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Back To Normal? Air Canada Ends Cargo-In-Cabin Flights
Air Canada was the first airline to start cargo-in-cabin flights in 2020. And two days ago, it announced that it has flown the last of them. At the time, most of us assumed that it would be a very short-term fix, solving a very unique problem. The urgent need for...
United Airlines Returning P&W-Powered 777s To Service
Fifteen months after a spectacular failure over Denver, the FAA has now cleared United Airlines to return its P&W-engined 777s to service. The event attracted a lot of attention when it happened, partly because of its location. The aircraft, a United Boeing...
China Eastern MU5735: Was this A Deliberate Crash?
Investigators into the China Eastern 737 crash in March are looking at data suggesting that the aircraft’s nosedive was a deliberate action. This was China’s most deadly crash in 28 years. China didn’t have an excellent aviation safety record for most of the 20th...
ACCIDENT: Lightning Strikes Cause 787 Skin Damage
One or more lightning strikes caused serious damage to a Boeing 787 earlier in the month. So, how did the plane’s composite fuselage fare? This accident happened on the 7th of May this year. It involved Jetstar flight JQ-444, a daily afternoon domestic flight in...
JetBlue Not Giving Up On Spirit Airlines After Rejection!
The board of Spirit Airlines has rejected its takeover bid, but JetBlue is unfazed, still pressing on, and now attempting a hostile takeover. This was a development that surprised many in the industry. Earlier in the year, Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines...
Boeing 787 – FAA Still Not Happy With Documentation
Boeing may have a new obstacle in its way in restarting 787 deliveries, with the FAA believing its documentation to be incomplete. Boeing’s problems with the 787 have been ongoing since the summer of 2020. At the time, with international travel all but stopped in...
Embraer – E190F/E195F Freighter Has Launch Customer
Last week, Embraer announced that Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is the launch customer of its E190F/E195F (P2F) freighter conversion program. The last couple of years have been a boon for many air cargo operators. The lack of passenger flights in much of the world...
Mesa Airlines Lost 5% Of Its Pilots In A Month!
The pilot shortage is really making itself felt in the United States, with Mesa Airlines now losing pilots faster than it can replace them. It may not be a household name in the United States, but Mesa is one of the largest regionals in the country. Unlike the...
How Did Aeroflot Buy Aircraft From Lessors?
With sanctions in place, it wasn’t possible for Aeroflot and other airlines to buy aircraft from lessors or aircraft manufacturers. Unless..? When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, many countries around the world imposed sanctions on Russia. These sanctions meant...
LATEST NEWS
Back To Normal? Air Canada Ends Cargo-In-Cabin Flights
Air Canada was the first airline to start cargo-in-cabin flights in 2020. And two days ago, it announced that it has flown the last of them. At the time, most of us assumed that it would be a very short-term fix, solving a very unique problem. The urgent need for...
United Airlines Returning P&W-Powered 777s To Service
Fifteen months after a spectacular failure over Denver, the FAA has now cleared United Airlines to return its P&W-engined 777s to service. The event attracted a lot of attention when it happened, partly because of its location. The aircraft, a United Boeing...
China Eastern MU5735: Was this A Deliberate Crash?
Investigators into the China Eastern 737 crash in March are looking at data suggesting that the aircraft’s nosedive was a deliberate action. This was China’s most deadly crash in 28 years. China didn’t have an excellent aviation safety record for most of the 20th...
ACCIDENT: Lightning Strikes Cause 787 Skin Damage
One or more lightning strikes caused serious damage to a Boeing 787 earlier in the month. So, how did the plane’s composite fuselage fare? This accident happened on the 7th of May this year. It involved Jetstar flight JQ-444, a daily afternoon domestic flight in...
JetBlue Not Giving Up On Spirit Airlines After Rejection!
The board of Spirit Airlines has rejected its takeover bid, but JetBlue is unfazed, still pressing on, and now attempting a hostile takeover. This was a development that surprised many in the industry. Earlier in the year, Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines...
Boeing 787 – FAA Still Not Happy With Documentation
Boeing may have a new obstacle in its way in restarting 787 deliveries, with the FAA believing its documentation to be incomplete. Boeing’s problems with the 787 have been ongoing since the summer of 2020. At the time, with international travel all but stopped in...
Embraer – E190F/E195F Freighter Has Launch Customer
Last week, Embraer announced that Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is the launch customer of its E190F/E195F (P2F) freighter conversion program. The last couple of years have been a boon for many air cargo operators. The lack of passenger flights in much of the world...
Mesa Airlines Lost 5% Of Its Pilots In A Month!
The pilot shortage is really making itself felt in the United States, with Mesa Airlines now losing pilots faster than it can replace them. It may not be a household name in the United States, but Mesa is one of the largest regionals in the country. Unlike the...
How Did Aeroflot Buy Aircraft From Lessors?
With sanctions in place, it wasn’t possible for Aeroflot and other airlines to buy aircraft from lessors or aircraft manufacturers. Unless..? When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, many countries around the world imposed sanctions on Russia. These sanctions meant...
China Eastern MU5735: Was this A Deliberate Crash?
Investigators into the China Eastern 737 crash in March are looking at data suggesting that the aircraft’s nosedive was a deliberate action. This was China’s most deadly crash in 28 years. China didn’t have an excellent aviation safety record for most of the 20th...
ACCIDENT: Lightning Strikes Cause 787 Skin Damage
One or more lightning strikes caused serious damage to a Boeing 787 earlier in the month. So, how did the plane’s composite fuselage fare? This accident happened on the 7th of May this year. It involved Jetstar flight JQ-444, a daily afternoon domestic flight in...
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