British Airways pilots vote to strike during the summer season
Update July 24, 2019: Unite suspended the strike on July 26-27, 2019, while workers vote on new pay…
Civil Aviation
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Lion Air: farewell Boeing 747-400, welcome A330neo
After bidding farewell to its last Queen of the skies in March 2019, Lion Air takes delivery of…
Airbus’ new eagle-inspired sustainable “Bird of Prey”
Airbus unveils its electric hybrid concept aircraft inspired by feathers of an Eagle.Airbus unveiled the new aircraft at…
AF447: Air France sent back to court, case dismissed for Airbus
The Paris Public Prosecutor has requested Air France to face trial for manslaughter and negligence in the training…
Lufthansa, BA suspend Cairo flights citing security concerns
Lufthansa (LHAB) (LHA) and British Airways abruptly suspend all flights to Cairo for seven days over security concerns.…
KlasJet strengthens its positions in business aviation
KlasJet, a European private and business charter carrier, part of Avia Solutions Group, added two more exclusively designed…
EASA alerts Airbus A321neo operators over ‘excessive pitch’ issue
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has alerted operators of the Airbus A321neo of a potential “excessive…
Boeing allocates first batch of funds for 737 MAX crash families
Boeing is to allocate half of the previously announced $100 million fund for “near term assistance” of families…
ET 302 crash victims’ families speak before US Congress
Family members of Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 victims have spoken at a U.S. Congressional hearing on July 17,…
‘We Are Back’: defunct WOW air breathes life into new LCC
WOW air, the Icelandic ultra-low-cost-carrier, which ceased operations in March 2019, may soon be ‘coming back’ to the…
Lufthansa CEO blasts Ryanair and easyJet for cheap ticket prices
There is no secret that the competition amongst European airlines for passengers is very intense. Add in the…
Austrian Airlines to seek government support for domestic routes
Austrian Airlines considers applying for the local government’s assistance or the European Commission’s Public Service Obligation (PSO) to…
Aeroflot to add Airbus A320neos, remains firm on Boeing 737 MAX
Russia’s national carrier, Aeroflot, is to expand its Airbus fleet with plans to introduce nine A320neo Family jets…
American Airlines extends Boeing 737 MAX groundings 4th time
Updated on 17/07/2019 12:10 pm (UTC +2) to include United spokesperson’s statementTop U.S. carrier American Airlines (A1G) (AAL) had…
Ryanair rebrands its Boeing 737 MAX
In the wake of the MAX crisis, Ryanair seems to have switched the name of its aircraft to…
Airbus steps on Boeing’s turf in China with latest A350XWB order
China’s flagship carrier, Air China, has announced it entered into a purchase agreement with Airbus to buy 20…
Aireon launches ALERT aircraft tracking system
The new flight tracking technology of Aireon, which provides information about the location and position of aircraft anywhere…
Air Canada Boeing 777 hits unexpected turbulence, 30 injured
An Air Canada Boeing 777-200 operating from Vancouver (Canada) to Sydney (Australia) was hit by unexpected turbulence on…