Lufthansa to cut 33,000 flights due to Omicron
Lufthansa plans to cut 33,000 flights from its winter schedule due to the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant and related travel restrictions, CEO Carsten Spohr told the Frankfurter Allgemeine…
Delivery of Russia’s first MC-21 scheduled for September 2022
Rossiya, a subsidiary of Aeroflot, will take delivery of the first Irkut MC-21 airliner in September 2022, making it the launch customer for the new aircraft. According to Russian news…
U.S. FAA backs inspections, strengthening key part for Boeing 777-200 engines
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday called for inspections and strengthening a key part for Boeing 777-200 airplanes equipped with Pratt & Whitney (PW) engines after an engine failure…
Ryanair doubles annual loss forecast on Omicron restrictions
Ryanair on Wednesday more than doubled its annual loss forecast and cut its January traffic estimate by 33%, blaming travel restrictions in France, Germany and Morocco following the emergence of…
United Express Grounds 100 Aircraft Due to Pilot Shortage
United Express (UA) carriers are currently facing a significant pilot shortage, forcing the regional airlines to ground nearly 100 of their jets. United Airlines CEO, Scott Kirby, spoke about the…
Peach Aviation Receives Japan’s First Airbus A321LR
Image: JetPhotos | Dirk Grothe Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation began operations in March 2012. The airline currently has seven operational bases across Japan including Tokyo’s Narita Airport, Osaka’s Kansai…
Dubai airport returns to full capacity for the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19
Dubai International Airport has returned to work at its full operational capacity at 100%, after the opening of the last phase of Concourse A in Terminal 3, which included all…
“Emirates SkyCargo announce a world record in Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Image: Emirates Twitter Emirates SkyCargo announced that it had set a record in the global distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, by transporting 600 million doses since October 2020, from 35 countries…
Italian law enforcement seize low quality parts made for Boeing Jets
Italian law enforcement seized components that were intended to be installed in Boeing 787 production, due to not matching the required technical specifications. Items seized are titanium and aluminum parts.…
ATR delivers its 1,600th turboprop
Image: ATR On December 17, 2021, Franco-Italian turboprop manufacturer ATR announced having delivered its 1,600th aircraft. The milestone aircraft, an ATR 72-600, went to Air New Zealand, the country’s national…