The World of Aviation

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

Virgin Galactic is readying itself to conduct the first spaceflight on its latest spaceplane, SpaceShipTwo. Virgin Galactic is preparing for the first spaceflight from its operational base at Spaceport America in New Mexico, which will occur later in the northern hemisphere autumn – the flight will be crewed by two pilots and will carry several research payloads

Dutch airline KLM has joined the long list of airlines that have said their final farewells to their iconic jumbo jets. The last of KLM’s Boeing 747 fleet have landed at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam for the final time on Sunday, signalling the end of an era for the Dutch flag carrier. The airline’s six