A British Airways 787-8’s inadvertent nose-gear retraction at a London Heathrow gate last month was caused by an incorrectly placed pin during routine maintenance—a design-related risk that regulators flagged in an airworthiness directive that had not been implemented on the aircraft.
Airbus has joined Canada’s SAF+ Consortium, which plans to build in Montreal the first power-to-liquids plant to produce sustainable aviation fuel from renewable electricity and captured carbon dioxide.
Cathay Pacific is due to introduce its first Airbus A321neos into service in August, as the carrier continues to gradually increase its network and capacity.
A combination of employment-preservation measures has allowed TAP Air Portugal to radically reduce the number of redundancies it initially planned to make as a result of the pandemic.
Embraer’s Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions has partnered with an energy company to evaluate development of a viable charging infrastructure for electric air taxis.
Domestic travel restrictions are likely to remain in place in Malaysia into the 2021 fourth quarter (Q4), causing a major setback for Malaysia Airlines’ recovery timetable.
ACI World estimated that collectively airports around the globe will see a $108 billion reduction in revenue in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic forecasts.
Emirates SkyCargo is operating eight charter flights to fly 247 horses from Liege to Tokyo. The first flight with 36 dressage horses has already landed at Haneda airport, Tokyo.
Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Logistics Services and Liege Airport have announced that they have renewed their long standing partnership agreement until 2026.
Rossiya hopes to deploy the narrowbody in summer 2022 after receiving assurances from airframer Irkut regarding the delivery schedule for the aircraft.
Spirit Airlines is working to add leased aircraft to fill some gaps in its Airbus orderbook during the next couple of years in order to reach annual growth targets in the mid-teens range.
