All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) parent company expects to swing back to profitability for the current business year, on the back of air travel recovery helped by an improving global economy and vaccine rollouts. All Nippon Airways’ (ANA) parent company expects...
Airbus has parked a second A300-600ST Beluga transport following the introduction of the higher-capacity BelugaXL. The airframer withdrew one of its five -600STs – the Beluga 2 aircraft, F-GSTB – last October, placing it into temporary storage. Airbus tells FlightGlobal...
London City airport has switched over to a remote digital control tower, with its operations controlled from a facility located at the southern UK’s en route centre in Swanwick. Controllers at Swanwick, which is 115km south-west of the airport, have...
French aerospace giant Safran saw glimmers of recovery in the first quarter but a stalled air traffic revival amid fresh lockdowns led to sales “weakness” during the period. French aerospace giant Safran saw glimmers of recovery in the first quarter...
China’s three largest airlines warned that they were far from being out of the woods, despite narrowing their losses and a pickup in passenger traffic. China’s three largest airlines warned that they were far from being out of the woods,...
Troubled Hainan Airlines reported a record operating loss for the year ended 31 December, as heavy impairment costs and a steep decline in revenue punished its earnings. Troubled Hainan Airlines reported a record operating loss for the year ended 31...
JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR aircraft, with which it intends to launch transatlantic service later this year. JetBlue Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321LR aircraft, with which it intends to launch transatlantic...
The US State Department has approved the sale of four Boeing CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters to Australia for an estimated $259 million. The US State Department has approved the sale of four Boeing CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters to Australia for...
The Covid-19 pandemic has jumbled the aircraft maintenance and repair industry, driving down prices for some aircraft components and leaving MRO shops reeling from depressed demand. The Covid-19 pandemic has jumbled the aircraft maintenance and repair industry, driving down prices...
A trio of European propulsion specialists have thrashed out an agreement that will enable the creation of a new engine to power the Next Generation Fighter being developed by France, Germany and Spain. A trio of European propulsion specialists have...