A US airline flight attendants’ union says its members are afraid for their safety onboard aircraft after an angry mob of rioters breached the US Capitol building in Washington, DC earlier in the day. The mob was attempting to stop the certification...
Thai Airways International has been granted a one-month extension of the deadline to submit its rehabilitation plan which will outline how its business will be restructured. Thai Airways International has been granted a one-month extension of the deadline to submit its rehabilitation...
Cathay Pacific will operate a handful of flights from Hong Kong to London Heathrow from 12 January, but return services will remain suspended. Cathay Pacific will operate a handful of flights from Hong Kong to London Heathrow from 12 January, but return services will remain suspended....
BOC Aviation signed fewer lease commitments and extensions in 2020’s fourth quarter than in the same period of 2019, and its aircraft sale activity likewise declined. BOC Aviation signed fewer lease commitments and extensions in 2020’s fourth quarter than in...
The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded Lockheed Martin, and its suppliers BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman, a $1.28 billion “undefinitized contract action” to support operations and sustainment of the global F-35 fleet through 30 June 2021. The F-35 Joint Program...
Montenegro’s government has acted swiftly to start establishing a successor to the country’s defunct flag-carrier Montenegro Airlines. The carrier ceased operations on 26 December after the government refused to continue supporting the heavily-indebted company. But the government has formally registered...
Boeing confirms that it intends this year to shutter a research and development site in Seattle, shifting work performed there to other locations. Boeing confirms that it intends this year to shutter a research and development site in Seattle, shifting...
WestJet will begin non-commercial test flights of its Boeing 737 Max aircraft during the coming weeks with the aim of having the aircraft type ready to resume revenue flights on 21 January pending approval from Transport Canada. WestJet will begin non-commercial test...
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to remove more high-pressure turbine (HPT) disks from International Aero Engines V2500s in response to a 2020 disk failure. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to remove more high-pressure turbine (HPT) disks...
US regulators have finalised a rule intended to ease the process by which aircraft manufacturers obtain approvals to perform supersonic aircraft flight tests. US regulators have finalised a rule intended to ease the process by which aircraft manufacturers obtain approvals...