The impact of Covid-19 variants on government-imposed travel restrictions is likely to delay a “meaningful” restart of international travel until the fourth quarter of this year, in the view of Emirates president Tim Clark. Impacts from Covid-19 variants on government-imposed...
Airbus and Air France-KLM are joining airports operator Groupe ADP and other French entities to explore the use of hydrogen at Parisian airports. They are seeking projects focused on storage and distribution of gaseous and liquid hydrogen within airports, options...
Singapore Airlines and Cathay Pacific have both shut or merged their regional units, in a move to simplify their group structure. With Cathay Dragon and SilkAir gone, what fate awaits the regional airline unit model in Asia-Pacific? It began life as...
Chinese MRO provider GAMECO is ramping up its Boeing 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion capabilities, as it announces the launch of a third conversion line at its Guangzhou facility. Chinese MRO provider GAMECO is ramping up its Boeing 737-800 passenger-to-freighter conversion capabilities,...
The US Navy (USN) has ordered five additional VH-92As from Sikorsky as part of the final production lot in the Presidential Helicopter programme of record. The US Navy (USN) has ordered five additional VH-92As from Sikorsky as part of the...
Panama’s Copa Airlines posted a fourth quarter loss of $169 million as it was only able to operate 27% of the capacity it had operated in the same quarter a year prior, due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions. Panama’s Copa Airlines...
French investigators have determined that a Hop ATR 42-500 sustained serious damage after a lost nut caused a main landing-gear door to separate during descent to Aurillac. The turboprop (F-GPYF) had departed Paris Orly on 25 March 2018, with 48...
Aerospace analysts are increasingly in agreement that Boeing must build a new narrowbody jet – lest it lose a huge chunk of valuable market share to competitor Airbus. Aerospace analysts are increasingly in agreement that Boeing must build a new...
The US government is considering a further $15 billion in payroll support for aviation workers as the industry hopes for recovery this year. The US government is considering a further $15 billion in payroll support for aviation workers as the...
Leasing firm Nordic Aviation Capital is acknowledging negotiations with Garuda Indonesia with regards to Bombardier CRJ1000s it supplied to the flag-carrier, as a result of pandemic-related financial pressures on the airline. But it is insisting that it will hold Garuda...