Fifth prototype of COMAC C919 takes to the skies
Last week proved busy for the manufacturer Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC): the fifth prototype of the…
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Recap: Boeing CEO twice auditioned by US lawmakers on 737 MAX
Dennis Muilenburg, Boeing CEO, finished the month of October by taking two-day long swim in hot water. During…
Air France-KLM finances affected by A380 retirement
In its financial results for the third quarter of 2019, Air France-KLM announced a net profit down by…
Irkut MC-21 achieves third round of EASA certification flights
Test pilots from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) completed the third flight session of the MC-21-300 certification…
Qantas confirms checking 33 737NGs for pickle fork cracks
Qantas has officially confirmed that the airline is prematurely checking 33 Boeing 737 NG aircraft for cracks in…
Committee hearing: has Boeing CEO tried to resign?
Getting increasingly apologetic about Lion Air flight 610 and Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crashes, Boeing CEO has revealed whether…
Malaysia and Singapore Airlines agree on partnership agreement
Two Asia-Pacific airlines, Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines (SIA1) (SINGY) , have shaken hands on a partnership agreement,…
WOW air postpones return to the skies and converts to cargo
After it ceased operations in March 2019, Iceland’s WOW air had planned to resume flight operations sometime in…
Boeing CEO Muilenburg: “We know we made mistakes”
On October 29, 2019, Dennis Muilenburg, the Chief Executive Officer of Boeing, is set to testify for the…
Lion Air crash report points to Boeing, FAA and airline flaws
The final report of the Indonesian investigators says the design and development of the MCAS system by Boeing…
BAA Training China: 40,000 flight training hours per year
On the 25th of October ceremony of ground breaking marked the beginning of BAA Training China construction –…
Spirit Airlines to acquire 100 aircraft from A320neo family
Spirit Airlines (S64) (SAVE) , the Florida-based low-cost carrier, signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire 100…
Thai Airways denies risk of bankruptcy
Alarming statements made by Thai Airways president Sumeth Damrongchentham to his employees had led many to believe the…
Thai Airways survival on the line, warns president
Thai Airways, the national carrier of Thailand, could be on the verge of collapsing according to the alarming…
Project Kiwirise: Air New Zealand announces route to New York
Air New Zealand has announced significant changes to its long-haul operations above the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. The…
Avion Express announced record Q3 results and new client
The largest narrow-body ACMI operator in the world Avion Express announced record quarterly production results. During Q3 2019…
Investigators flag MCAS ahead of Lion Air crash final report
Mechanical and design flaws of the Boeing 737 MAX and lack of information on how to deal with…
Boeing shuffles top executives; fires commercial CEO McAllister
After reports indicated that Boeing’s crème de la crème was meeting in San Antonio, Texas on October 20-21,…