- LATAM to Leave Oneworld Effective 1 May 2020[Feb. 03, 2020]
LATAM Airlines Group will end its membership in the oneworld® alliance effective 1 May 2020, following the group's decision to leave the alliance.
- Pakistan Resumes Flights with China[Feb. 03, 2020]
Pakistan said on Monday said it is resuming flights to and from China, days after it suspended them due to a rapidly spreading virus outbreak.
- Malaysia Regulator to Probe If AirAsia Broke Rules in Airbus Deals[Feb. 02, 2020]
Malaysia's securities regulator said on Sunday it will examine whether AirAsia Group and unit AirAsia X broke securities laws, after UK prosecutors accused executives of receiving bribes from Airbus for buying planes.
- AirAsia Shares Plunge after Airbus Bribery Allegations[Feb. 03, 2020]
Shares of Malaysia's AirAsia Group and unit AirAsia X fell on Monday, after allegations by Britain's Serious Fraud Office that Airbus paid a bribe of US$50 million to win plane orders from Asia's largest budget airline group.
- Boeing Addresses New 737 MAX Software Issue That Could Keep Plane Grounded Longer[Jan. 18, 2020]
Boeing Co said on Friday it is addressing a new software issue discovered in Iowa last weekend during a technical review of the proposed update to the grounded Boeing 737 MAX, a development that could further delay the plane's return to service.
- Iran Says Black Box of Crashed Plane to be Sent to Ukraine[Jan. 18, 2020]
The black box of a passenger plane which crashed over Tehran's airspace earlier this month will be sent to Ukraine for reading the data, an official in Iran's Aviation Organization said on Saturday.
- Southwest Extends 737 MAX Cancellations Through June 6[Jan. 16, 2020]
Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it is extending cancellations of Boeing Co 737 MAX flights until June 6, citing the planemaker's decision to recommend pilot simulator training before resuming flights and uncertainty about when regulators will approve their return to service.
- FAA Should Mandate Safety Management Systems for Boeing, Others: Panel[Jan. 16, 2020]
An expert committee on Thursday recommended the Federal Aviation Administration require Boeing Co and other aircraft manufacturers to adopt new safety management tools in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people.
- Don't Turn Plane Crash into Political Issue: Iran Foreign Ministry Spokesman[Jan. 17, 2020]
All countries involved in the Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran should avoid turning it into a political issue, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
- Royal Air Maroc to Join Oneworld on 1 April[Jan. 15, 2020]
Royal Air Maroc will join the oneworld® alliance effective 1 April 2020, becoming oneworld's first full member in the African continent and bringing even more destinations and benefits for oneworld's frequent flyers.