Qantas has announced several important developments for Project Sunrise ahead of a final go/no go decision, which will now take place in March 2020, the airline stated on its website. After detailed evaluation of the Boeing 777X and Airbus A350, Qantas has selected the A350-1000 as the preferred aircraft if Sunrise proceeds. This aircraft uses
Southwest Airlines (Southwest) has confirmed that it has reached a confidential agreement with The Boeing Company for partial settlement of an ongoing claim for damages the American carrier has suffered as a consequence of the grounding of the 737 MAX in March. Southwest has also confirmed its Board of Directors has authorized a discretionary, incremental
Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline and magniX, the company powering the electric aviation revolution, have announced the successful flight of the world’s first all-electric commercial aircraft. The successful flight of the ePlane, a six-passenger DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver magnified by a 750-horsepower (560 kW) magni500 propulsion system, took place on the Fraser River
A Chilean military C-130 Hercules has disappeared while en route from Punta Arenas to a military base on Antarctica’s King George Island and is presumed to have crashed according to the Chilean Air Force. There were 38 people on board comprising 17 crew and 21 passengers who were traveling to provide logistical support on King
State-owned South African Airways (SAA) has been operating at a considerable loss since 2011 and in the last three years has been the beneficiary of government bailouts totalling some 20 billion rand (US$1.4 billion) which has done little other than allow it to remain operational. On Monday December 12, South Africa’s prime minister, Cyril Ramaphosa
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released that it has proposed a civil penalty of more than US$3.9 million against The Boeing Co. for installing nonconforming components on approximately 133 aircraft, which Boeing subsequently presented as ready for airworthiness certification. The FAA alleges that Boeing failed to adequately oversee its suppliers to ensure they complied
Having taken over the role of CEO at United Airlines (United) in September 2015, Oscar Munoz is to become Chairman of the Board of Directors and current President, J. Scott Kirby will take over Munoz’ role, both new positions to take effect after the shareholder’s meeting on May 20, 2020. As CEO, Munoz has been
It was two years ago that Sir Richard Branson struck a deal to sell a 31% stake in the then vulnerable Virgin Atlantic to Air France-KLM for approximately 220 million pounds (US$284 million) as part of a three-way venture with Delta Air Lines as Delta Air Lines already held a 49% stake in the carrier.
The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program has taken a major step forward now that Safran Aircraft Engines and MTU Aero Engines have settled the details concerning their eye-level partnership to develop the engine of the next-generation fighter aircraft NGF. The agreement will rely on the principles of the Letter of Intent (LOI) which were
It has been revealed that Airbus has dismissed 16 of its staff, without notice, after a comprehensive investigation into what has been described as involvement in industrial espionage concerning military contracts for the German Armed forces (the Bundeswehr). The European aerospace giant is a major supplier of the Bundeswehr through the regular awarding of contracts
