United Airlines flying Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

United Airlines Holdings Inc., reportedly began operating charter flights on Friday to better position Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for distribution once the shot is approved by the Food and Drug Administration. United will fly the chartered planes between Brussels International Airport and Chicago O’Hare International Airport as part of the “first mass air shipment of a vaccine,” supported by the FAA, The Wall Street Journal reported. (www.foxnews.com) Mehr...

Air Canada finalizes decision to convert aircraft to freighters

Air Canada is thinking outside the box to survive the coronavirus crisis. It's latest innovation is to convert planes to cargo configuration and operate an all-cargo fleet. (www.freightwaves.com) Mehr...

Why Did Airbus Make Indian Airlines A Special A320 with Different Landing Gear?

Indian Airlines was primarily a domestic airline, later absorbed into Air India. When Airbus sold the airline a number of Airbus A320s, the European plane maker created a special version with unique landing gear just for them. (travelupdate.com) Mehr...

Delta's chief executive hints at a possible Boeing 737 MAX order

ATLANTA — Delta's CEO Ed Bastian hinted at the possibility of ordering Boeing’s 737 MAX, which was recently approved to fly again by U.S. regulators, in an interview with the Financial Times on Sunday. "We're talking to Boeing about lots of different things, the Max included," Delta's chief executive told the Financial Times. Any Boeing 737 MAX order would be the first for Delta, which did not have the aircraft in its fleet when the plane was grounded in March 2019… (www.airlinerwatch.com) Mehr...

Chinese 737 And A320 Competitor Moves Closer To Certification

The COMAC C919 has moved closer to certification as the aircraft’s design has been finalized (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

Airlines stir doubts among health experts with claims of safe flying

Airlines have loudly insisted that it's safe to fly during the coronavirus pandemic, and U.S. travel is surging before the Thanksgiving holiday despite a nationwide spike in virus cases. Yet top U.S. infectious-disease experts say the findings underpinning the carriers' safety claims aren't that conclusive. (www.stripes.com) Mehr...

Airbus Sticks With Its Planned 2021 A320 Manufacture Increase

Despite most professionals envisioning a multi-year-recovery for the aviation industry, European planemaker Airbus will be sticking with its planned A320 family production rate increase. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...