The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the United States has issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive for the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft types, effective immediately. This comes less than 24 … [read more]
A Sky Lease Cargo Boeing 747-400F on flight GG4854 has overshot the runway at Halifax Standfield International Airport. The aircraft (registered as N908AR) was flying from Chicago O’Hare to the eastern Canadian … [read more]
Boeing has issued a preliminary ‘Operations Manual Bulletin (OMB)’ for the 737 MAX, following the crash of Lion Air flight JT610 last week. This OMB is a safety notice for all operators … [read more]
Icelandair Group has made a purchase agreement to acquire every stake of WOW Air, its largest competitor. In turn, current shareholders of WOW Air will receive a total of 5.4% of Icelandair … [read more]
VietJet has placed a firm order for another 50 Airbus A321neo (new engine option) aircraft. It was signed by the CEO of VietJet and Airbus’ CCO in Hanoi today. This order was … [read more]
The US low-cost carrier Allegiant Air has scheduled the very last passenger flight operated by an MD-80 for November 25th, this year. Allegiant’s almost 30 year-old MD-80 fleet will mostly be replaced … [read more]
United Airlines is facing three lawsuits regarding food safety at its Newark Liberty Airport catering facility. Former high-level managers accuse United of not addressing serious maintenance issues, which allowed strains of listeria … [read more]
Lion Air flight JT610 has crashed in the ocean 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta’s Soekarno Hatta Airport on Monday at 6:20 am local time. It was scheduled to fly to Pangkal … [read more]
A helicopter belonging to the owner of British football club Leicester City FC crashed outside King Power Stadium on Saturday at about 8:30 pm local time. The involved aircraft was a 2016 … [read more]
After successfully operating since 1979, Germany’s second largest airline, Air Berlin, went bust one year ago today. Following Air Berlin’s bankruptcy, things have changed – a lot – in the German aviation … [read more]
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