The new director-general of the International Air Transport Association, Willie Walsh, has called out the organisations “profiteering” off government requirements for COVID-19 testing upon travelling to Britain. The former British Airways chief executive, who took over the top spot at the IATA from Alexandre de Juniac earlier this month, said that airlines are suffering due
Boeing and Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) have announced the Middle Eastern aircraft lessor is growing its 737 MAX portfolio with an order for 15 737 MAX 8 jets. DAE had been investing in the 737 MAX by buying jets from existing customers and leasing them back to the carriers. The new order is DAE’s first
United Airlines has announced it will return its 52 Boeing 777-200 aircraft with Pratt and Whitney PW4000 engines to service, after the planes were grounded following an uncontained and “catastrophic” engine failure earlier this year. United chief operations officer Jon Roitman announced the airline’s intentions in an earnings call with investors on Tuesday, and said,
United Airlines reported a US$2.4 billion net loss in Q1 on Monday, a figure that exceeded previously forecast expectations. It is the fifth consecutive quarter in which the airline suffered a loss. The airline stated that rising fuel costs coupled with ongoing subdued demand for air travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to the larger-than-anticipated
GDC Technics, a subcontractor hired by Boeing to complete the interior fitout on the new Air Force One aircraft, has filed a countersuit against Boeing seeking over $20 million, after the US planemaker cancelled its contract and launched its own suit. Earlier this month, World of Aviation reported that Boeing cancelled its contract and filed
US regional carrier ExpressJet is gearing up to take back to the skies nearly a year after it was forced to cease operations, after losing its sole major contract with United Airlines. According to a filing with the Department of Transportation, ExpressJet is looking to resume short-haul regional operations as soon as May this year,
