- Boeing CEO: MAX Pilots in Crashes Faced Multiple Tasks[Oct. 04, 2019]
The pilots of two Boeing 737 MAX jets that crashed and killed all 346 people on board may have been overwhelmed by "an already high workload environment" amid multiple cockpit warnings and may not have followed established procedures to regain control of the aircraft, Boeing's CEO believes.
- ACJ Launches New Watch with Richard Mille[Sep. 26, 2019]
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Richard Mille have launched a new travel-watch, inspired by and adapted to, exclusive journeys on an Airbus corporate jet.
- U.S. Transport Chief Warns Against Mixed Messages on Boeing's 737 MAX[Sep. 25, 2019]
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao warned regulators on Wednesday against sending conflicting messages as they work to ensure Boeing Co's 737 MAX is safe to resume operations.
- Air Astana Takes Delivery of Its First A321LR[Sep. 23, 2019]
Air Astana, Kazakhstan's flag carrier, has taken delivery of its first A321LR on lease from Air Lease Corporation. The A321LR will join Air Astana's Airbus fleet of 18 Airbus aircraft (eight A320s, four A321s, three A320neo and three A321neo).
- IATA Hopes Earlier FAA Meeting Will Improve Alignment on MAX Re-Entering Service[Sep. 24, 2019]
International Air Transport Association (IATA) director general Alexandre de Juniac on Tuesday said he hoped a gathering earlier this week of regulators in Montreal would improve alignment over conditions to allow Boeing's 737 MAX jet to re-enter service.
- Indonesia Finds Boeing MAX Design Flaw[Sep. 25, 2019]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is struggling to retain control of recertification of the Boeing 737 MAX, a task made more difficult by Indonesian investigators who fault design and manufacturing oversight as key factors that led to the crash of a Lion Air flight - elements reviewed and approved by the US regulator.
- Airbus Forecasts Need for Over 39,000 New Aircraft in the Next 20 Years[Sep. 18, 2019]
The world's passenger and freighter aircraft fleet is set to more than double from today's nearly 23,000 to almost 48,000 by 2038 with traffic growing at 4.3% annually, also resulting in a need for 550,000 new pilots and 640,000 new technicians.
- FAA Chief to Personally Test New Software for MAX 737[Sep. 20, 2019]
The recently appointed head of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to climb into a flight simulator to test software updates for the Boeing 737 MAX jet's anti-stall system when he visits the company in Seattle this week, a move one analyst called "theater".
- Airbus Revises Up Jet Demand, Warns of 'Lose-Lose' Tariff War[Sep. 18, 2019]
Airbus warned of the risks of a 'lose-lose' transatlantic tariff war on Wednesday as it raised forecasts for jetliner demand over the next 20 years, led by the new industrial hubs of Asia.
- China's C919 Undergoes Test Flights[Sep. 19, 2019]
Four C919s, large civil jet aircraft developed by China, are undergoing intensive test flights according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd as Chinanews.com reported on Sept 18.