Urban air mobility developer Wisk Aero has sued competitor Archer Aviation in US federal court, alleging that Archer stole trade secrets, infringed on patents and copied Wisk’s aircraft design. Urban air mobility developer Wisk Aero has sued competitor Archer Aviation in US federal court, alleging that Archer stole trade secrets, infringed on patents and copied...Continue Reading

The US Federal Aviation Administration has followed Brazil’s lead in requiring US carriers to address a landing gear issue affecting more than 300 US-registered Embraer 135 and ERJ145 regional jets. The US Federal Aviation Administration has followed Brazil’s lead in requiring US carriers to address a landing gear issue affecting more than 300 US-registered Embraer 135 and...Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines has cancelled more than 100 flights over the busy Easter holiday weekend due to staffing issues. Delta Air Lines cancelled more than 100 flights over the busy Easter holiday weekend due to staffing issues. The Atlanta-based airline says on 5 April that it freed up middle seats on some aircraft to make...Continue Reading

Several major US airlines appear to be experiencing technical problems that are preventing customers from booking flights on their websites. Several major US airlines appear to be experiencing technical problems that are preventing customers from booking flights on their websites. The booking platforms of United Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines appeared on 5...Continue Reading

A new report by consulting firm Oliver Wyman says that US domestic air travel is expected to make a full recovery by early next year. A new report from consulting firm Oliver Wyman predicts US domestic air travel will fully recover by early next year. The company’s Airline Economic Analysis 2020-2021, published on 5 April,...Continue Reading

Cockpit crew representatives are backing efforts to overhaul of the NOTAM system this year, claiming that the repository of aeronautical information has become cluttered, inefficient and burdensome. Some 1.7 million NOTAMs were published in 2020. Even though this was a 5% reduction on the previous year, as a result of the air transport crisis, the...Continue Reading

Fiji Airways is set to be the first Asia-Pacific carrier to return the Boeing 737 Max into service, after Fijian civil aviation authorities lifted the grounding of the narrowbody. Fiji Airways is set to be the first Asia-Pacific carrier to return the Boeing 737 Max into service, after Fijian civil aviation authorities lifted the grounding...Continue Reading

Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is intending to restart Boeing 737 Max flights on 8 April, following approval by United Arab Emirates regulators and updating of the fleet. Flydubai will operate the initial flight from Dubai to the Pakistani city of Sialkot, but the aircraft will subsequently be used for other destinations on the carrier’s network....Continue Reading

One of the Airbus A321neo fuselage sections previously intended for delivery to South American operator LATAM has instead been supporting the A321XLR development programme as a system integration platform. Originally a standard A321LR centre and aft section, the fuselage of MSN8531 was withdrawn from the Hamburg Finkenwerder production line and effectively de-equipped – its pre-installed...Continue Reading

The US travel industry has welcomed a new public health determination that fully vaccinated people may travel domestically without required Covid-19 testing or mandatory quarantines. The US travel industry has welcomed a new public health determination that fully vaccinated people may travel domestically without being subject to Covid-19 tests or mandatory quarantines. The determination comes...Continue Reading