US planemaker Boeing delivered 17 jets in April, before it announced it would once again suspend deliveries of its 737 MAX workhorse jet due to electrical grounding issues. Boeing successfully delivered four 737 MAX jets in April before the suspension took place, just five months after the planemaker was given the green light to resume
Airlines from across both sides of the Atlantic have joined together to call for a meeting between the governments of the UK and US in order to set a date for the re-opening of bilateral, restriction-free trans-Atlantic travel. The chief executives of major airlines across the US and UK have joined forces to pen an
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has imposed fines on unruly airline passengers totaling over $70,000 in the last number of weeks, after adopting a zero-tolerance policy on interfering or abusing flight attendants onboard. The federal agency, along with flight attendant unions, have noted a “disturbing increase” in the numbers of passengers who physically or
Airbus has announced the appointment of Benoit Schultz, a former senior internal supply chain executive, as the CEO of its Canadian operations, including the loss-making A220 regional jet program. Schultz will replace outgoing Airbus Canada CEO Philippe Balducchi, who was the first to head up the A220 program following Airbus’ purchase of the Bombardier CSeries
The UK has officially released its ‘green list’ as the country is set to resume restriction-free international travel from 17 May – for 12 countries. A vast majority of the world remains on the UK’s ‘amber’ or ‘red’ lists, which, under the UK’s traffic light system, require travellers to spend 10 days in either self-isolation
European planemaker Airbus delivered 45 new commercial aircraft to customers in April 2021, to a total of 30 different customers. The April results bring Airbus’ total deliveries to 170 for the year-to-date, up 25 per cent from the same period in 2020, when airlines were first beginning to feel the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
