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A 2016 file image of American Airlines Boeing 787-8 N814AA at London Heathrow. (Wikimedia Commons/John Taggart)

Warren Buffett wrong to sell airline shares, says Trump

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US President Donald Trump has criticised Warren Buffett’s decision to sell  $6.1 billion of shares in the four largest US airlines in May. President Trump highlighted figures showing shares in America’s big four airlines are up amid claims recovery is on the way. Airlines faced a heavy blow when Buffett pulled his investments from the

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Antonov AN-26 freighter turboprop skidded off the runway at the Renk Airport in South Sudan

Antonov AN-26 freighter skids off runway in South Sudan

An Antonov AN-26 freighter turboprop skidded off the runway at the Renk Airport in South Sudan, located far north in the Upper Nile state.

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Feature: Foreign drones turning the tide in Libya

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In this cross-posting from World of Aviation’s sister title Defence Connect, Dylan Nicholson considers how unmanned aerial vehicles are turning the tide in Turkey’s conflict with Syria, and its implications for the future of drone warfare.

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‘Taxi’ drones to deliver bulky goods in China

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A Chinese tech company will begin using  drone helicopters to deliver bulky goods to residents’ houses after receiving official permission from the Chinese aviation authority to test the service in a major step to pilotless passenger transport. The company has obtained approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) to use its drones in for

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An Amazon Air Boeing 737-600.

Amazon Air to expand Boeing fleet

Amazon Air has signed a lease agreement that will see Bezos’ cargo arm take on 12 Boeing 767-300s from Ohio-based Air Transport Services Group (ATSG).

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Greece suspends flights from Qatar after 12 test positive

The Airbus A350-900 was carrying 91 passengers from Doha to the Greek capital on 1 June, when routine health checks upon revealed the passengers were ill.

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