Aircraft carrying the Flybe name are planned to be back in the air later this year following the sale of the failed UK regional carrier’s assets to a new company.
Qantas and Virgin Australia are continuing to ramp up their domestic services to nearly pre-pandemic levels, with both airlines bringing in more aircraft to boost their domestic fleets.
Bolloré Logistics has chartered its 100th weekly freight cargo flight between Europe and West Africa, one year after the air bridge was put in place to compensate for the restrictions on transport resulting from the Covid-19 health crisis.
This week’s Newsround programme sees Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker explain how his airline had a world first when it comes to vaccines, and we hear how UAE’s space programme is claiming a first for the Arab World with its first female Arab astronaut.
Vietnamese start-up carrier Bamboo Airways has confirmed that it is planning to list on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), perhaps in the current second quarter, to raise the capital that can fuel its expansion.
By Joe Anselmo, Sean Broderick, Guy Norris, Jens Flottau, Michael Bruno
Power unit glitch forces new MAX groundings and adds to quality control woes. But is it a storm in a teacup? Listen in as Aviation Week’s editors analyze Boeing’s latest challenge.
Boeing’s March order-book tally of 185 737 MAXs included sales of 62 already-constructed aircraft, helping the manufacturer ensure that its planned narrowbody production-rate ramp-up will not contribute to a glut of unsold units.
American Airlines said it plans to defer more than three-dozen Boeing aircraft deliveries, part of an effort to save cash while revenues remain depressed by the coronavirus pandemic.
JetBlue Airways has dismissed claims that it is coordinating flights and routes beyond what is allowed under its Northeast alliance with American Airlines as “baseless.”
