Southwest Airlines to suspend Boeing 737 MAX flights until June

Southwest, the Dallas based airline recently announced that they would be suspending flights operated by the Boeing 737 MAX until early June. Southwest says that once the aircraft have been certified by the FAA, that they will resume service on the MAX. (www.flightglobal.com) Mehr...

Toyota invests $349 million in flying taxi startup Joby Aviation

Toyota just invested $349 million in the flying taxi startup Joby Aviation. The two companies say they will work together, Joby sharing its all-electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) expertise and Toyota lending its knowledge of manufacturing, quality and cost controls to the development and production of Joby's future aircraft. (www.engadget.com) Mehr...

Airline Cabin Waste Is Aviation’s Other Environmental Crisis

Huge amounts of plastic and food waste end up in landfill or incinerated. Some airlines are trying to tackle the problem, but it's complicated. Boarding a plane, you settle into a seat, perhaps pulling a blanket and pillow from plastic wrapping to get more comfortable. (www.huffpost.com) Mehr...

Air Canada Inaugurates First A220-300 In Montreal (+Video)

Air Canada has officially become North America’s launch operator of the Airbus A220-300. The Canadian flag carrier unveiled the new single-aisle jet to the public before its planned entry into service on January 16 on the busy Montreal-Calgary route. (airwaysmag.com) Mehr...

A350-1000 demonstrates vision-based automatic take-off

Airbus has demonstrated a fully-automated A350-1000 take-off using a vision-based system which tracks the runway centreline and rotates the aircraft without side-stick input from the pilot. (www.flightglobal.com) Mehr...

Now THAT'S a slalom! Airbus A321 and F-5E Tiger fighter jets weave between mountains during Alpine Ski-ing World Cup training session in Switzerland

Ski fans were treated to a spectacular air display over the Alps today ahead of the Alpine Ski-ing World Cup (www.dailymail.co.uk) Mehr...

Malaysia Airlines To Suspend Boeing 737 MAX Deliveries

“In view of the production stoppage and the delayed return to service of the 737-MAX, Malaysia Airlines has suspended the delivery of its orders,” the airline shared in an email (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

China's Xiamen Airlines, a Boeing operator, looks to bring Airbus jets in its fleet

China’s Xiamen Airlines, a long-time Boeing (BA.N) operator, is looking to bring 10 Airbus (AIR.PA) A321neo aircraft to its fleet, as the carrier grapples with the financial impact from the 737 MAX grounding and persistent trade uncertainties. (uk.reuters.com) Mehr...

New video shows that not one but two Iranian missiles has hit the Ukrainian Boeing 737

Security camera video shows for the first time that Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 was struck by two missiles fired from an Iranian military site about eight miles away, according to a report. The New York Times reported that it has verified the footage, which helps explain why the Boeing 737-800’s transponder stopped working seconds before it was struck by a second missile. (www.airlive.net) Mehr...

Boeing Orders from China Could Resume Now that Trade Deal is Signed

The “phase one” trade deal signed by the U.S. and China Wednesday is expected to unblock an informal halt to Chinese orders for Boeing jets that had begun to affect the manufacturer’s long-term production plans, and it could lead to big orders in 2020 and 2021. The last Chinese order for a Boeing jet was in November 2017. In the more than two years since, the Chinese government has blocked further transactions, reserving the prospect of large jet orders as a card to play in the trade talks. (www.seattletimes.com) Mehr...

Why Interjet Is Paying For Aircraft It No Longer Operates

The 2012 purchase of 22 Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) constrains the Mexican carrier Interjet even today. As of January 2020, only four of these aircrafts are used commercially but the airline still pays for all of them. (simpleflying.com) Mehr...

Boeing Mocked Lion Air "Idiots" For Requesting Extra Training For 737 MAX

Lawmakers have finally followed up last week's bombshell release of internal Boeing communications with more extremely damning internal messages exchanged by employees. (www.zerohedge.com) Mehr...

Transatlantic Airbus A220-300 Crossing

Follow along with Air Baltic as they take delivery of their 18th A220-300 and ferry it across the pond to Riga. Incredibly professional and informative crew! (www.youtube.com) Mehr...