EASA certifies Underwater Locator Device for Boeing 737 MAX
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has provided a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) to an Underwater Locator Device for the Boeing 737 MAX. Developed by Fokker Services Group, the…
Ryanair’s petition to protect ‘Freedom of Movement’ has reached 600,000 signatures.
“We’ve been notified by the French Aviation Authorities of the 51st day of the strike, on Monday, May 1st, and that we must cancel another 220 flights, affecting 40,000 passengers;…
EU cold about Iberia’s Air Europa acquisition, FT reports
The ongoing Air Europa acquisition saga, which was considered pretty much a done deal in February 2023, with Iberia agreeing to take over Spain’s second-largest airline, is facing further scrutiny…
A Boeing 737 carrying Arsenal women’s team rejected takeoff following flames on engine
A plane carrying the Arsenal women’s team back from their Champions League semi-final first leg with Wolfsburg rejected takeoff on the runway on Sunday evening. The incident occurred at the…
Ryanair to trim flights in July, August but passenger target on track
Ryanair will likely trim some flights in August due to delivery delays from Boeing but there will be no material impact on customers, senior executive Eddie Wilson said in an…
Portugal’s government in hot water as TAP airline scandal deepens
Portugal’s government fired the chief executive of flag carrier TAP last month without a legal assessment of the move, Finance Minister Fernando Medina has acknowledged, deepening a high-profile scandal around…
UK’s Jet2 confident on summer as holiday demand stays strong
Jet2 plc, Britain’s biggest tour operator, upgraded its annual profit forecast and said trading for the coming summer was encouraging with demand for holidays continuing to defy the UK’s gloomy…
Pilots at Spain’s Air Europa call four-day strike in early May
Pilots at Spain’s struggling airline Air Europa will go on strike on May 1, 2, 4 and 5 amid a wage dispute with the company, the country’s largest pilots’ union…