With its unusual historic triple engine sound and vintage appearance, the Junkers Ju 52 would have been as anachronistic as it was distinctive and engaging to those capturing its passage through the Alps with high-resolution mobile-phone cameras. But the appeal...
With a dozen fatal airline accidents reported during 12 months of operations that were severely disrupted by Covid-19, how did aviation’s safety record for 2020 stack up against previous years? Assessing airline safety performance in 2020 is problematic because the...
Aviation contributed to the spread of Covid-19 and has suffered more than many sectors from the economic and health crisis it created. Now the industry is leading the fight back by transporting vaccine consignments around the world. When Spanish flu...
The lighter side of Flight International Naughty roster British Airways’ freight-only flights are flown with a cabin crew member, harking back to the 1970s and 1980s, when the flag carrier’s dedicated cargo division always operated with a trolley-pusher, supposedly so...
The P2F market has been a rare growth area of aviation in the past 12 months as demand for cargo flights outstrips capacity. But as passenger flights, able to carry belly freight, resume in earnest, some fear the many new...
Your views about the aerospace industry and our reporting Don’t blame it on software As a professional aviation journal, Flight International ought not to fall into the lazy journalistic trap of referring to the Boeing 737 Max MCAS as “flight-control...
French defence minister Florence Parly has signed a contract covering the production of 12 replacement Dassault Rafale fighters for the French air force, less than one week after Greece finalised an 18-aircraft acquisition including a dozen secondhand jets. French defence...
Vietjet Air reports a profitable year in 2020 despite the pandemic, banking on ancillary revenue and cargo. Vietjet Air reports a profitable year in 2020 despite the pandemic, banking on ancillary revenue and cargo. The airline posted a consolidated after-tax...
Ryanair is hoping that, following restoration of the Boeing 737 Max in Europe, certification of the specific high-density 737-8200 variant will shortly follow, allowing it to build a fleet of the jets ahead of summer. The US FAA’s flight standardisation...
Japan Airlines (JAL) has sharply reduced its profit and revenue forecasts for the 2020 financial year, as it reports significant nine-month losses. Japan Airlines (JAL) has sharply reduced its profit and revenue forecasts for the 2020 financial year, as it...