The World of Aviation

The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has been quietly enhancing the strike capability of its Boeing P-8A Poseidon platform. Long-range strike has emerged as one of the key battlegrounds and capability gaps for both the US and its allies, particularly in the Indo-Pacific as they grapple with the realities of overcoming or in some

Japan’s largest airline, All Nippon Airways (ANA), has said it will retire more than a tenth of its fleet and cut over 3,500 jobs, as it attempts to rein in its cash burn amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Yet the carrier still intends to cash in on changing travel preferences by launching a new budget

Pre-owned corporate aircraft transactions have seen a major spike, now nearing 2019 levels, as cashed-up travellers pay to avoid commercial flights amid the global pandemic, according to an aircraft brokerage. The trend has now begun to drive up demand for new private aircraft, according to lawyers and brokers dealing with such matters, as older models

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, aviation law expert Ronnie Gipson jnr explains the aircraft certification process, how it went drastically wrong in the case of the Boeing 737 MAX, and what needs to change in the future. After being grounded in March 2019 following two fatal crashes, the Boeing 737 MAX is expected to

More than six years after Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously vanished, independent experts investigating the matter believe to have found where the plane crashed. Victor Iannello, an engineer and entrepreneur, is one in a team of four experts who have spent the last few years investigating the mysterious circumstances behind the disappearance of MH370. Despite

Following legal advice, Cathay Pacific’s pilots union has informed its 2,200 Hong Kong-based members not to sign the new employment contracts offered by the airline amid mass layoffs, which will see pilots’ salaries and allowances slashed. On Wednesday, management gave pilots just one week to agree and sign new contracts, or risk immediate termination. The