Tighter regulatory attention on Boeing following the 737 Max crisis is causing delays to its 777X programme and could contribute to Emirates switching its orders to the 787, the carrier’s president Tim Clark has warned. Tighter regulatory attention on Boeing following the...
Airbus is to create two integrated aerostructures assembly companies in France and Germany as part of a transformation of its industrial activities. Instead of having the organisations act as suppliers to the airframer they will be wholly-owned by Airbus and...
Emirates Airline president Tim Clark believes airlines will be able to fill business-class and premium-economy seats following the pandemic even if demand for corporate travel remains depressed. Emirates Airline president Tim Clark believes airlines will be able to fill business-class and...
Leonardo Helicopters and Kopter are already contemplating the development of a hybrid-electric rotorcraft demonstrator even as they work to bring the newly rebranded AW09 to market. Leonardo Helicopters and Kopter are already contemplating the development of a hybrid-electric rotorcraft demonstrator...
IATA has deepened its forecast for airline net losses in 2021 to $47.7 billion due to the slower than hoped for recovery in air travel from the pandemic. IATA has deepened its forecast for airline net losses in 2021 to...
Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss expects that although business and premium leisure travel will rebound after the pandemic, it will be “in a new format”. Virgin Atlantic chief executive Shai Weiss expects that although business and premium leisure travel will rebound...
Pilots of a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER inadvertently entered an incorrect waypoint altitude constraint prior to departure, resulting in several alerts from the ground-proximity warning system as the aircraft climbed out of Shanghai Pudong. The take-off runway assigned had been...
Rocketing coronavirus cases are hitting Indian airlines hard, with the much-watched daily average passenger metric one-third off a recent high seen in March. Rocketing coronavirus cases are hitting Indian airlines hard, with the much-watched daily average passenger metric one-third off a...
The Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport has achieved full operational capability in Republic of Singapore Air Force service. The Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) has achieved full operational capability (FOC) in Republic of Singapore Air Force...
Indonesia’s aviation sector is expected to make a full recovery by 2026, contingent on vaccines and the successful containment of the pandemic. Indonesia’s aviation sector is expected to make a full recovery by 2026, contingent on vaccines and the successful...