Former Boeing test pilot to face charges over 737 MAX crashes
US federal prosecutors are preparing to indict Mark Forkner, a former Boeing test pilot, over the two crashes…
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Airbus-Air New Zealand partner to research hydrogen-powered aircraft
Air New Zealand and Airbus have agreed to a cooperation initiative on September 16, 2021, to research the…
Rolls-Royce new electric aircraft takes off for first flight test
Rolls-Royce all-electric aircraft Spirit of Innovation enters the flight testing phase following a maiden flight on September 15,…
Lufthansa’s final A380 arrives in Teruel for storage
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) has waved goodbye to its last Airbus A380. The aircraft, registration D-AIMH, departed Frankfurt (FRA)…
China’s COMAC C919 to enter final assembly phase
The first C919 aircraft, developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), will soon enter the final assembly…
SpiceJet reaches settlement with second lessor for 737 MAX
Indian airline SpiceJet says it reached a settlement with lessor CDB Aviation over Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, which…
Breeze Airways confirms order for 20 additional A220s
Breeze Airways confirmed it will purchase 20 additional A220 aircraft from Airbus, taking its total order book to…
Mammoth Freighters initiates Boeing aircraft freighter conversion program
United States-based Mammoth Freighters announced the launch of its passenger to freighter conversion program for the Boeing 777-200LR…
Man arrested in Hawaii for allegedly trying to steal an aircraft
A 24-year-old man was arrested and taken to a Hawaii jail for attempting to steal an air ambulance…
Boeing faces lawsuit over MAX crashes from shareholders
Boeing shareholders may sue the company over the two 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in 2018…
Airbus delivers 40 jets, records a spike in orders received
European plane manufacturer Airbus reported its latest results of aircraft orders and deliveries in August 2021. Airbus received…
Russia signs deal with Iran in bid to boost aircraft sales
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) and the Civil Aviation Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran…
IndiGo to expand fleet with five new ATR72-600 turboprops
An Indian low-cost airline IndiGo signs a lease agreement for five new ATR72-600 turboprops with the United Kingdom-based…
Price-conscious Ryanair ends Boeing MAX 10 order talks
Ryanair has ended talks with Boeing over a potential new order of Boeing 787 MAX 10 aircraft, after…
Deliveries of Boeing 787 may not resume till October 2021
Deliveries of new Boeing 787 Dreamliners may not resume until late October 2021, as the US Federal Aviation…
SIA Airbus A380 spotted heading back to Singapore
On September 3, 2021, Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 widebody was spotted heading back to Singapore, two days after…
Jet2.com switches to Airbus for fleet renewal
British holiday company Jet2.com has ordered 36 Airbus A321neo aircraft, and agreed options for a further 24 of…
Etihad CEO: “A380 simply doesn’t make economic sense”
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines have been reviewing their fleet of widebody aircraft. At the…