Indonesian officials have successfully downloaded data from the flight-data recorder (FDR) of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed shortly after taking off from Jakarta. Indonesian officials have successfully downloaded data from the flight-data recorder (FDR) of the Sriwijaya Air...
Chinese airframer Comac landed itself on the US government’s blacklist of “communist Chinese military companies”, where it could face sanctions and an investment ban from US companies. Chinese airframer Comac has landed on the US government’s blacklist of “communist Chinese...
Korean Air filed a business combination report with the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on 14 January for its acquisition of Asiana Airlines. Korean Air filed a business combination report with the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on 14 January...
Canberra has selected the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian to fulfil its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) requirement from 2025. Canberra has selected the Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian to fulfil its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) requirement from 2025. The decision will see...
Three major themes will shape India’s airline sector this year: vaccinations, a battle for survival at India’s smaller carriers, and consolidation. Three major themes will shape India’s airline sector this year: vaccinations, a battle for survival at India’s smaller carriers,...
Lockheed Martin managed to reduce the total number of identified problems with its F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter by two in 2020 – though 871 deficiencies remain. Lockheed Martin managed to reduce the total number of identified problems with its...
Delta Air Lines reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $755 million as the carrier endured what the it calls “the toughest year in Delta’s history”. Delta Air Lines reports a fourth-quarter net loss of $755 million as the carrier endured...
Things might get worse for the global aerospace industry before they get better. But the industry will recover, likely starting this year, thanks to vaccine distribution and pent-up demand for air travel. Things might get worse for the global aerospace industry...
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...