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The engine that failed and caught alight on a United Airlines flight on Saturday had performed less than 3,000 cycles, under half the number required between engine blade inspections, according to sources close to the matter. Under Federal Aviation Administration guidelines, the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 series engine that is used on the United 777

Boeing has been ordered to pay US$6.6 million to the US Federal Aviation Administration over its failure to comply with a 2015 safety agreement, in which the planemaker pledged to improve safety oversight processes. The penalty consists of a US$5.4 million fine for not complying with the agreement, and a further US$1.21 million settlement of

KLM Cityhopper, regional subsidiary of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, took delivery of its first Embraer E195-E2 in a ceremony at Embraer’s facility in Brazil. This first E2 delivery to KLM, and lessor ICBC Aviation Leasing, brings the total number of Embraer jets in the KLM Cityhopper fleet to 50. The total order for 35 jets,

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, social science lecturers Claire Loughnan and Sara Dehm discuss how COVID passports could work to further marginalise refugee communities. With great fanfare, the COVID-19 vaccine rollout began in Australia this week. The country’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has said the government will give “all Australians the opportunity to be

Dublin-based aircraft lessor Genesis has partnered with MRO provider Heston Aviation to launch Heston Airlines, a newly established Lithuanian charter and ACMI service provider. Over the past 12 months, Genesis has supported the strategy and development of the airline and has just concluded on delivering the airline’s first 180-seat A320 aircraft to support the final

A new report released by the US Department of Transportation Inspector General’s office has again criticised the Federal Aviation Administration for its lack of oversight in the certification of the Boeing 737 MAX. The office of the Inspector General found “weaknesses” in the agency’s initial certification of the MAX, and stated the agency is still