Qatar Airways has allegedly stopped all deliveries of its wide-body A350 jetliner due to continuous disputes between the airline and Airbus. In an interview with Reuters, a spokesperson from Qatar said that the condition of the A350 aircraft the airline has received is below standards. “Qatar Airways continues to experience and has witnessed a condition
Boeing welcomed 73 new aircraft orders in May, suggesting the planemaker is pushing a comeback from the effects of the COVID crisis, and the ramifications of its numerous manufacturing and production flaws highlighted in the first half of this year. It comes after the planemaker saw just 25 new orders for aircraft in April. Boeing
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
Airlines bosses from across both sides of the pond have again urged governments to ease travel restrictions and allow for quarantine-free travel between the US and UK, in a joint virtual press conference. The chief executives of American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and JetBlue Airways joined together in a rare feat
In May, the European planemaker continued its strong recovery, delivering 50 aircraft to 32 customers, including A220s, A320s (38neo), A330neos and A350s.
One of the UK’s largest aviation unions has said the industry is “on its knees” and needs further government financial help to survive.
