Israeli flag-carrying airline El Al has announced it has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to purchase its smaller competitor, Arkia. The move comes after El Al was forced to cut down its operations, including trimming its workforce by one-third, cancelling routes and reducing its all-Boeing fleet to 29 from 45 planes as
ATR has confirmed a series of successful ground and flight tests for 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on one PW172M turboprop engine, a pair of which power the new ATR 72-600 regional aircraft. The fuel powering the engine was Neste MY Sustainable Aviation Fuel™ produced from 100% renewable waste and residues raw materials, such as
Lockheed Martin has announced that the new strategic tanker aircraft, used primarily for military purposes, will be manufactured at locations in Alabama and Georgia. The LMXT is a tanker conversion of the Airbus A330 which is manufactured at the Airbus plant in Mobile, Alabama. The conversion itself will be carried out by Lockheed Martin Aeronautic’s
Boeing has launched the new 777-8 freighter and expanded its 777X and freighter families of jetliners with an order for up to 50 aircraft from Qatar Airways. Qatar Airways will be the 777-8 freighter launch customer with a firm order for 34 jets and options for 16 more, a total purchase that would be worth
As one of three Latin American carriers which have filed for bankruptcy protection since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aeromexico has received court approval for its restructuring plan. “I could not be more pleased to tell you the plan of reorganization is confirmed,” U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Shelley Chapman commented after the agreement to pay
United Airlines has officially opened its United Aviate Academy on January 27 and welcomed a historic inaugural class of future pilots, 80% of whom are women or people of colour. United Aviate Academy is a key part of the airline’s goal to train about 5,000 new pilots at the school by 2030, with at least
Having only just finished weathering the 737 MAX storm which cost Boeing Co. an estimated US$21 billion in documented costs plus the cancellation of over 1,000 orders, the North American planemaker has been hit a further financial blow, this time relating to its 787 Dreamliner and continued quality control issues. Having delivered only 21 of
An alliance of approximately 20 European airlines and airports, including all Lufthansa subsidiaries, Air France-KLM, Frankfurt and Schiphol airports, have challenged the EU’s climate change legislation that was presented last July. The major complaint is that the overarching consequence will disadvantage European carriers and airports against their non-European rivals. However, the alliance has made it
Wisk Aero (Wisk), a California-based Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company responsible for producing the first all-electric, self-flying air taxi in the US has successfully secured an investment of US$450 million (£333 million) from Boeing. This makes Wisk one of the best-funded AAMs and strengthens the already existing relationship between the two companies. Wisk will use
The United States has announced that it will be suspending 44 flights to China, flown by Chinese carriers, between January 30 and March 29. The retaliatory action is as a direct result of actions by the Chinese Government and its current COVID-19 protocols. China has become disgruntled with the fact that while having negatively tested
