The World of Aviation

A Japan Airlines Boeing 777 heading from Naha Airport in Okinawa to Haneda Airport in Tokyo suffered engine damage and failure shortly after take-off, forcing it to return back to its origin airport. The failure was reportedly caused by significant damage to the engine, caused when parts of the engine, including its cover, broke up

Norwegian Air Shuttle has officially launched its emergency rescue plan to save the struggling airline, which includes proposals to downsize its fleet and raise additional funds from investors. Norwegian Air’s board has currently proposed the “reconstruction” of the airline’s balance sheet by reducing the size of its aircraft fleet, launching a new debt-for-equity swap, and

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, epidemiologist Adrian Esterman explores the true impact that a COVID-19 vaccine could have on the international travel market.  The United Kingdom yesterday became the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use. Following a review by the country’s drug regulator, the UK government announced it will

Well, of course! European budget airline Ryanair has ordered an additional 75 MAX jets in a deal worth more than $9 billion. But what does it mean? In this week’s Inside Aviation catch-up, Phil and Adam discuss whether this is the breakthrough Boeing needs to end two years of hell, or if Ryanair has just

Boeing has announced it will reduce the production output of its 787 Dreamliner widebody aircraft to five jets a month in mid-2021, down from six. The decision was made off the back of ongoing subdued demand for new jet orders, with the US planemaker reporting another month of no new deliveries or orders on the

CDB Aviation, the Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing, has completed the financing for eight of the nine Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft under the purchase and leaseback agreement with Canada’s second-largest carrier WestJet. The ninth aircraft is expected to close in December 2020. The aircraft were originally delivered to WestJet over the