A U.S.-led investigation into a series of engine failures on Airbus’s smallest jet, the A220, is studying whether a software change allowed unexpected vibrations that tore parts and forced three emergency landings. The airline Swiss halted its fleet of A220 jets for more than a day on Oct. 15 after a third flight in…
Boeing is cutting the production of 787 aircraft to 12 per month, down from 14, as the company experiences weaker demand as a result of the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said Wednesday on the company’s third-quarter earnings call. This lower production level will begin in 2020 and…
Flights to nine destinations in Cuba, not including Havana, will be suspended by the Department of Transportation. The department issued a notice on Friday suspending US commercial flights from flying to the Cuban destinations. The notice will take effect on December 10. The announcement is another step in the Trump administration’s attempt to tighten the…
A flight attendant for Southwest Airlines is alleging in a lawsuit that two pilots streamed live video from inside an airplane bathroom to an iPad in the cockpit. Renee Steinaker, of Maricopa County, Arizona, claims in her lawsuit against Southwest and the two pilots that she discovered a livestream from a plane’s restroom in February…
British Airways has made its first flight into the new state-of-the-art Beijing Daxing International Airport. The flag-carrier thus becomes the first international airline to do so since the airport was officially opened last month. The maiden flight, on a Boeing 777-300, arrived on Sunday morning at 09:15 local time. British Airways will run a daily…
A flight attendant had to force a couple to stop performing a sex act on a crowded passenger jet. A couple has been filmed performing sexual act during a Rossiya Airlines flight from Moscow to Vladivostok. The man, 41, and woman, 43, were held by police after they were accused of performing oral sex on…
Thai Airways International (THAI) president Sumeth Damrongchaitham said on Tuesday that staff must cooperate with the airline’s rehabilitation efforts because it is in a crisis and faces possible closure. He sent his message to THAI executives during a training session at the airline’s headquarters. “Today I want staff to be united to overcome the obstacles.…
Boeing Business Jets has confirmed that an unidentified customer ordered two BBJ 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft in August. The order is valued at US$564 million at current list prices. The BBJ 787-9, a business jet version of the technologically-advanced 787-9 Dreamliner, is sought after by customers who place a premium on the jet’s globe-spanning range, spacious…
Statement: “Boeing Progress on 737 MAX Safe Return to Service” Boeing has made significant progress over the past several months in support of safely returning the 737 MAX to service as the company continues to work with the FAA and other global regulators on the process laid out for certifying the 737 MAX software and…
Airport security workers in the U.K. were likely shocked to free a fearless feline from luggage scanned before a recent flight to New York after the cat had stowed away in her owner’s bags, packed for the transatlantic trip. Nick and Voirrey Coole were “totally shocked” to be pulled aside by security screeners last week…
Air New Zealand has announced that they’ll start flying nonstop between Auckland and Newark as of October 2020. The route will operate 3x weekly year-round using a Boeing 787-9. This ultra long haul flight will cover a distance of 8,810 miles in each direction, and will be blocked at 15hr40min eastbound and 17hr40min westbound. This…
British government officials have lifted restrictions on flights to Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt. The decision reverses a ban imposed in 2015 following the bombing of a Russian airliner. The incident, which saw the loss of 224 lives, with linked to the Islamic State group. Egyptian officials have admitted the airport fell well short of international…
