The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released a mandate ordering all Boeing 737 MAX jet operators to conduct additional inspections on its automated flight control system, MCAS. In December 2020, Boeing issued a recommendation that all MAX jets were required to be re-inspected if they had reached 6,000 flight hours, however, the FAA have
European budget airline Ryanair has now officially taken delivery of its long-awaited Boeing 737 MAX 8200, after a near-two-year delay. The 737 MAX jet, donned in Ryanair’s iconic livery, took off from Seattle at 1:00pm PDT and flew nonstop to Dublin in a nine-hour flight. The MAX 8’s published range is normally 3,550 nautical miles,
Air Canada announced the initially planned routes for its upcoming Boeing 767-300ER converted freighters, as the airline nears the end of its process to fully convert several of its Boeing 767 passenger jets into dedicated freighters in order to fully participate in global cargo commercial opportunities. When the first converted 767 freighters enter service in
Lawmakers in the US and European Union have finally marked an end to their near 17-year long conflict over aircraft subsidies, and introduced a 5-year suspension of Trump-era import tariffs exacerbated tensions. The conflict began in 2004 when the US accused the EU of providing unfair subsidies to European planemaker Airbus, which soon saw the
European planemaker Airbus has confirmed that it is actively looking into the possibility of developing a freighter variant of its wide-bodied A350 aircraft, as it attempts to break into the Boeing-dominated cargo market. Following months of speculation, Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer confirmed that Airbus is in active discussions with customers who have expressed interest
GE and Safran have announced the extension of their joint venture until 2050 to continue developing future engines that could reduce carbon emissions by a further 20 per cent. Together, the companies have unveiled their new program, CFM RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines), which will launch new sustainable technologies for future engines, which they
