German entrepreneur Heinz-Hermann Thiele has died, a year after he emerged as a substantial shareholder in Lufthansa Group and threatened to reject a crucial bail-out for the airline company. Thiele was the majority shareholder and deputy chair of rail and...
Amid the endless months of lockdown, the rollout of vaccines has been the light at the end of the tunnel for European airlines desperate to begin generating cash again. Amid the endless months of lockdown, the rollout of vaccines has...
Propulsion company will trial sustainable fuel in a Trent 1000 on its 747-400 flying testbed later this year Rolls-Royce will conduct the first flight tests of 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using its flying testbed Boeing 747-400 this year. Source:...
London Heathrow airport’s operator ended last year with enough liquidity to see it through until 2023 after a dreadful 12 months in which it lost just over £2 billion ($2.8 billion). London Heathrow airport’s operator ended last year with enough...
Thai AirAsia expects to resume all domestic flights by April, even as its parent company’s full-year losses widen amid the impact from the coronavirus pandemic. Thai AirAsia expects to resume all domestic flights by April, even as its parent company’s...
Canada’s Conair Group has received the first in a batch of former Flybe Bombardier Q400s due for conversion into aerial firefighters. The turboprop – registered G-KKEV, and originally delivered to the UK operator in 2008 – is one of 11...
The parent company of Malaysia Airlines has received clearance from a UK court to move forward with a restructuring scheme, which will see a government capital injection as well as reduced lease rates. The parent company of Malaysia Airlines has...
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certificated China’s Aviage Systems for Boeing 787 avionics work, paving the way for the company to expand into the international market. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has certificated China’s Aviage Systems for...
The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring US operators to immediately conduct thermal-imaging inspections of fan blades on certain Pratt & Whitney engines after the recent PW4077 failure on a United Airlines flight. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring US operators...
Chinese urban air mobility start-up EHang has completed cold-weather test flights of its two-seater EH216 autonomous aerial vehicle over Beijing, as it embarks on a production capacity expansion. Chinese urban air mobility start-up EHang has completed cold-weather test flights of...