Qatar Airways has again flagged interest in a potential future Boeing 777X freighter variant, as Boeing continues to be weighed down by delays on its 777X passenger jet program. Qatar’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker stated that the airlines would “definitely be interested to look into” a freighter version of the upcoming large, wide-body, long-range
The governments of Australia and New Zealand have agreed upon a two-way travel bubble between the two countries across the Tasman Sea, in light of both countries achieving near-total elimination of COVID-19. While both countries still record some cases of COVID-19 in overseas citizens and permanent residents returning home from elsewhere in the world, Australia
Vietnam’s civil aviation authority has officially lifted its ban on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft passing through its airspace for the first time in two years. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) first proposed last month that the MAX be permitted to transit through Vietnamese airspace one again, following the vigorous recertification efforts of
Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines was forced to cancel around 100 flights over the busy Easter weekend, due to a shortage of active pilots and other staff. In a statement, the airline apologised to affected passengers, and noted that an “overwhelming majority” of passengers were re-booked onto another flight on the same day. In order to
The last few days have seen a number of airlines around the globe welcome new 737 MAX jets to their fleets, as global regulators continue to relax grounding orders on the embattled jet, and airlines meet all their regulatory requirements to bring the aircraft back to service. Dubai-based low-cost carrier flydubai announced that its Boeing
Japan Airlines has announced it has retired all 13 of its Boeing 777s equipped with Pratt & Whitney engines a year earlier than planned, in light of a dramatic single-engine failure that occurred onboard a United Airlines 777 with the same engines earlier this year. In February, United Airlines flight UA328 suffered a “catastrophic and
