Indonesian authorities are searching for a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that disappeared on 9 January while operating the Jakarta-Pontianak route. Indonesian authorities are searching for a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that disappeared on 9 January while operating the Jakarta-Pontianak route....
BAE Systems was awarded a $4 million contract from the US Navy (USN) for a quick-turnaround demonstration of a new radio frequency countermeasure system for the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. BAE Systems was awarded a $4 million contract...
Recent comments suggest that Emirates now expects to receive its first Boeing 777-9 in 2023, a development that raises questions about delivery timelines and launch customers. Recent comments suggest that Emirates Airline now expects to receive its first Boeing 777-9...
Evidence suggests that student pilots continue streaming into US flight schools despite the Covid-19 pandemic having left the world’s airline industry scrambling to survive. Evidence suggests that student pilots continue streaming into US flight schools despite the Covid-19 pandemic having...
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the federal agency responsible for aviation accident investigations, has recommended closer scrutiny of flight instructors following a 2019 crash in Mokuleia, Hawaii that killed 11 people. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB),...
Airbus’s cancellations for the final month of last year included 26 long-haul aircraft, among them 15 A350s and the last three A330 freighters in the airframer’s backlog. The cancellation of three outstanding A330-200Fs – ordered by Turkey’s MNG Airlines –...
Korean Aviation Engineering and Maintenance Services (KAEMS) has clinched a maintenance contract with low-cost carrier Jeju Air for work on six Boeing 737-800s. Korean Aviation Engineering and Maintenance Services (KAEMS) has clinched a maintenance contract with low-cost carrier Jeju Air...
Airbus managed to deliver 566 aircraft last year, with a surge of 89 deliveries in the final month of 2020. The figure was nevertheless 34% down on the 863 it managed to hand over in the previous year, as the...
Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet is laying off more employees and cutting its already pared network by another third, citing government travel restrictions. Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet is laying off more employees and cutting its already pared network by another third,...
China Aircraft Leasing has placed an order for 30 Comac ARJ21 aircraft with an Indonesian airline, in which CALC and two of its most senior executives have a 49% stake, as a co-buyer. China Aircraft Leasing has placed an order...