Qatar Airways ‘reluctantly’ flies A380 after two-years parked
One of Qatar Airways’ Airbus A380 jets returned to the skies for the first time in over 18 months as the carrier “reluctantly” enters it into service again due to ongoing capacity shortage. The superjumbo lifted off from Doha International Airport earlier this week to Hamad International Airport, the state-owned airline said in a statement.
Boeing 777X completes first international flight for Dubai air show
Boeing’s latest 777X aircraft has completed both its longest and first international flight to Dubai for the biennial air show. The 777-9 twin engine test aircraft travelled 15 hours nonstop from Seattle’s Boeing Field to Dubai World Central, landing at 2:02pm GST Tuesday, 9 November. The Dubai Airshow 2021 will be the first major international
‘A time for celebration’: trans-Atlantic travel restarts after 20-month pause
For the first time in almost 20 months, trans-Atlantic travel kickstarted again on Monday, 8 November after the pandemic imposed major border closures between nations. The White House made a decision in late September to open up international borders to fully vaccinated foreign travellers at the beginning of November. The long-lasting pause on trans-Atlantic travel
Boeing has reached a US$237.5 million proposed settlement with shareholders over a lawsuit filed last year following the 737 MAX crashes. Under the proposed agreement – yet to be approved by the court – the compensations will be paid out by insurers, not the board members or executives. Middle of last year, a lawsuit was
Wright Electric 100-seat jet to enter service by 2026
The start-up began operations in 2016 and is developing a 100-seater, zero-emissions jet converted from the British Aerospace 146 regional aircraft which stopped production in 2001.
Air Canada has suspended over 800 employees for not getting the COVID-19 vaccination and have not received an exemption. The news comes as the airline released its third quarter financial results on Tuesday, seeing its operating revenues triple compared to the same quarter in 2020. The Montreal-based airline employs around 27,000 cabin crew, customer service
