Taiwanese lawmakers have signed off on a bid to rename the national carrier, China Airlines (CAL), citing confusion among states receiving much-needed medical equipment from the island nation. While the state-owned airline’s branding has been a long-standing point of contention for many of Taiwan’s 23 million residents, local media reported that freighter flights delivering PPE
United Airlines posted a loss of $1.6 billion for the second quarter of the year, racking up the largest loss recorded in the company’s 94-year history. For the three months ending 30 June, total operating revenue was down 87 per cent. While the company admits it has been hard-hit by the coronavirus slump, it maintains
The UN's top court has effectively ruled that a three-year-long 'blockade' of Qatar aircraft by Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE is illegitimate.
The Boeing 777X will likely miss a debut planned for next year, says Emirates chief operating officer Adel Al Redha. The Dubai-based carrier has outstanding orders for 115 of the model – making it the world’s biggest purchaser of the 777X. Speaking to media on Wednesday, Al Redha explained that Boeing has struggled to meet
The US State Department has green lit the sale of 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II jets to Japan, making for the second-largest deal ever approved by the foreign military sales committee. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency told Congress on 9 July that the Japanese government had requested 63 of the F-35A conventional take-off
A Delta Airbus A319 flying route DL1076 from West Palm Beach to New York LaGuardia was forced to divert to JFK, following a possible bird strike incident late Monday afternoon.
