Antonov is to embark on production of three An-178 airlifters for the Ukrainian military, under a newly-agreed memorandum of co-operation. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, participating in an event to mark the pact, has also indicated that the government is interested...
One uncomfortable aspect of the extraordinary crisis inflicted on air transport operations is the extent to which the pandemic might, atsome point, be considered a contributing factor to aircraft accidents, despite – or perhaps because of – the reduction in...
Air Canada is having two passenger Boeing 767-300ERs converted to freighters, and also selling the jets and leasing them back. Air Canada is having two passenger Boeing 767-300ERs converted to freighters, and also selling the jets and leasing them back....
UK air traffic manager NATS is pressing ahead with plans to reorganise the country’s airspace to reduce congestion and improve capacity. During an Aviation Club webinar on 14 January, NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe explained that the organisation’s key focus...
Norwegian’s intention to exit long-haul services and focus on short-haul and domestic flying as part of its restructuring plan presents its lessors with some certainty for the future at least – if little else. Under its restructuring plan, the Oslo-based...
German seat manufacturer Zim Flugsitz has emerged from legal insolvency proceedings after a restructuring plan was unanimously approved by creditors in December. German seat manufacturer Zim Flugsitz has emerged from legal insolvency proceedings after a restructuring plan was unanimously approved...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States has agreed to guarantee two financing deals that will provide $125 million to support aerospace work at GE Aviation and Spirit AeroSystems. The Export-Import Bank of the United States has agreed to guarantee...
Mannequin Skywalker Returns! Blue Origin’s next New Shepard flight is targeting a liftoff for Thursday morning, January 14, at 0945CT from Launch Site One in West Texas. Mission NS-14 is the 14th flight for the New Shepard program. For this...
Thursday 28 January 2021, 3pm GMT Covid-19 has had a devastating effect on flight crew, with tens of thousands around the world laid off or furloughed and facing the most uncertain of futures. Together with GOOSE Recruitment, we have surveyed...
Troubled low-cost carrier Norwegian is abandoning its long-haul network as it sets out a scaled-back business model focused on Norwegian domestic, regional Scandinavian, and key European services. “Our short-haul network has always been the backbone of Norwegian and will form the basis of a future resilient...