A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has hightailed it back to Rome Fiumicino Airport just minutes after taking off bound for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). The news marks the fourth such incident for the four-year-old aircraft – registered as N27958 – over the course of the past week. Though Italian authorities have not provided
The US Air Force has unveiled several important countermeasures and strategic priorities to protect unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on deployment. The news comes on the back of an exponential jump in the number of UAVs lost in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. According to data gathered by Oxford-based NGO Drone Wars UK,
Moldovan authorities have shuttered a clandestine facility located in the country’s east, after searches revealed it to be churning out fake copies of the Soviet-type Kamov Ka-26 helicopter. On Tuesday, the Moldovan Prosecutor’s Office – together with investigators from the Police General Inspectorate – carried out raids on the factory, 100 kilometres north-east of the
El Al CEO Gonen Usishkin has cancelled all operations indefinitely, following the announcement of a strike from the Israeli Pilots' Union (ISRALPA) on Tuesday evening.
The annoucnement marks an important milestone for both Boeing and the regulator, who plan to work closely together over the coming weeks.
European budget airline Norwegian Air has cancelled orders for 97 aircraft from Chicago-based manufacturer Boeing, at the same time the company has levelled a suit to reclaim pre-delivery payments for the aircraft. In total, orders for five wide-body 787 Dreamliners and 92 737 MAX narrow-body jets have been cancelled, as well as the GoldCare service
