Indonesia ends victim search but hunts for CVR of Sriwijaya Air 737
The government of Indonesia decided to end the search operation for victims of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737…
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UK’s aviation industry pleads for help
In a letter to the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Britain’s airlines, airports and aviation manufacturers asked…
Hong Kong to impose new quarantine rules for air crew
To minimize the risks of spreading COVID-19, the Hong Kong government plans to impose strict quarantine rules and…
Investigators find faulty autothrottle on Sriwijaya Air 737
Indonesian authorities continue to investigate the crash of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737 flight 182. Initial findings show…
Biden signs order for mandatory masks on US flights
During his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed a mask mandate that the air travel industry…
Inauguration day: Biden lands in private jet, security tightened
President-elect Joe Biden lands in Washington D.C. in a private jet ahead of the inauguration ceremony. On January…
Icelandair parent company to focus on aviation, sells tour agency
Icelandair Group, the owner and holding company of Icelandair, announced the sale of its subsidiary Iceland Travel. The…
IAG buys Air Europa for €500 million
International Airlines Group (IAG) (IAG) announced its final agreement to acquire Spanish air carrier Air Europa for €500…
Canada’s airlines plan Boeing 737 MAX flights
After Transport Canada (TC) ungrounded the Boeing 737 MAX, Canada’s airlines that have the aircraft in their fleets…
NTSC downloads 27 hours flight data of Sriwijaya Air 737
Indonesian authorities announced having successfully completed the flight data transfer from one of two Flight Data Recorders (FDR)…
Biden to extend European travel restrictions
Soon after Donald Trump announced the lifting of European travel restrictions on January 26, 2021, President-elect Joe Biden…
All rows potentially exposed to COVID-19 on flight to Canada
Two Air Transat flights from Haiti to Montreal were potentially carrying enough infected travelers to put all passengers…
Most tracked flight diverted to Moscow Sheremetyevo last minute
On January 17, 2021, Pobeda airlines flight DP936 from Berlin to Moscow was the most tracked flight of…
Canada to not follow FAA in un-grounding the 737 MAX
Transport Canada (TC), the Canadian authority responsible for civil aviation, released a statement that there would be differences…
Airbus and Boeing finish 2020: different stories and signs of trouble
While Boeing had its hands full with the Boeing 737 MAX crisis, Airbus had a record 2019 in…
Biden’s mandatory mask rule backed by US airlines
President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to mandate masks for air travelers was supported by Airlines for America, a trade…
Trump adds COMAC to US investment blacklist
On January 14, 2021, the Trump administration imposed an investment ban on the Chinese aircraft manufacturer Commercial Aircraft…
China civil aviation fleet reaches 6747 aircraft in 2020
2020 marked the end of the 13th five-year plan of China, a series of social and economic development…