US planemaker Boeing has reportedly flagged “many potential hazards” in European rival Airbus’ new narrow-body jet, the A321XLR, in a submission made to the EASA. The Airbus A321XLR is set to the longest-range single-aisle jet, however Boeing has informed the European Union Aviation Safety Agency that the architecture of the fuel tank designed to increase
Thai Airways has announced it will cut its workforce by half, and reduce its fleet by more than 20 per cent, as the airline slims down to navigate out of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a submission to a Thai bankruptcy court, the airline has said up to 6,000 jobs will be slashed by the end
Comment: Before we introduce vaccine passports we need to know how they’ll be used
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, the University of Auckland’s Tim Dare discusses the potential risk of the global introduction of vaccine passports. Air New Zealand is to trial digital “vaccine passports” on trans-Tasman routes in April. A media release says: “The goal is to enable customers to seamlessly manage their digital travel documentation throughout their travel
United Airlines has announced the order of 25 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, and moved up the delivery of existing orders, in a win for beleaguered planemaker Boeing. The airline has placed the new order for delivery of 25 of the fuel-efficient MAX jets in 2023, banking on steadily increasing demand for air travel, particularly
Delta returns all pilots to ‘active flying status’
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has informed staff that it will return all of its pilots back to ‘active flying status’ by October this year, as it banks on increasing demand for domestic leisure and business travel. According to an internal memo sent to staff by Delta senior vice president and chief of operations John Laughter,
The relatives of the victims killed in the second of two fatal 737 MAX crashes have again demanded that top Boeing executives, including the current and former CEOs, testify in front of a Chicago federal court. In a filing to the court, the families of the victims of Ethiopia Airlines flight 302, the second fatal
