Neither JF-17 nor Tejas: Argentina stops fighter jet tender
Argentine president Alberto Fernandez has said the country is not going to purchase any military aircraft for the time being, pulling the plug on a fighter jet tender that pitted the Chinese-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder against India’s HAL Tejas and the US-made F-16. “Argentina has to allocate…
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Another MiG-21 crashes in Croatia, pilots eject
A Croatian Air Force MiG-21UMD crashed during a training flight on December 6, 2022. Both pilots suffered minor injuries following the ejection, and their condition is stable, the…
Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines transport humanitarian supplies on 737 MAX
Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines announced that the two companies partnered to transport humanitarian aid on Boeing 737 MAX delivery flights from Seattle. Three flights delivered the items…
Russia resumes Shahed-136 attacks after Ukraine claims supply is running low
Russia resumes attacks with Shahed kamikaze drones, while Ukraine claims the supply of Iranian munitions is running low. 14 Shahed-136/131 drones were shot down by Ukrainian air defenses…
easyJet prevents Christmas strike in France with pay hike and staff bonus
British low-cost airline easyJet has successfully avoided a French cabin crew strike over the Christmas holidays after it agreed to raise base pay by 7.5% while paying an additional € 3,000…
ATSB investigating a near-runway excursion involving a 737 and an A380
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATBS) announced that it is investigating a procedural error that almost caused a runway excursion involving a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800…
US judge orders Southwest to reinstate flight attendant who sued the airline
“Bags fly free with Southwest. But free speech didn’t fly at all with Southwest in this case.” This is what US District Judge Brantley Starr reportedly told Southwest Airlines (LUV) on…
Air Senegal eyes profitability by end-2023, cites 2024 as ‘worst case’: Minister
Air Senegal, the flag carrier of the Republic of Senegal, is aiming to become profitable by the end of 2023, seven years after its launch. The airline’s recovery plan was announced by Doudou…
Beijing International Airport drops negative COVID-19 test requirement: reports
China’s largest airport, the Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) no longer requires travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test upon entry, Reuters has reported, citing Beijing News,…
Airbus indicates it will not reach the 700 aircraft mark in 2022
While announcing its November Orders and Deliveries results, Airbus also warned that it would miss the 700 delivery mark. Citing the 68 aircraft delivery number in November 2022 and a…
US lawmakers deny key extension for Boeing 737 MAX
After declining to add a deadline extension for Boeing to fit new safety systems on the 737 MAX-7 and MAX-10 to the latest annual spending bill, United States lawmakers have quashed the…
End of a reign: Boeing rolls out the final 747
Ending a 54-year production run, Boeing rolled out the final Boeing 747 to be assembled on December 6, 2022. With 1,574 units produced, it was the most popular wide-body aircraft to be…
WestJet to launch Japan, Barcelona and Edinburgh routes; expands Europe flights
Canadian airline WestJet announced that it will launch new routes to Japan and Europe to begin in the summer of 2023, using its Boeing 787 fleet. The airline will start flights from Calgary…
Emirates boosts services to London Gatwick with a third daily A380 service
In order to meet sustained demands ahead of the holidays, Emirates announced that it has boosted its services to London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) by adding a third daily Airbus A380 service from…
USAF validates first hypersonic weapon loading procedures
Aircrew from the Barksdale Air Force Base finished drawing up the loading procedures of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183 ARRW (Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon) hypersonic missile on the external…
Australia concerned about high domestic air ticket prices
In its most recent Airline Competition in Australia report, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) warned that it will monitor airlines’ behavior due to the fact that…
Analysts: More efficient to build new Boeing 787s than restore them
Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision to temporarily stop certification of newly built Boeing 787s between May 2021 and August 2022, it is more efficient for…
In pictures: Embraer unveils concepts for hybrid, hydrogen electric aircraft
Embraer unveiled new concepts for hybrid electric and hydrogen electric aircraft as part of the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer’s Energia sustainability initiative. On December 5,…
Flight LH-575 diverted to Luanda as a ‘precautionary measure’: Lufthansa
Lufthansa Airlines (LH) flight LH-575 from Cape Town, South Africa to Munich, Germany was diverted to Luanda, Angola on December 3, 2022, after reportedly suffering an engine…
Glasgow Airport briefly evacuated over ‘suspicious’ luggage; flights canceled
Glasgow Airport (GLA) was temporarily evacuated in the early hours of December 5, 2022 after a “suspicious item” was found within the security search hall of the airport. Police Scotland was…
Black Hawk’s to be replaced by tiltrotor after serving US Army for 40 years
The iconic Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk four-blade twin-engine utility military helicopters, which have served the US Army for more than four decades, will be replaced by the new V-280 Valor…
