In the four months since stepping across from helming Qantas s international business to its low-cost unit Jetstar, Gareth Evans has been on quite a learning journey. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Boeing will begin the flight certification campaign for the 138-seat 737 Max 7 after the third and smallest variant of the re-engined single-aisle family completed a more than 3h-long maiden flight on 16 March. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
When IAG disclosed its plan to acquire Niki in December 2017, the group’s chief executive Willie Walsh described the Austrian carrier as the “most financially viable part of Air Berlin”. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
A new design flaw discovered in January on about 100 Pratt & Whitney engines for the Airbus A320neo family will cost the engine manufacturer $50 million to resolve, P&W chief executive Bob Leduc said on 16 March. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
In a hangar known as Site 2, opposite the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works on the Palmdale airport runway in California, the 60-year-old ritual of programmed depot maintenance for each of the 27 U-2S “Dragon Lady” aircraft remaining in service continues, a full decade after the US Air Force launched a series of attempts to have...Continue Reading
Nauru Airlines has enhanced pilot training in a range of navigation and approach areas after a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-300 that flew below the minimum descent altitude on a night approach to Kosrae on 12 June 2015. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
Drone manufacturer Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced on 13 March that the US State Department approved sale of its Mako UTAP-22 unmanned aerial drone to undisclosed countries in Europe and Asia Pacific. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
SAS’s negotiations with Airbus about an order for further A320neos to replace Boeing 737s disclosed by the Scandinavian group last month is the latest step in its efforts to standardise its fleet. Powered by WPeMaticoContinue Reading
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