The World of Aviation

Two members of the US House of Representatives have joined families of the 737 MAX crash victims in calling for greater transparency in the ongoing recertification process. Representatives Peter DeFazio, chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rick Larsen, who heads an aviation subcommittee, have encouraged the Federal Aviation Administration to release all

Japan Airlines has implemented a new policy to replace the term “ladies and gentlemen” in both its in-flight and airport announcements, in favour of gender-neutral expressions. The airline has said it will use phrases such as “all passengers”, “good morning” and “good evening” in its English language announcements, in efforts to be more inclusive of

Boeing has officially announced that it will move the rest of its 787 Dreamliner production from its Seattle-based Everett plant to its factory in South Carolina by mid-2021. The cost-cutting move casts doubt on the future of Boeing’s iconic Everett plant, which was built in 1967 to house the 747 program. Since then, the factory

The US Transportation Department has fined UAE flag carrier Emirates $400,000 for flights that went through Iranian airspace amid a period of heightened political tensions between the US and Iran last year. The fine has been served on the basis that Emirates, which has a codeshare agreement with New York-based airline JetBlue Airways, flew through

The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the aviation sector could wipe out as many as 46 million jobs around the world, according to new research by the Air Transport Action Group. A Geneva-based aviation coalition, the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) has published a report that shows that more than half of the 88

Airlines will need to meet a “harmonised” standard of health measures as air travel returns following the global pandemic, according to the CEO of Etihad Airways. “I can see that wellness certification will become a necessary function of how the whole of the world comes back to flying,” Tony Douglas told CNBC’s Hadley Gamble last