1 minute read 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…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-25
4 minute read Masterminds: engineers who changed aviation Being a pilot is a fascinating calling, deservedly admired by all. A bit more neglected but just as…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-24
1 minute read 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…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-19
1 minute read 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…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-18
3 minute read 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…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-16
2 minute read 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…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-15
1 minute read 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…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-15
2 minute read 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…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-14
2 minute read 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…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-14
1 minute read Qantas halts remaining Airbus, Boeing orders Following the call to pause 12 Airbus A350XWB deliveries, Australian carrier Qantas Airways now delays the remaining orders.…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-11
2 minute read JetBlue sells miles for $150 million, cuts Airbus order As the pandemic effects chip away at the world economies, many airlines are forced to find new ways…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-08
2 minute read Russian Su-57 to get new engines after mid-2020s Russian Ministry of Defence has revealed the delivery dates of Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets to the Russian Aerospace…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-08
2 minute read India begins massive repatriation mission, record in the making? When in March 2020 thousands of Indian citizens were left stranded in the Gulf countries due to the…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-07
3 minute read Superjet 100 crash: accused pilot blames manufacturer A year after the ill-fated Aeroflot Superjet-100 flight from Moscow to Murmansk, the accident is still surrounded by…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-07
1 minute read Latvia closes airspace over missing drone Apparently, coronavirus is not the only reason for countries issuing restrictions and grounding planes these days. An uncontrolled…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-04
1 minute read Wizz Air to open new base Amidst the worldwide pandemic frenzy, Hungary based low-cost carrier Wizz Air announced the scheduled opening of a new base…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-04
3 minute read Airlines explore alternative business as planes stay grounded With the survival mode “on”, the aviation industry is desperate to look for novel ways to keep their…byIna Hladyshava2020-05-01
2 minute read British Airways to cut 25% jobs, expects competitors bankruptcies The air transport industry is now suffering significant losses stemming from the epidemic-related travel restrictions, and the effects…byIna Hladyshava2020-04-29