orders
Several large business jet operators have either announced orders or signaled their intention to grow their fleets. NetJets, the world’s… Read More »
Riga Airport: Weekly Update
This week Riga Airport connects passengers to 87 destinations RIX Weekly Update! This week Riga Airport connects passengers to 87… Read More »
Airlines Expectations for any Recovery in 2021 are Fading
Modest Weekly Growth Hides Longer-Term Trends The ups and downs of aviation’s recovery continued this week with capacity increasing back… Read More »
FAA attempts to wrangle U.S. airlines’ unruly passengers
The Federal Aviation Administration has slapped dozens of unruly U.S. passengers with fines amounting to more than $1 million so… Read More »
U.S. NTSB’s new chief eyes safety shake-up
The nation’s new chief accident investigator wants to send a message: growing public confusion over automated driving systems in the… Read More »