The World of Aviation

A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a former Boeing chief technical pilot of “deceiving” regulators over evaluations made on the 737 MAX aircraft, which led to two fatal crashes. The indictment from the Northern District of Texas revealed 49-year-old Mark A Forkner provided the Federal Aviation Administration with “false, inaccurate and incomplete”

Bankrupt Alitalia has officially operated its last ever flight after 74 years of service, now set for successor Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) to take its place. The Airbus A320 jet took off at 10:05pm on 14 October from Cagliari and landed in Rome at 11:23pm, Flightradar24 shows. ITA is set to operate its first flight

The fleet has achieved a major operational milestone 15 years after entering service with the US Army. The Airbus Helicopters’ UH-72 Lakota fleet has exceeded 1 million flight-hours with the US Army since entering service in 2006. The flight hours have been shared cross 463 platforms, delivered over the past 14 years. “Many of the

On Wednesday, Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago-based airline Scott Kirby sent a memo to staff claiming 232 employees would be terminated.

Airbus has completed successful flight tests of its solar-powered Zephyr S unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), reaching almost three weeks in the air and breaking its altitude record. The final High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) touched down on 13 September in Arizona after completing six flights – four low level and two stratospheric flights. As part

Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines cancelled almost 30 per cent of its flights on Sunday after “disruptive weather” plagued the company’s schedule. The Dallas-based airline cancelled 1,085 flights and delayed 933 flights according to FlightAware, marking the second day in a row of mass cancellations. “ATC issues and disruptive weather have resulted in a high volume