Malaysia Airlines has listed all six of its Airbus A380 jets for sale via a LinkedIn advertisement, as part of a much-anticipated organisational restructure. The airline’s parent company, Malaysian Airlines Group (MAG) listed the jets for sale, with interested buyers urged to send proposals by Thursday, 12 August. “Open tender notice: MAB Pesawat Sdn Bhd
The Italian Government and the European Commission have announced that Italia Transporto Aereo (ITA) will officially replace its bankrupt predecessor, Alitalia, as Italy’s flag carrier, with flights due to begin in October. The long-awaited decision will see flights for ITA begin on 15 October, with Alitalia’s final flight to operate the day before, on 14
The results show global commercial flights are 11 per cent higher than 2020 levels, with the total number flights up 25.2 per cent, as the industry recovers from the “induced lows” of last year.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued an “immediate” safety directive for all Boeing 737 jets to be re-inspected over potential cabin altitude pressure switch failures.
While market share between Boeing and Airbus has often remained quite close in this key sector, Airbus appears to have pulled ahead to hold a solid majority of the market in recent months, now boasting a 68 per cent share.
Boeing and SkyNRG pledge to make sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) more accessible to airlines in a partnership announced on Thursday– starting with North America. Netherlands-based SkyNRG, along with US planemaker Boeing, will accelerate production capacities of alternative fuels to operate aircraft using 100 per cent SAF by 2026. The companies will work together to increase
