Reading Time: < 1 minute In its 10-K filing, Boeing reported that Boeing 737 MAX 10 would reach its first customers not earlier than in 2023, which is a two-year deviation from the original plan. The smallest narrowbody, the 737 MAX 7, will start being delivered in 2021, although initially it was expected by 2020. “We now anticipate that the […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On February 1, Air Canada became the second Canadian airline to resume Boeing 737 MAX flights after WestJet following the recent ungrounding on January 18. According to RadarBox.com, the first flight after the grounding was conducted between Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL) and Toronto-Pearson (YYZ). The other planned routes are Toronto and: Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute LOT plans to develop closer cooperation with tour operators, as a result of which it will make better use of its 787 Dreamliner. As the demand for business travel has suffered a deep decline and LOT has suspended many of its long-haul routes, its wide-body aircraft has come to a standstill. To prevent this from […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute The EU is working on bringing back slot rules at 50% threshold to help airlines overcome the pandemic’s consequences. The prie-pandemic regulations required airlines to use at least 80% of their take-off and landing slots to keep them for the next year, so many have been operating ghost flights. The restrictions were waved over the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The first brand-new Airbus A320ceo Full Flight Simulator (FFS) starts being assembled this week, which will mark the beginning of BAA Training Spain operations. After all of the preparational works and auditing procedures are finalized, the FFS will be ready for training in March this year. The first groups of Type Rating pilot students will […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Wednesday, Boeing reported a record loss of nearly $12 billion for 2020 as it delayed its brand new 777X jet again and took a $6.5 billion charge in the fourth quarter on its latest airplane. The reported loss is the largest in Boeing’s more than 100-year history. The giant’s problems started accumulating due to […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes On Wednesday, the European aviation safety agency EASA lifted the ban on Boeing 737 MAX operation in Europe. It confirmed the type is safe to fly after almost two years of grounding. “We have every confidence that the aircraft is safe, which is the precondition for giving our approval. But we will continue to monitor […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Although air travel demand is still far below what it was before the pandemic outbreak, Delta is preparing for the recovery due to the vaccination rollout. The airline is planning to bring back 400 junior pilots to full flying status by the summer. “We’re excited to be able to offer 400 full-time pilot positions now, […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Ed Pierson, a former senior manager at Boeing’s 737 factory in Seattle, has prepared a report where he insists there are overlooked facts regarding 737 MAX accident investigations. While the aircraft is already cleared to fly in the USA and Brazil and the European regulator is getting ready to lift the ban this week, Ed […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute Latvian airline airBaltic has announced its plan to build a new aircraft hangar at Riga Airport to maintain its Airbus fleet. The project will allow airBaltic to lower its maintenance costs once the construction is finalized in 2023. Martin Gauss, Chief Executive Officer of airBaltic: “The new hangar has been in our plans for years, […]