Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda is canceling its huge order of 49 Boeing 737MAXs
Airline Garuda Indonesia said Friday it is requesting a cancellation to its current order for 49 Boeing 737 Max jets. In what is thought to be the first formal cancellation…
Air Canada grounds its 24 Boeing 737MAX8 until at least July and suspends routes
Air Canada has grounded its Boeing 737MAX8 fleet until at least July 1. The airline says the move is intended to provide customers with certainty as they book flights and…
ALERT Cockpit voice recorder reveals pilots of doomed Lion Air Boeing 737MAX struggled to understand why the jet was pushing the nose down – sources
The pilots of a doomed Lion Air Boeing 737 MAX scoured a handbook as they struggled to understand why the jet was lurching downwards, but ran out of time before…
INCIDENT Iran Air’s Fokker 100 made an emergency landing with main gears not extended in Mehrabad, Tehran
An airliner caught fire on landing at Tehran's Mehrabad airport on Tuesday but all 100 passengers were evacuated without injury, the head of Iran's emergency department said on state television.…
NTSB is suspecting pilot error regarding Amazon Prime Air Flight 3591 crash
NTSB suspect that pilot error led to the deadly Prime Air crash on February 23, The Wall Street Journal reported. The NTSB said on March 5 that the Boeing 767-300…
INCIDENT British Airways Boeing 777-200 #BA174 diverted to St. John’s due to fire alarm
A British Airways #BA174 declared an emergency and diverted to St. John's due to fire alarm. The Boeing Boeing 777-200 (reg. G-ZZZA) with 209 people onboard operating flight #BA174 from JFK to…
What is the MCAS system suspected on the Boeing 737MAX
Similarities between the Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines crashes, confirmed by black box data, have focused attention on an anti-stalling system used in the new Boeing 737MAX aircraft. The Maneuvering…
Boeing to rollout a software upgrade for its 737MAX on March 25
The plane manufacturer plans to roll out a software upgrade for its 737 Max aircraft in few days. The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to sign off on Boeing’s planned…
INCIDENT Fars Air Qeshm Boeing 747-281B has been damaged in Doha, Qatar after unloading error
Fars Air Qeshm Boeing 747-281B (reg. EP-FAB) was damaged after cargo handling workers of Doha International Airport, Qatar mistakenly unloaded the cargo from the nose. The flight arrived from Tehran.…
BREAKING Dutch military police on “extra alert” at Dutch airports due to police manhunt
Anti-terror police were called after a man reportedly shot multiple people in a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht. The incident occurred at 24 October Square, which has now been…
BREAKING Dunedin Airport in New Zealand on lockdown due to a ‘suspicious package’
A cordon has been placed around Dunedin Airport after a suspicious package was found. Police said the report was received just after 8:10pm on Sunday, and a spokesperson confirmed that officers…
Air New Zealand announces employee killed during Christchurch terror attack
Air New Zealand's Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Luxton, today announced that Lilik Abdul Hamid, an aircraft maintenance engineer, died in the Christchurch terror attack last Friday. Lilik had been with…