Lawmakers in the US and European Union have finally marked an end to their near 17-year long conflict over aircraft subsidies, and introduced a 5-year suspension of Trump-era import tariffs exacerbated tensions. The conflict began in 2004 when the US accused the EU of providing unfair subsidies to European planemaker Airbus, which soon saw the
Irish regional carrier Stobart Air has announced it’s to enter liquidation after failing to find a new buyer, leaving passengers throughout the UK and Ireland stranded. Stobart had a franchise agreement with Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus, and regularly performed regional routes between major cities in the Republic of Ireland and the UK. In a statement,
California-based start-up Archer Aviation has unveiled its newest ‘air taxi’ named Maker, a demonstrator version of its future full-sized electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Maker was unveiled at a hybrid live and live-streamed event in Los Angeles on Thursday evening, and included an XR digitally immersive simulation of what the experience of flying
Ryanair sees another win against EU bailouts, as competition watchdog launches probe
Ryanair has seen another win in its fight against EU government’s bailing out their national airlines, while the carrier itself faces a competition watchdog probe for its policies on refunds during the pandemic. On Wednesday, Ryanair won its challenge against the European Commission’s decision to approve a German €550 million state-guaranteed loan to local charter
Branson races Bezos to space
British aviation entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson appears to have set his sights on beating fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos to space, just days after his rival announced his intentions to blast off in July. Both Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Bezos’ Blue Origin ventures are working hard to create a new trend of ‘space tourism’, in which
Southwest Airlines has announced it has increased its Boeing 737 MAX 7 order, the smallest variant in the MAX family, by an additional 34 jets. The US airline said it will exercise options to increase its firm orders on the jet, bringing its total MAX 7 firm orders to 234 aircraft. Southwest intends to take
