Boeing resumed 737 MAX production in Renton. “Today, teams in Renton started to warm up the factory’s central production line,” said Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stan Deal in a message to employees Wednesday afternoon. The MAX has been grounded since soon after the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines MAX in March 2019, following the…
Lufthansa’s supervisory board was unable to approve a 9-billion euro (US$9.90 billion) bailout in light of conditions imposed by the European Union, the airline group said on Wednesday. Lufthansa’s supervisory board postponed approval of a 9 billion euro (US$9.90 billion) bailout in light of conditions imposed by the European Union, the German airline group said…
Anchorage was briefly the world’s busiest title on Saturday, April 25. The coronavirus pandemic means that passenger traffic is currently down by more than 90% but the cargo demand is pretty high. On Saturday, May 2, Anchorage had 744 flight operations when Chicago had only 579 and Atlanta 529. Anchorage is positioned to perfect geographical…
LATAM Airlines Group, the largest air carrier in Latin America, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, according to a statement released on its website. South America’s biggest airline sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday as it grapples with the sharp downturn in air travel sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. Latam Airlines said that it and several…
The future of struggling Norwegian Air is looking brighter with a new investment from China. The airline, who was faced with possible bankruptcy after the coronavirus crisis wiped out the travel industry, just underwent a major restructuring. BOC Aviation, a Singapore-based company, which through an investment arm of Bank of China is owned by the…
Fifty firefighters are battling a major blaze at the east Belfast site of international aerospace company Bombardier. Describing the blaze as “a significant incident”, a Fire & Rescue Service spokesman said the fire was in the Airport Road manufacturing facility, which was “well alight”. Seven fire appliances, including an aerial one, were dispatched as a…
Jet2 has delayed the resume of flight operations until July 1st. A spokesperson said: “The health and safety of our customers and colleagues is our absolute priority, and we are continuing to monitor the situation very closely.” A statement continued: “Our commitment to working in partnership with independent travel agents has never been stronger, and…
Ryanair’s Laudamotion said today it would close its main base in Vienna after the transport union refused to accept pay cuts for employees of the carrier hard hit by the coronavirus crisis. “Lauda deeply regrets the loss of more than 300 jobs for its A320-team and the closing of Lauda’s A320 base in Vienna on…
Brussels Airlines pilots union offer a “significant” reduction, up to 45%. Brussels Airlines pilots union offer the management of the airline a “significant” reduction, up to 45%, of their working time and their salary, until 2023, which would allow savings of up to 100 million euros by 2023. “By doing so, the proposed savings are…
Brand new British Airways Boeing 787-10 is due in Sunday morning at London Heathrow. The first Boeing 787-10 for British Airways (reg. G-ZBLA) will arrive from Charleston. UPDATE The delivery is now delayed to Sunday 31 May. You can watch London Heathrow live at cam.airlive.net/lhr British Airways has so far revealed a few of their…
EasyJet says it plans to resume a small number of flights next month with strict safety protocols for passengers and crew alike. The airline said passengers wil have to wear a face masks. The company said it would likely operate domestic flights within the UK and France from 15 June with the only international service…
All Italian airports will be allowed to reopen from June 3, transport official said.
