In August, World of Aviation reported that domestic operations in China, once the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, had almost returned to 100 per cent of its pre-COVID levels. As aviation markets around the world continue to struggle, this massive feat begs the question: how did the Chinese market get wary travellers back onto airplanes?
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said it is now investigating manufacturing flaws in a handful of Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The FAA probe follows last week’s report of “two distinct manufacturing issues” being found in the aircraft’s fuselage, reportedly only affecting eight planes, all of which have now been grounded. The issues were linked
British Airways flight BA269 travelling from London Heathrow to Los Angeles International was forced to turn around mid-air and return to London. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner took off from LHR at 4:40pm local time on Monday, headed for LAX, before it was forced to return to its origin. Around 30 minutes into the flight, BA269
Almost 970,000 people in the US travelled through TSA checkpoints throughout the country on Friday, just ahead of the Labor Day weekend. This is the highest figure reported in one day by the TSA since 16 March, and the beginning of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns. “For travellers who have not flown since the beginning of
Virgin Atlantic has said it will cut 1,150 more jobs, despite securing a £1.2 billion (US$1.59 billion) rescue fund, which was signed off by a US court on Thursday. This brings total job cuts across the airline to over 4,300 since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global aviation downturn. The airline said
Airbus has officially overhauled its A350 cockpit control panel, following earlier reports of engine failure caused by the aircrew’s spilt beverages. The planemaker has developed a new integrated liquid-resistant control panel within its A350 aircraft, which will protect the engine systems from damage due to accidental drink spills. This follows two incidents in the last
