Australia’s Regional Express is on track to launch domestic jet operations on 1 March, having signed an agreement for A$150 million ($109 million) funding from PAG Asia Capital and scheduled a proving flight with authorities in early December. “We will debut on...
Hong Kong start-up Greater Bay Airlines has approached leasing companies to acquire its first aircraft with which it hopes to begin operations as early as next summer, Cirium has learned. Hong Kong start-up Greater Bay Airlines has approached leasing companies to acquire its first...
Virgin Australia has been given interim regulatory approval to cooperate on Alliance Airlines on more than 40 regional and short-haul routes, in a move that has drawn the ire of at least one regional competitor. Virgin Australia has been given...
US pilot unions say they are satisfied with the improvements to the Boeing 737 Max that led the Federal Aviation Administration to unground the aircraft and open a path for it to return to the airlines’ respective operating fleets. US...
Crisis makes SMEs vulnerable to takeover from abroad, threatening countries’ sovereignty and independence, cautions trade association. Struggling European aerospace suppliers could be an easy target for acquisitive Chinese and other foreign investors, with implications for industrial sovereignty and security, European...
The US Navy is studying resupplying submarines and other ships over long distances using small unmanned air vehicles. The US Navy (USN) is studying resupplying submarines and other ships over long distances using small unmanned air vehicles (UAV). Toward that...
Investigators have determined that the complex failure of a Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500’s left-hand engine preceded a loss of control which developed into a stall, loss of altitude, and eventual fatal collision with terrain. At one point in the...
Aviation regulators in Brazil, Europe and Canada could within days follow the Federal Aviation Administration’s lead in lifting the Boeing 737 Max’s grounding, says FAA chief Steve Dickson. Aviation regulators in Brazil, Europe and Canada could within days follow the...
Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson insists Boeing’s 737 Max has been made safe but concedes flaws in the process by which the Max was initially certificated. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson insists Boeing’s 737 Max has been made...
Delta Air Lines will continue to block middle seats in its economy class through the first quarter of next year, the only major carrier in North America to do so. Delta Air Lines will continue to block middle seats in...