The World of Aviation

The University of Dayton’s Janet Bednarek examines how presidents, and their planes, can capture imaginations and shape US elections. 

Host Adam Thorn and regular guest Christian “Boo” Boucousis discuss the fallout from the Qatar invasive search scandal and whether the airline can recover.

After rumours swelled that Boeing is working on its next mid-sized jet to compete with the Airbus A321neo, suppliers believe that the prospect of a brand-new Boeing aircraft is unlikely to eventuate in the near future. However, the timeline of future Boeing jet development will be largely defined by how successfully the grounded Boeing 737

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has announced its intention to freeze development on Japan’s first regional passenger aircraft in decades, the SpaceJet, for the foreseeable future. It comes after the company sunk over US$9.55 billion and 12 years into the development of Japan’s newest homegrown passenger aircraft, the first of its kind in decades. Japan’s biggest aerospace

After just two decades of service, Delta Air Lines has officially retired the entirety of its Boeing 777 fleet, as it continues to grapple with the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. The last Delta 777 commercial flight took place on Saturday, when flight DL8777 flew New York to Los Angeles. The Boeing 777-200, registration N701DN, departed New

European airlines are racing to cancel flights from the UK after the government announced on Saturday it was to enter a second national lockdown. As part of the new restrictions, initially scheduled to last from 5 November to 2 December, Britons will be unable to leave the country for anything other than work purposes –