The World of Aviation

The US Federal Aviation Administration has said it will soon mandate the strengthening of the engine cowling on Boeing 777s with Pratt & Whitney engines, following a United Airlines incident in February. On 20 February, United Airlines flight UA328 suffered a “catastrophic and uncontained engine failure” on its right Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engine

Airbus has resumed work on the modernisation of its A320 family industrial capabilities in Toulouse. According to Airbus, the move will provide the company with increased flexibility throughout its global industrial production system to respond to market recovery and future demand. The modernised, digitally-enabled A320/A321 final assembly line (FAL) will replace one of the original

Alaska Air Group has announced it will expand its fleet by 30 aircraft, after securing deals with Boeing and Embraer, as the airline prepares to ramp up operations for a post-COVID spike in travel demand. The airline continues to bolster its 737 MAX order, now announcing it has ordered an additional 13 Boeing 737 MAX

Airbus and Air France have again been told to stand trial on charges of involuntary manslaughter over their role in a plane crash that killed 228 people in 2009. A French court of appeals in Paris reportedly ruled on Wednesday that the two companies should stand trial for their shortcomings that contributed to the accident,

Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration have finally settled on a fix for ongoing electrical faults located in multiple areas of the embattled Boeing 737 MAX. The electrical faults resulted in nearly a quarter of all MAX jets being grounded around the globe, as the FAA continued to probe Boeing on the extent of

Airbus has warned a number of its suppliers to gear up for a potential further 18 per cent increase in current targets for the planemaker’s A320 family output by the end of 2022. Industry sources close to the matter reportedly told Reuters that the European planemaker has given its suppliers a heads-up to prepare for