The World of Aviation

Global airlines have joined together to warn of potential bankruptcies in the industry as government aid programs come to a close, and call for additional support. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which represents around 300 airlines around the world,  the airline industry is set to burn through another $77 billion collectively throughout

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released its draft report on revised training procedures for pilots of the embattled Boeing 737 MAX, another key milestone in the process of seeing the aircraft return to the skies. The FAA has said that its draft Standardisation Board Report would now be open for public comment until

Universal Hydrogen, a California-based start-up co-founded by former Airbus chief technology officer Paul Eremenko, has launched plans to convert regional airliners to hydrogen power. The company said its business model will encourage early adoption of the carbon-free fuel by the air transport industry before manufacturers develop new aircraft with hydrogen propulsion as standard equipment. Eremenko

The global security and aerospace company will continue to source materials for its F-35 aircraft from Solvay, after signing a new five-year contract with the firm. Technology firm Solvay has announced it has secured a new five-year material supply contract for Lockheed Martin’s F-35 aircraft. Since partnering with Lockheed Martin, Solvay has supported the manufacturing

Ireland-based budget airline Ryanair has said its passenger numbers slumped to be down 64 per cent year-on-year in September, a hard blow following a moderate improvement in August. Ryanair flew 5.1 million passengers in September compared with 14.1 million a year earlier. The airline linked the dip in passenger figures to ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions

Despite the challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and crisis, JetBlue Airways has managed to accelerate its Airbus A220 deliveries and renewed its commitment to the aircraft. Here’s why. Air travel demand plunged earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it isn’t expected to recover fully for years. In response, airlines have negotiated