DHL Express has announced that it will add four Boeing 767-300 converted freighters, referred to as Boeing Converted Freighters or BCF, as a part of ongoing efforts by the logistics company to modernise and expand its long-haul intercontinental fleet with cost-efficient aircraft. All BCF aircraft have been converted by Seattle-based manufacturer Boeing, from passenger service
Cathay Pacific Airways has said that it has reached an agreement with European manufacturer Airbus to delay the delivery of its latest A350s and A321neos, as well as being in advanced talks with Boeing regarding the deferral of its 777-9 orders. According to the airline, its 12 A350s currently on order to be delivered by
United Airlines posted a loss of $1.6 billion for the second quarter of the year, racking up the largest loss recorded in the company’s 94-year history. For the three months ending 30 June, total operating revenue was down 87 per cent. While the company admits it has been hard-hit by the coronavirus slump, it maintains
A Virgin Atlantic flight bound for Orlando, Florida, came within 100-150 metres of an illegally-flown drone, just one minute after taking off from London’s Gatwick Airport with 455 onboard. That’s according to an incident report released this week by the UK Airprox Board (UKAB), the Civil Aviation Authority division that deals with near-collisions. The paper
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has provided an update on the recertification progress of Boeing’s plagued 737 MAX, stating that the plane could return to the skies by October. According to a statement released by the FAA on Tuesday, the organisation plans to issue its proposed airworthiness directive for the grounded plane “in the
Data recovered from Ukranian International Airlines Flight 752, which was shot down by Iran in January, is now due to begin being analysed by French investigators. French aviation investigation bureau BEA announced on Monday that it would begin examining black box data from the shot down plane, and analysing recovered voice and flight data from
