Fatal airline accidents on decline, 2019 preliminary data shows
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the latest, preliminary data for the 2019 safety performance of…
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Boeing to suspend 737 MAX production from January 2020
Following a meeting of its board of directors in Chicago, Boeing decided to interrupt the production of the…
Seven Hong Kong Airlines planes seized by creditor
Hong Kong Airlines is not out of the woods yet. Two weeks after it received a cash injection…
BAA Training becomes ENAC partner for pilot training
BAA Training one of the TOP 3 biggest independent aviation training centres in Europe and ENAC (Ecole Nationale…
Boeing considers halting 737 MAX production
Boeing could make a decision on December 16, 2019, regarding either a reduction of the Boeing 737 MAX…
Jetstar Airways cuts capacity, considers sale of three Boeing 787
As the Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP), Jetstar Airways pilot members together with Transport Workers Union (TWU)…
Southwest reaches deal with Boeing over expected 737 MAX damages
Southwest Airlines (LUV) says it will share some of the Boeing 737 MAX compensation money with its employees,…
Boeing 777X loses Qantas’ Project Sunrise to Airbus A350
Qantas picked its favorite: Airbus could be the manufacturer to break the record for the longest commercial connection in…
Embraer starts flight tests of final E2 jet
Embraer has begun flight testing the third and final, member of the E-jets E2 family, the Embraer E175-E2.…
FAA ignored forecast of fifteen Boeing 737 MAX fatal crashes
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson broke the news: the Boeing 737 MAX will not be certified before…
BREAKING: Wizz Air to establish airline in Abu Dhabi in 2020
Wizz Air, a European low-cost carrier, is taking its first steps outside the continent by expanding to the…
Ryanair averted grounding third of fleet over maintenance
Back in 2018, Ryanair was facing a grounding of approximately a third of its fleet over a problem…
Harbour Air flies first commercial electric seaplane
A DHC-2 Beaver, operated by the Canadian company Harbour Air and converted into an electric aircraft by the…
Jetstar’s A320 double go-around caused by landing gear oversight
Two Jetstar Airways pilots have found themselves under the spotlight after the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) released…
Boeing discarded 787 lightning protection, despite FAA objections
U.S. authorities question Boeing 787 Dreamliners lightning protection New concerns have emerged about Boeing 787 Dreamliner wing design…
Blade debris puncture Ethiopian Dash 8 cabin in runway excursion
An Ethiopian Airlines Dash 8 suffered a runway excursion while departing from the Juba International Airport. The aircraft…
Blacklisted by EU: 115 airlines banned, Armenia under scrutiny
The European Union updated its list of airlines banned or restricted in its airspace on December 9, 2019.…
Air France A340 limit helps avert windshear crash in Bogota
Due to a lack of communication with air traffic control in Bogota, Colombia, an Airbus A340 operated by Air…