A Philippines Air Force Lockheed C-130 transport aircraft has crashed after a failed landing attempt at Jolo Airport in the province of Sulu, Philippines. Having failed to land successfully at Jolo, the plane failed to gain sufficient height before crashing in nearby Patikul. Early reports indicate that there were 96 passengers on board, all military
After the surprise announcement two months ago of the retirement of its long-time CFO Greg Smith, Boeing has found a replacement, Brian West. West has been the CFO of financial market data provider Refinitiv since 2018 and will take up his new post on August 27, this year. He will be joining Boeing at one
Rolls-Royce and Shell have worked together at times for over a century, and the signing of the latest memorandum of understanding (MOU) which aims to support decarbonization of the aviation industry and make further progress towards net zero carbon emissions. The MoU will expand and accelerate a number of existing areas of cooperation between the
As part of its “United Next” campaign, United Airlines (United) has placed a combine order for 270 Boeing and Airbus jets comprising 50 Boeing 737 MAX 8s, 150 737 Max 10s, and 70 Airbus A321neos. Currently, United has over 500 new jets on order and anticipates delivery of 40 in 2022, 138 in 2023, and
At 11.10 a.m. local time on Sunday, June 27, a Sichuan Airlines jet took off from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport bound for Beijing. This inaugural flight marked the opening of the first phase of a current five-year-long project to build Chengdu’s second international airport, making the city China’s third to operate two international airports. This
Shares in Virgin Galactic jumped nearly 40% on news that Sir Richard Branson’s spaceship company has been given approval for passengers to fly into space on a commercial basis, while putting pressure on ‘space race’ rivals Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos with Space X and Blue Origin, respectively. Shares in Virgin Galactic have all but
Embraer subsidiary Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (Eve) has chosen to partner with Blade Air Mobility, Inc. (Blade) for the provision of up to 60,000 hours of flight time for urban air mobility (UAM) electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles (eVTOLs), from 2026 onwards, to be used for the Southern Florida and American West
Boeing is facing multiple hurdles as China makes it clear that it does not intend to approve, in the near future, alterations made to the Boeing 737 MAX, despite its return to service in the West in April this year. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) was the first agency to ground the 737
Having posted a loss of €563 million last year and €103 million for the first quarter this year, Aer Lingus is exploring numerous options with regard to restructuring and obtaining financial support. Owned by IAG, which also owns British Airways, Iberia and Vueling, Aer Lingus has already been the recipient of a €150 million loan
Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the closure of Terminal one at Dubai International Airport for the previous fifteen months, Dubai Airports, the airport’s operator, remains optimistic that demand will bounce back rather than trickle back as the terminal prepares to be reopened this Thursday. Paul Griffiths, Dubai Airports CEO commented to Reuters news agency
