Boeing agrees to extend 777X deliveries for Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways confirmed it would be taking all 60 Boeing 777X aircraft that it has on order, but…
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IAI introduces helicopter drones to manage wide-area surveillance
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) introduced an unmanned helicopter unit designed to perform a wide array of surveillance and…
Etihad Airways extends salary cuts; Emirates returns to normal
Etihad Airways has reportedly decided to prolong salary cuts for its staff until the end of 2020. Meanwhile,…
Virgin Australia’s creditors approve purchase terms by Bain
Creditors of Virgin Australia have accepted the terms of purchase previously proposed by Bain Capital (BC), the company…
Fourth Boeing 777X prototype prepares for maiden flight?
On September 3, 2020, the fourth test Boeing 777-9 appeared on Flightradar24 for the first time. The latest…
Embraer to ax 900 staff, blames COVID-19 and Boeing partnership
Embraer, a Brazilian aircraft producer, announced 900 layoffs, as COVID-19 and the company’s termination of the partnership with…
Flight attendant threatened by passengers during plane evacuation
The Canadian Transportation Safety Board (TSB) released its final report on the collision between a Jazz Aviation DHC-8…
Beijing resumes direct international flights after five months
Back in March, Beijing became the city with the highest number of imported cases in China due to…
Air New Zealand’s CCO resigns after crisis shrinks operations
Air New Zealand’s CCO Cam Wallace has handed in his resignation after 19 years of service to pursue…
Skymark Boeing 737 suffers internal damage after bird strike
On August 29, 2020, a Skymark Airlines Boeing 737 (registered as JA73NM) suffered a bird strike while climbing…
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce expects A380 fleet to return in 3 years
Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said he expected the airline’s grounded Airbus A380 fleet to return together with the…
Japan Airlines to launch new UAV pilot training program
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced it would launch a new drone operator training program to accelerate drone-led business development…
Aviation industry remains paralyzed: IATA
Despite marginal improvements in passenger demand in July 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) remains pessimistic about…
American, Delta and United join Southwest’s no change fee club
The big three US air carriers, American Airlines (A1G) (AAL), Delta Airlines (DAL) and United Airlines, have consecutively…
Japan Airlines backed by Tokyo government to study drones
Japan Airlines (JAL) announced to be partaking in a drone study aiming to explore the logistics of delivering…
Despite redeployment programs, 85% Qantas ex-pilots jobless?
Despite several employment programs that Qantas has, 85% of the airline’s stood-down pilots have not been able to…
Major Chinese airlines record total revenue of USD 13.7B in Q1Q2
The three major airlines in China – Air China, China Eastern, and China Southern Airlines (ZNH) had released…
BREAKING | First commercial flight between Israel & UAE takes off
The long-anticipated direct flight between Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi took off at 11:21 local time, carrying government…