The World of Aviation

European planemaker Airbus had said it delivered 64 aircraft in November, however achieved no new commercial aircraft orders for the month. At 64 deliveries, the planemaker has achieved a total number of 477 delivered jets so far this year, a figure that is down 34 per cent compared with the first 11 months of 2019.

Boeing chief executive David Calhoun has addressed rumours suggesting that US planemaker is deliberately pivoting away from its notorious 737 ‘MAX’ branding. Calhoun said during a press conference that the embattled planemaker has no intentions of rebranding the jet, despite its negative associations following two fatal crashes and a near two-year global grounding. “There is

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, health researchers Liz Breen and Sarah Schiffling discuss the logistics required in transporting vaccines, and the aviation industry’s role in that. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine has just been approved for widespread use in the UK and the government has ordered 40 million doses – enough to vaccinate 20 million people. The first 800,000

An airline passengers advocacy group has challenged the FAA’s decision to approve the embattled Boeing 737 MAX’s return to commercial service in court, ahead of the aircraft’s first passenger flights in nearly two years. The group, named Flyers Rights, has said it has formally appealed the 18 November decision of the Federal Aviation Administration to

London Heathrow Airport has announced it may soon start charging drivers £5 to drop off passengers outside terminals. The airport, like much of the industry, has been severely impacted financially by the global COVID-19 pandemic. As such, the airport’s operator has said it is currently exploring the possibility of introducing a mandatory charge on any

Brazilian airline GOL is set to become the first airline in the world to fly passengers on the Boeing 737 MAX in almost two years on Wednesday. Brazil’s largest domestic airline, GOL has said it will use the MAX on routes to and from its hub in São Paulo, the nation’s largest city, although it