Next Airbus BelugaXL getting ready for service
Another Airbus next-generation super transporter with a smiling whale face, BelugaXL, is getting ready to begin regular operations…
Masterminds: engineers who changed aviation
Being a pilot is a fascinating calling, deservedly admired by all. A bit more neglected but just as…
Back to normal? Airlines to relaunch Chinese operations
The air transport industry in China gradually steps towards normalization. 16.7 million passengers were transported by domestic carriers…
Snowbirds aerobatic plane crashes in Canada, one dead
A CT-144 Tutor aircraft of the Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic team crashed during an exhibition flight. Both occupants managed…
Plane-eater: story of man who munched Cessna 150
Admit it – we all tend to eat our ways through isolation times. While some of us can’t…
United accused of breaching $5B state aid agreement
In April 2020, together with other biggest carriers of the U.S., United Airlines got a $5 billion rescue…
Vietnam bars new airlines from taking off
One of the five fastest-growing aviation markets in the world, according to IATA’s estimates, will not welcome new players…
GOL Airlines saved by $420M Boeing 737 MAX compensation
Hardly anyone could foresee that Boeing’s saga with the worldwide grounding of 737 MAX would ever go in…
India’s repatriation campaign underway, brings 8,500 people home
The first phase of the repatriation campaign of India, Vande Bharat Mission, is reaching midway. Almost a week…
Qantas halts remaining Airbus, Boeing orders
Following the call to pause 12 Airbus A350XWB deliveries, Australian carrier Qantas Airways now delays the remaining orders.…