The World of Aviation

A male passenger was arrested by US authorities in Philadelphia on Thursday after he allegedly attempted to break into the cockpit onboard an American Airlines flight. The alleged incident occurred on board American Airlines Flight 2392 from Orlando to Philadelphia International Airport, at around 9:20am. The man, who has not been identified, was displaying “erratic

Airlines for America president and CEO Nicholas Calio has encouraged Americans to fly for the Thanksgiving holiday, despite the US reporting over 100,000 daily cases each day for the past week. “I hope you’re flying somewhere” for the holiday season, the A4A president said on Thursday during a media briefing. “I am,” he added. At

Abu Dhabi-based carrier Etihad has announced it will continue to scale down its operations and focus on becoming a mid-sized, full service carrier. With the announcement, Etihad has streamlined its organisational structure and removed a number of senior executive roles, announced employee layoffs, and said it will concentrate future operations on its wide-body fleet. It

Dubai-based airline Emirates posted its first loss in more than three decades on Thursday, saying it had been badly hit by the coronavirus lockdown that brought air transport to “a literal standstill”. The Middle East’s largest carrier said it suffered a $3.4 billion loss in the six months to September, prompting its parent group to

Loughborough University’s Duncan Walker argues electric planes won’t solve all of aviation’s problems, but tech is closing the gap.

German flying taxi startup Lilium has announced plans to set up its first ‘vertiport’ hub in the United States near Orlando, Florida.  Munich-based Lilium is developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) jet which can travel distances of up to 300km within one hour on a single charge, as well as its network of