Air France-KLM is considering further equity measures to strengthen its balance sheet after first-quarter operating losses deepened to €1.18 billion ($1.42 billion). Group revenues of €2.2 billion for the three months ending March 2021 were down 55% on the same...
Qantas Group has announced a suite of changes to its maintenance portfolio, which will see some facilities expanded and enhanced. Qantas Group has announced a suite of changes to its maintenance portfolio, which will see some facilities expanded and enhanced. ...
Boeing has tapped Costa Rican MRO Coopesa to launch Latin America’s first Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) production line. Boeing has tapped Costa Rican MRO Coopesa to launch Latin America’s first Boeing 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter (BCF) production line. ...
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has come out in opposition of a proposed joint venture between Qantas Airways and Japan Airlines (JAL). The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has come out in opposition of a proposed joint...
Hong Kong’s government is considering shortening the mandatory on-arrival quarantine requirement from 21 days to seven days for those fully vaccinated, although the benefit to the city’s struggling airlines may be limited. Hong Kong’s government is considering shortening the mandatory...
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has contracted Bell to research a high-speed vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has contracted Bell to research a high-speed vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. The laboratory...
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings continues to profit from higher freight demand during the global health crisis, as long-haul passenger flights - and the belly cargo that is transported in them - are still far from pre-pandemic levels. Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings...
Airbus has announced the death of engineering icon Bernard Ziegler, the figure it credits with driving introduction of the commercial digital fly-by-wire technology which became a fundamental characteristic of the airframer’s aircraft. While Ziegler’s legacy – the use of sidestick...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance predicts that partnerships among MRO service suppliers will become more important as the sector recovers from the pandemic. Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance predicts that partnerships among MRO service suppliers will become more important as...
Mark Cousin, who has been chief executive of Airbus innovation arm Acubed, is leaving that company to be vice-president of engineering at hydrogen-fuel development start-up Universal Hydrogen. Mark Cousin, who has been chief executive of Airbus innovation arm Acubed, is...