EasyJet Issued a Profit Warning

EasyJet Issued a Profit Warning

EasyJet’s low-cost airlines are reportedly well prepared for Brexit, but the company’s profitability will be compromised, EasyJet said. EasyJet expects the 2019 earnings to be hit by falling demand, due to economic uncertainty and Brexit. The airline said the forecasts...
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FAA Knew Of 737 MAX Trim Problems

FAA Knew Of 737 MAX Trim Problems

A recently discovered document proves that Boeing ignored requirements FAA and international regulators made when they certified Boeing’s 737 MAX airliner. The underlying problem: For commercial reasons Boeing wanted the new 737 MAX version to handle like th...
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Ultra-low Cost Airline Wow Air Collapses, Cancels All Flights

Ultra-low Cost Airline Wow Air Collapses, Cancels All Flights

Icelandic Wow Air canceled all flights, telling travelers in foreign countries to apply for “emergency rates” at competing airlines and buy tickets again. Furthermore, the airlines said passengers who paid for airline tickets with credit cards or b...
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Airbus Received an Order from China Aviation Supplies for 300 Airliners

Airbus Received an Order from China Aviation Supplies for 300 Airliners

China Aviation Supplies ordered at Airbus 290 A320 * and 10 A350 XWB aircrafts. According to catalog prices, the order value is more than $35 billion. The order is larger than originally expected. Typically, for Chinese orders, a large quantity...
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FAA and Boeing 737 MAX Certification Story

FAA and Boeing 737 MAX Certification Story

The Seattle Times: Managers of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have put pressure on their engineers to delegate broad responsibility for Boeing 737 MAX safety assessment to Boeing itself. Security engineers who are familiar with the documents have po...
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‘Jackscrew’ found at crash site confirms Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max was set to dive

‘Jackscrew’ found at crash site confirms Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max was set to dive

A screw-like device found in the wreckage of the Boeing Co. 737 Max 8 has provided investigators with an early clue into what happened: The so-called jackscrew, used to set the trim that raises and lowers the plane’s nose, indicates...
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Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China grounded the Boeing 737MAX. The Cannibal Isles and Czech SmartWings continue flying

Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, China grounded the Boeing 737MAX. The Cannibal Isles and Czech SmartWings continue flying

In connection with the second tragic accident of the all-new Boeing 737MAX just after the start, more and more airlines and countries are issuing regulations to ground this new Boeing model. Boeing has announced that it will “release a software...
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Boeing in pre-market 10% down, hundreds 737s grounded and 777X ceremony canceled

Boeing in pre-market 10% down, hundreds 737s grounded and 777X ceremony canceled

Boeing shares Fall 10% at pre-market as hundreds of 737s grounded, following 2nd deadly crash of new model B-737MAX. Boeing also cancels 777X launch event after Ethiopian Airlines’ MAX 8 crash. Boeing ADRs traded on Germany’s Tradegate exchange slumpe...
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Remembrance of Concorde: 50 years since the maiden flight

Remembrance of Concorde: 50 years since the maiden flight

Sud Aviation (Aérospatiale)/British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) Concorde was a revolutionary British-French jet aircraft project with cruising speed of Mach 2. Concorde flew the Atlantic within 3 hours. The start of the project dates back to 1956 when the Sup...
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Rocket Soyuz launched first six OneWeb satellites into orbit – internet from the space

Rocket Soyuz launched first six OneWeb satellites into orbit – internet from the space

Russian Soyuz rocket started yesterday from the spaceport in French Guiana. The task was to bring the first 6 OneWeb satellites in orbit. The satellites will provide Internet connectivity from the Space for users on the ground, in airspace and...
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US core capital goods orders unexpectedly drop in December

US core capital goods orders unexpectedly drop in December

The data pointed to a further slowdown in business spending on machinery and non-defense equipment. The December report was delayed by a 35-day shutdown of the federal government that ended on Jan. 25. The Commerce Department said the “processing and da...
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Onalaska – Small Town in Big Bizjet Business

Onalaska – Small Town in Big Bizjet Business

Onalaska, Texas small town with 2,755 inhabitants, has 1,000 registered bizjets, but no airport. WFAA TV station, has revealed this mystery and investigation found planes were registered to two post office boxes in Onalaska. WFAA said Onalaska had more regi...
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Emirates ordered 40 A330-900, 30 A350-900, Airbus to finish A380 production

Emirates ordered 40 A330-900, 30 A350-900, Airbus to finish A380 production

Emirates has today agreed to order 40 twin-engined Airbus A330-900 and 30 twin-engined new-generation Airbus A350-900 aircrafts. The total value of the order according to catalog prices is $21.4 billion. Airlines, however, usually receive large discounts from ...
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Ryanair slips into the red

Ryanair slips into the red

The low-cost carrier issues a dark outlook and warns that the risk of a no-deal Brexit remains “worryingly high”. Ryanair slipped to a quarterly loss of €19.6m (£17.2m) after competition pushed down air fares across Europe. The company has reite...
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Emirates weighs killing A380 for A350 or A330neo

Emirates weighs killing A380 for A350 or A330neo

The superjumbo Airbus A380 is the poster child of Emirates’ global reach with 109 flying machines at the airline. And the coming 777X is defined as it is thanks to the trio’s geography. A requirement for sporty performance in 120-degree...
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