Finnair has announced it has finalised a sale-and-leaseback financing agreement for its latest Airbus A350 aircraft delivery with JLPS Holding Ireland. Under the new agreement with JLPS, Finnair will assign the purchase of the Airbus A350 aircraft to the third party, and then lease the aircraft back for its own operation. The aircraft is expected
US planemaker Boeing has officially thrown its support behind contentious reforms over fuel efficiency standards in new airplanes finalised by the Trump administration in its final days. The standards outlined in the reforms have been largely criticised by a dozen US states as well as the new Biden administration as being too lenient, and largely
JetBlue pilots have rejected a tentative agreement that would have given the airline the ability to successfully complete its long-planned partnership with American Airlines without meeting previous contractual obligations to pilots. A statement released by the JetBlue pilot’s union, Air Line Pilots Association, stated that 53.7 per cent of pilots participating in the vote were
It appears that airlines and aircraft lessors are throwing support behind Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, citing its ideal size, range and fuel-efficiency, as more carriers dabble in cargo. This week, Dublin-based aircraft lessor ASL Aviation Holdings confirmed that it would be exercising its options for 10 additional 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCFs), made following their
Microsoft Flight Simulator’s creators have released a trailer showing off its new makeover for the UK and Ireland.
The University of Portsmouth's Mike Tipton and Simon Fraser University's Igor Mekjavic discuss why temperature checks for COVID aren't ideal.
