COMAC intends to make first C919 delivery in 2021
As the government of China aims to reduce state reliance on Airbus and Boeing foreign aircraft, the Commercial…
Wizz Air expects 2021 to be “transition year out of crisis”
The ultra-low-cost carrier Wizz Air expects 2021 to be a transition year out of the Covid-19 crisis. Despite…
Norwegian seeks to end 36 aircraft leases
Norwegian Air Shuttle applied to the High Court of Ireland seeking to prematurely end leasing agreements on 36…
Eurocontrol predicts traffic: situation “quickly deteriorating”
Eurocontrol issued a new forecast regarding air traffic throughout Europe. According to the authority, the situation “is quickly…
Gulf Air completes first flight from new Bahrain Airport terminal
Gulf Air, a state-owned airline of Bahrain, started a new chapter in Bahrain’s aviation history. The airline completed…
ANA Holdings records deepest loss since 2009
ANA Holdings (ALNPY), a parent company of the major Japanese airline All Nippon Airways, reported a severe net…
India may allow international flights from February 1, 2021
The government of India considers mitigating measures against the spread of the COVID-19 virus and will likely allow…
Easyjet to fly “no more” than 10% of 2019 capacity in Q2 2021
The British low-cost airline Easyjet announced that it expects to fly no more than 10% of 2019 capacity…
Aerostan Boeing 747 suffers in-flight engine stall and shutdown
An Aerostan Boeing 747 was forced to return to Karachi International Airport (KHI), Pakistan, after suffering an engine…
Norwegian Air to exit insolvency proceedings in April 2021
Norwegian Air Shuttle expects to exit Irish insolvency proceedings in April 2021, after discontinuing long-haul operations and focusing…
Malaysian court releases seized PIA Boeing 777
A Malaysian court issued permission to release Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing 777, which was impounded at Kuala…
ANA cuts 16 international routes, speeds up Boeing 777 retirement
All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced suspending a total of 16 international routes as well as shrinking domestic operations.…
Frontier Airlines picks engine for 134 Airbus A320neo
The US-based ultra-low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines made a large order of engines to power a total of 134…
New safety-related concerns raise over Boeing 737 MAX
A former Boeing employee raised new safety-related concerns over the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft that has been already…
Lufthansa Group expects sharp recovery in summer 2021
Lufthansa Group bets on the COVID-19 vaccines and testing procedures to lead the company into a “sharp recovery”…
Indonesia ends victim search but hunts for CVR of Sriwijaya Air 737
The government of Indonesia decided to end the search operation for victims of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737…
Vietnamese regulator tightens aircraft storage rules
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) released a new directive regarding aircraft storage and maintenance rules. Following…
Investigators find faulty autothrottle on Sriwijaya Air 737
Indonesian authorities continue to investigate the crash of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 flight 182. Initial findings show…