Delta flies last MD88 & MD90 flights

Today, June 2nd 2020, marks the end of an era for 2 Delta fleet types as the Delta McDonnell Douglas MD88 and MD90 make their last revenue flight. Both fleet types were set to be gradually phased out this year but had an accelerated retirement due to the covid pandemic. After the 2 iconic aircraft make their last flights with passengers, they will be repositioned to Blytheville Arkansas. (www.youtube.com) Mehr...

First Flight Now of First A220-CSeries Made In USA...

Right now from Mobile, Alabama with live live link to the flight... (www.fliegerfaust.com) Mehr...

Singapore Airlines To Restart Auckland & Christchurch Services

Singapore Airlines (SQ/SIA) has this week announced it will be resuming services to New Zealand (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

Flexjet Chief Sees 'Upside' for Bizav Post-Covid

Aircraft utilization at Flexjet has doubled over the past three weeks as the fractional provider recovers from the Covid-19-induced traffic lull, company CEO Mike Silvestro said this morning during a business aviation summit webinar held by investment research firm Jefferies Equity Research. Meanwhile, he noted that new customer leads over the past four weeks have been “off the charts” as more look to fly privately post-Covid. (www.ainonline.com) Mehr...

The Airbus A220 Could Be A Private Jet With This New Concept

The Airbus A220 corporate jet concept has been developed by a consortium of three project partners (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

Ryanair French Staff Accuses Carrier of Redundancy Extorsion

Ryanair (FR) French flight crew has accused Ryanair of blackmailing them into taking pay cuts or losing their jobs as the budget carrier is imposing a 20% pay cut for flight crew and 10% for cabin staff (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

American Airlines to end service to Oakland International Airport

June 3 will be the date of American Airlines' last flight to Oakland Airport. The airline will fly its last flight to the airport in early June. American Airlines will, however, continue to service nearby airports in San Francisco and San Jose. (www.foxnews.com) Mehr...

Turkish Airlines In Talks To Delay Airbus A350 Deliveries

While the carrier will take delivery of its first A350-900, Turkish Airlines is reportedly still in talks with Airbus about deferral of the rest of the order. The manufacturer has yet to begin construction of the remaining 24 aircraft. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

FAA chief to testify at June 17 Senate hearing on Boeing 737 MAX

Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson will testify June 17 before a U.S. Senate panel on certification of the Boeing 737 MAX that was involved in two fatal crashes in five months that killed 346 people. (www.reuters.com) Mehr...

In a challenging scenery, Embraer (ERJ) announces results for the 1Q2020

In a challenging scenario for the aeronautical industry sector, one of the largest innovation companies and the third largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, Embraer (B3 / IBOV: EMBR3 | NYSE: ERJ) released the financial statement for the first quarter of 2020 (1Q2020)... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) Mehr...

Qatar Airways CEO calls on Boeing and Airbus to defer deliveries

Airbus SE and Boeing Co. should accept delivery deferrals until at least 2022, Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. Airlines, short of cash, are demanding to cancel, or postpone deliveries, while the manufacturers - who have the added burden of keeping suppliers healthy - are trying to keep handovers and the associated payments flowing. (www.aljazeera.com) Mehr...

British Airways Threatens 19,000 Staff with Dismissal

British Airways (BA) has threatened up to 19,000 staff with potential dismissal notices unless they accept worse pay and conditions (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

Delta To Fly Final MD-88 and -90 Flights On June 2, 2020

Delta has set a retirement date for its fleet of MD-88s and MD-90s. (www.gatechecked.com) Mehr...

COVID-19: EASA Lists Airports with High Infection Rates

In a document published by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), a list of airports with high infection rates based on a country’s number of cases has been established. (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...