The U.S. plans to power 100% of its flights with renewable jet fuel
Renewable jet fuel currently accounts for only 0.1 percent of aviation fuel, a percentage that needs to increase to 5… Read More »
Malaysia Airlines to return inactive A380s to Airbus by 2023
Malaysia Airlines Bhd, an airline unit of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), is planning to return all six of its Airbus… Read More »
FAA says Boeing has not completed work needed for MAX 7 approval
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Boeing it has not completed safety tasks needed in order to certify the 737… Read More »
Airbus delivers 500th A350 passenger jet and introduces new production standard
European plane maker Airbus announced the delivery of the 500th A350 passenger aircraft and introduced a new production standard for… Read More »
Airlines cancel thousands of US flights due to Hurricane Ian
At least 2,000 passenger flights have been canceled as Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in… Read More »
Boeing, Airbus planes will “never be delivered” to Russia again
Sergei Chemezov, the head of Russia’s state conglomerate Rostec, has said that he believes Western aircraft manufacturers will “never” deliver… Read More »
China certifies home-grown COMAC C919 narrowbody jet
China has certified the COMAC C919, China’s home-grown passenger jet to compete with the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 family… Read More »
Two airliners collide while taxiing at London-Heathrow airport
A Korean Air Boeing 777 and an Icelandair Boeing 757 were involved in a ground collision at London-Heathrow Airport. The… Read More »
Taiwan’s China Airlines finalizes order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners
China Airlines, the state-owned flag carrier of Taiwan, has finalized an order for 16 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, with an option… Read More »
Will the Indian aviation market be the growth story of the next decade?
Commercial aviation in India is undergoing a major shake-up this year. IndiGo continues to lead the market as the country’s… Read More »
Face masks no longer required on AirAsia Malaysia flights
Air Asia is dropping the requirement for face masks on board Malaysia flights following a change in guidance from the… Read More »
Jet Airways expected to take Airbus A320neos not delivered to S7 Airlines
Unlike its first stint, Jet Airways is reportedly also considering Airbus narrowbodies for operations. An Airbus A320neo aircraft is creating… Read More »
Jet Fuel derived from used cooking oil certified for large-scale production in China
A Chinese petroleum company just obtained an airworthiness certificate for their new biological jet fuel made of used cooking oil…. Read More »
Why no one will build an engine for Boom’s Supersonic jet
Last year United Airlines placed an order for Boom Aerospace’s promised Supersonic jets. This summer American Airlines followed suit. Japan… Read More »
The airline race for a breakthrough fuel to cut one billion tons of carbon is just starting
In 1928, one person crossed the Atlantic; in 2018 there were 4.3 billion passenger journeys recorded. Although some people managed… Read More »
AirAsia X to ramp up cargo services
In an effort to combat the rising price of airfares, AirAsia X has decided to increase its cargo service, to increase… Read More »
Apollo Funds commit up to $1.5 Billion to Embraer Customer Financing Agreement
Embraer has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with an affiliate of Apollo, with respect to commit US $1.5 billion… Read More »
Chorus Aviation appoints Colin Copp as new CEO
Chorus Aviation has announced that Joseph Randall, President and CEO of Chorus Aviation, plans to retire in the first quarter of… Read More »
TrueNoord to lease six Embraer E195-E2’s to Porter Airlines
TrueNoord has completed the purchase agreement for six E195-E2 aircraft from Embraer. These aircraft will join Porter Airlines’ growing fleet… Read More »