The US Navy and Royal Australian Air Force have ordered 11 more examples of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for $1.6 billion. The US Navy (USN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have ordered 11 more Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, for $1.6 billion. The RAAF ordered two of those jets, bringing its...Continue Reading

United Airlines plans to hire hundreds of pilots this year as the airline begins what it sees as a sustainable recovery after a coronavirus-plagued year. United Airlines plans to hire hundreds of pilots this year as the airline begins what it sees as a sustainable recovery after a coronavirus-plagued year. The Chicago-based carrier becomes the...Continue Reading

Lufthansa Group is to seek approval from shareholders for a potential €5.5 billion ($6.5 billion) capital increase aimed at repaying equity invested in the carrier last year through Germany’s economic stabilisation fund (WSF). Lufthansa Group is to seek approval from shareholders for a potential €5.5 billion ($6.5 billion) capital increase aimed at repaying equity invested in the...Continue Reading

Canada’s WestJet has laid off another 415 pilots as the coronavirus crisis continues to tear through that country’s aviation sector. Canada’s WestJet has laid off another 415 pilots as the coronavirus crisis continues tearing through that country’s aviation sector. The layoffs, which the Calgary-based airline announced in March, became effective on 1 April. Pilot union...Continue Reading

Frontier Airlines’ stock began trading at $19 per share on the Nasdaq exchange on 1 April, raising $266 million in net proceeds for the Denver-based airline. Frontier Airlines’ stock began trading at $19 per share on the Nasdaq exchange on 1 April, raising $266 million in net proceeds for the Denver-based airline. The milestone makes Frontier...Continue Reading