Airbus sees no new commercial orders in November
European planemaker Airbus had said it delivered 64 aircraft in November, however achieved no new commercial aircraft orders for the month. At 64 deliveries, the planemaker has achieved a total number of 477 delivered jets so far this year, a figure that is down 34 per cent compared with the first 11 months of 2019.
‘Nothing cute going on’: Boeing quashes MAX rebrand rumours
Boeing chief executive David Calhoun has addressed rumours suggesting that US planemaker is deliberately pivoting away from its notorious 737 ‘MAX’ branding. Calhoun said during a press conference that the embattled planemaker has no intentions of rebranding the jet, despite its negative associations following two fatal crashes and a near two-year global grounding. “There is
Flyers advocacy group takes FAA to court over MAX decision
An airline passengers advocacy group has challenged the FAA’s decision to approve the embattled Boeing 737 MAX’s return to commercial service in court, ahead of the aircraft’s first passenger flights in nearly two years. The group, named Flyers Rights, has said it has formally appealed the 18 November decision of the Federal Aviation Administration to
Brazil’s GOL to see first 737 MAX passenger flight this week
Brazilian airline GOL is set to become the first airline in the world to fly passengers on the Boeing 737 MAX in almost two years on Wednesday. Brazil’s largest domestic airline, GOL has said it will use the MAX on routes to and from its hub in São Paulo, the nation’s largest city, although it
JAL Boeing 777 makes emergency landing after engine parts break up in-flight
A Japan Airlines Boeing 777 heading from Naha Airport in Okinawa to Haneda Airport in Tokyo suffered engine damage and failure shortly after take-off, forcing it to return back to its origin airport. The failure was reportedly caused by significant damage to the engine, caused when parts of the engine, including its cover, broke up
Norwegian Air Shuttle has officially launched its emergency rescue plan to save the struggling airline, which includes proposals to downsize its fleet and raise additional funds from investors. Norwegian Air’s board has currently proposed the “reconstruction” of the airline’s balance sheet by reducing the size of its aircraft fleet, launching a new debt-for-equity swap, and
