The World of Aviation

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, just 0.05 per cent of all fuel offered by jet fuel suppliers in Europe was Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), according to a new study of airport fuel supply conducted by Eurocontrol. This falls far below the current aim of seeing SAF represent 10 per cent of all fuel consumed in aviation,

Qatar Airways has allegedly stopped all deliveries of its wide-body A350 jetliner due to continuous disputes between the airline and Airbus. In an interview with Reuters, a spokesperson from Qatar said that the condition of the A350 aircraft the airline has received is below standards. “Qatar Airways continues to experience and has witnessed a condition

Boeing welcomed 73 new aircraft orders in May, suggesting the planemaker is pushing a comeback from the effects of the COVID crisis, and the ramifications of its numerous manufacturing and production flaws highlighted in the first half of this year. It comes after the planemaker saw just 25 new orders for aircraft in April. Boeing

In this episode of the World of Aviation Podcast, host Adam Thorn and reporter Hannah Dowling discuss the details of the deal, and its significance following the recent demise of rival supersonic jet-maker Aerion.

British aviation entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson appears to have set his sights on beating fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos to space, just days after his rival announced his intentions to blast off in July. Both Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Bezos’ Blue Origin ventures are working hard to create a new trend of ‘space tourism’, in which

Southwest Airlines has announced it has increased its Boeing 737 MAX 7 order, the smallest variant in the MAX family, by an additional 34 jets. The US airline said it will exercise options to increase its firm orders on the jet, bringing its total MAX 7 firm orders to 234 aircraft. Southwest intends to take