A new regional carrier called Connect Airlines plans to begin passenger flights in October between the USA and Toronto’s Billy Bishop City airport. A new regional carrier called Connect Airlines plans to begin passenger flights in October between the USA and Toronto’s Billy Bishop City airport. The company behind Connect is Massachusetts-based charter specialist Waltzing Matilda Aviation...Continue Reading

Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada. Canadian regional carrier PAL Airlines will expand its network this summer to include 11 new destinations in eastern Canada. The expansion comes as Canada’s airlines eye a potential summer rebound in air travel demand. PAL, which...Continue Reading

President Joe Biden has raised the prospect that supersonic civil aircraft might be crossing the world’s skies within the next ten years. President Joe Biden has raised the prospect that supersonic civil aircraft might be crossing the world’s skies within the next ten years. Biden mentioned supersonic flight during a 7 April press briefing related...Continue Reading

One of Lufthansa’s Airbus A350-900s is undergoing an extensive conversion programme, being fitted with equipment to enable the twinjet to operate as the carrier’s latest climate research platform. The aircraft (D-AIXJ) was delivered to the German flag-carrier three years ago, in May 2018. Lufthansa says it will be transformed into a “flying research laboratory” by...Continue Reading

The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) long-running quest to have video cameras installed in aircraft cockpits continues, with the agency again recommending that regulators require the recorders. The US National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) long-running quest to have video cameras installed in aircraft cockpits continues, with the agency again recommending that regulators require the...Continue Reading

South African carrier Comair is delisting from the Johannesburg stock exchange in a move which will allow it to access government-backed financial support. South African carrier Comair is delisting from the Johannesburg stock exchange in a move which will allow it to access government-backed financial support. In an update, the airline’s administrators say it can now apply for funding...Continue Reading

Vietnam has given the green light for the Boeing 737 Max to transit through its airspace, but stopped short of an outright approval for the type’s return to service.  Vietnam has given the green light for the Boeing 737 Max to transit through its airspace, but stopped short of an outright approval for the type’s...Continue Reading

The US government will not require digital health documents for travel, a spokesperson for the administration of President Joe Biden says. The US government will not require digital health documents for travel, a spokesperson for the administration of President Joe Biden says. Answering a question at the White House daily media briefing, Jen Psaki on 6...Continue Reading

The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to inspect and replace “air sealing ring” assemblies within Pratt & Whitney PW4000 low-pressure turbine [LPT] cases. The Federal Aviation Administration is requiring airlines to inspect and replace “air sealing ring” assemblies within Pratt & Whitney PW4000 low-pressure turbine [LPT] cases. Failures of the assemblies can cause fractures...Continue Reading

European safety regulators have granted type certificate validation to the Boeing 737 Max 8-200, new high-density variant of the re-engined twinjet. In a certification document revision the European Union Aviation Safety Agency lists a validation date of 6 April, following US FAA certification on 31 March. The 8-200 has been developed to increase the seating...Continue Reading