Despite months of endorsing Boeing and its embattled 737 MAX, Ryanair has signalled it may decline to accept the delivery of its first MAX jets, following lengthy delays in the process. The European budget carrier has been waiting nearly two years for its 737 MAX 8200s, a variant of the MAX 8 with extra seating
United Airlines has announced a new deal struck with Denver-based Boom Supersonic for the purchase of 15 of its supersonic commercial passenger jets, in a deal worth over US$3 billion. The penned deal will see United Airlines welcome 15 Boom ‘Overture’ passenger aircraft, once certified and operational, with an option to take on an additional
The US Federal Aviation Administration announced on Wednesday that its top safety official, Ali Bahrami, will retire from his post at the end of this month, after the family members of 737 MAX victims called for him to be removed. He spent four years in the top role at the agency. During his tenure at
Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker has said the pilot of the Ryanair flight that was forced to land in Minsk last week made a “fundamental error” in choosing to re-route the flight to Belarus, rather than continue on to the destination in Lithuania. Last week, it was reported that Belarusian authorities flagged a
Norse Atlantic Airways, Norway’s newest trans-Atlantic low-cost airline, has come to an agreement with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA) to hire over 700 flight attendants in the US, ahead of its launch later this year. The announcement comes after Norse Atlantic faced backlash in the US House of Representatives and from the Air Line
Willie Walsh, director-general of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), has said European planemaker Airbus appears too ambitious with its recently-proposed A320 output increase. Last week, Airbus announced it would increase its monthly output for A320 jets from 40 per month, currently, to 45 by the fourth quarter of 2021. Long term, the A320 family
