The World of Aviation

Iran has officially indicted 10 officials over the Ukrainian passenger jet that was accidentally shot down by Iranian authorities in January 2020, a military prosecutor confirmed on Tuesday. According to local news agencies, Gholam Abbas Torki, the outgoing military prosecutor for Tehran, said, “Indictments have been issued for 10 officials involved in the crash of

Qatar Airways has again flagged interest in a potential future Boeing 777X freighter variant, as Boeing continues to be weighed down by delays on its 777X passenger jet program. Qatar’s chief executive Akbar Al Baker stated that the airlines would “definitely be interested to look into” a freighter version of the upcoming large, wide-body, long-range

The governments of Australia and New Zealand have agreed upon a two-way travel bubble between the two countries across the Tasman Sea, in light of both countries achieving near-total elimination of COVID-19. While both countries still record some cases of COVID-19 in overseas citizens and permanent residents returning home from elsewhere in the world, Australia

Vietnam’s civil aviation authority has officially lifted its ban on the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft passing through its airspace for the first time in two years. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) first proposed last month that the MAX be permitted to transit through Vietnamese airspace one again, following the vigorous recertification efforts of

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, the University of Virginia’s William Petri discusses the CDC’s decision to allow the fully vaccinated to move freely within the US, and what that really means. It’s OK for fully vaccinated people to travel domestically again without quarantining, so long as they wear a mask and maintain social distancing

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines was forced to cancel around 100 flights over the busy Easter weekend, due to a shortage of active pilots and other staff. In a statement, the airline apologised to affected passengers, and noted that an “overwhelming majority” of passengers were re-booked onto another flight on the same day. In order to