The World of Aviation

A Bloomberg report has suggested that stood-down and furloughed pilots who are not currently flying regularly could pose a threat to the industry moving forward. On 15 September, a Lion Air flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew veered off the runway shortly after landing in Medan, sparking investigation by Indonesia’s transport safety regulator. The

Australian regional airline Rex has announced it will start selling tickets between Sydney and Melbourne from today for a 1 March 2021 launch.

  With a vaccine weeks – or maybe days – from being rolled out, international airlines have dispensed with the pleasantries and are preparing to try to reclaim market share. On this week’s Inside Aviation catch-up, Phil and Adam discuss the recent skirmish over airport slot waivers. Should big airlines be able to keep their

In this cross-posting with The Conversation, infection control and disease prevention researchers Professor Ramon Zenel Shaban and Cristina Sotomayor-Castillo discuss how to protect yourself while travelling, and what airlines need to do next. Airline travel health advice has so far mostly focused on how to stay hydrated and avoid deep vein thrombosis. What passengers really

The operator of London Heathrow international airport has criticised the Unite union’s plan to stage a series of walkouts among employees at the airport, as workers gear up for multiple strikes throughout December over pay and conditions. The first strike will take Tuesday, 1 December, and will involve firefighters, engineers, campus security, baggage operations, central

Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) has almost finalised the design of its new C919 narrow-bodied jet, and now awaits final flight testing to be completed by Chinese regulators. COMAC confirmed on Friday that it was nearly the final completion of its C919 jets, the Chinese planemakers answer to the globally popular Airbus A320 and