American Airlines warns 13,000 staff at risk of furlough
American Airlines has warned 13,000 of its staff that they are at risk of furlough when the extended US financial aid package for airline workers expires on 1 April 2021. The airline has blamed a slower-than-expected rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine as well as the slew of newly-introduced international travel restrictions announced off the back
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter has crashed in the US, killing all three National Guard members on board for the second time in two weeks. Three members of the Idaho Army National Guard were onboard the UH-60 helicopter when it crashed amid a training exercise, just east of Boise, Idaho. All three members onboard the
Singapore Airlines welcomes ex-SilkAir 737s
Singapore Airlines has welcomed nine ex-SilkAir Boeing 737-800 NGs, donned in Singapore’s iconic livery, to its fleet. It comes as SilkAir officially ceased operations on 28 January, finalising the merger of the regional subsidiary back into its parent airline, which has been in the works since May 2018. As such, SIA is due to absorb
600,000 more pilots required over next 20 years despite COVID
Despite ongoing challenges and record-low levels of demand for air travel, aviation industry experts expect around 600,000 more skilled pilots will be required over the next two decades. According to a report by travel industry analysis firm Skift, the global pre-pandemic pilot shortage will return shortly after travel demand plateaus at normal levels, with the
Details revealed on next-gen assault helicopter DEFIANT X
Sikorsky and Boeing have released details of their new advanced helicopter for the US Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition, known as FLRAA. The aircraft, named DEFIANT X, will be the fastest, most manoeuvrable and most survivable assault helicopter in history. Combined with the team’s unsurpassed experience in mission systems, training and sustainment, it will
Firm 777X orders slip by 40%: Boeing
US planemaker Boeing has seen firm orders on its upcoming 777X widebody aircraft fall by nearly 40 per cent to just 191 after introducing stricter accounting rules that better assess the viability of orders. Boeing confirmed that under the new rules, 118 orders for the aircraft are no longer deemed firm. It comes as
