COVID-19 mutation Multiple countries ban UK flights due to new virus mutation A new, more infectious strain of the COVID-19 virus forced multiple governments worldwide to impose temporal flight bans… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 21, 2020
United States Air Force (USAF) Artificial intelligence co-pilots US Air Force U-2 spy plane The United States Air Force tested the use of artificial intelligence to pilot a military aircraft. The experiment… ByClement CharpentreauDecember 18, 2020
United States US airlines cut flights due to winter storm Predicted to be the biggest snowstorm in years, Winter Storm Gail causes chaos in airports as US airlines… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 17, 2020
Dassault Rafale Qatar Emiri Air Force performs impressive “elephant walk” Very popular in the United States, the exercise known as the “elephant walk” consists of rolling a large… ByClement CharpentreauDecember 17, 2020
Boeing 737 MAX Boeing hires pilots to help airlines relaunch 737 MAX In an effort to ensure the smooth return of its 737 MAX, Boeing is reportedly hiring 160 pilots… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 17, 2020
British Airways British Airways to cancel operations to 15 international routes British Airways (BA) decided to shrink the upcoming season schedule by canceling more than 15 long-haul routes in… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 17, 2020
state aid US airlines in line for $17 billion state aid Under the new coronavirus relief package, the struggling US carriers would get $17 billion in U.S. government aid. … ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 16, 2020
London Green light for Heathrow third runway The UK Supreme Court gave permission for the expansion of the third runway at London Heathrow Airport. The… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 16, 2020
Boeing Boeing pays Kenyan family over Ethiopian plane crash The first of the 32 Kenyan families of Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET302 crash victims received a settlement payment… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 15, 2020
Boeing Boeing finds more fuselage issues on 787 Dreamliner The recent, broader Boeing quality control inspection on 787 Dreamliner fuselages revealed structure-related issues in some areas of… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 15, 2020
London Heathrow Airport Heathrow Airport workers strike in car-rally Starting from December 14, 2020, around 4,000 Heathrow Airport workers are set to strike in a car-based rally… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 14, 2020
F-15 Strike Eagle USAF F-15E fighters to use recycled wings from Saudi F-15S As the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) was preparing to scrap the wings of 66 of its F-15S… ByClement CharpentreauDecember 11, 2020
Airbus Airbus Boeing tariff wars: UK to skip the conflict? Amid the ongoing tariff war, the UK announced plans to stop imposing tariffs on Boeing aircraft after Brexit. The… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 10, 2020
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Greenpeace demand to stop KLM bailout dismissed A court in the Hague rejected Greenpeace’s claim to impose stronger environmental conditions on state-supported KLM Royal Dutch… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 10, 2020
hypersonic B-1B test-launches cruise missile externally ahead of hypersonic weapons A B-1B Lancer strategic bomber of the United States Air Force successfully carried out an external weapon release… ByClement CharpentreauDecember 10, 2020
Boeing 787 Dreamliner Road to recovery: Virgin Atlantic to sell its Dreamliners In an effort to survive one of the toughest winters in aviation history, Virgin Atlantic Airways made a… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 9, 2020
Dubai International Airport Emirates indicates growing demand for Christmas travel Emirates announced that it expects more than 200,000 passengers to travel through Dubai International Airport (DXB) during the… ByGabriele PetrauskaiteDecember 8, 2020
covid19 Flights only for the vaccinated? Most Britons agree According to a Sky News poll, 54% of Britons agree that air travel should be limited to the… ByElžbieta VišnevskytėDecember 8, 2020