Budget carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has cautioned that its latest Boeing 787s could be delayed by up to a few weeks after hairline cracks were discovered in the wing ribs of some in-production Dreamliners.
Airbus has asked customers using its A380 super-jumbo to inspect the aircraft’s wing spars after six years, rather than the previously mandated 12, following the results of fatigue testing on its A380 factory test rig.
Air France has outlined plans for a further 1,100 voluntary redundancies, comprising 350 flight deck and 750 cabin crew positions, adding to 8,031 staff who have already left the company.
UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce said it is still waiting to be told whether it will formally face investigations by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into allegations of bribery.
Iceland-based low-cost carrier WOW Air is taking another approach to launch flights to the US in 2015 after it was denied slots at Reykjavik-Keflavik Airport this year.
At least 28 flights have been disrupted over the past week at airports on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, due to thick haze from uncontrolled forest fires.
Russia’s Gazpromavia Airline launched Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100LR services last week from Moscow Vnukovo Airport to Sovetsky, a city in the Khanty-Mansiysk region of Western Siberia.
FAA has granted the Republic of Azerbaijan a Category 1 rating for aviation safety after an assessment determined it complies with international safety standards set by ICAO.
International search efforts have been unable to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines' Boeing 777-200 some 36 hours after it vanished. Finding the aircraft remains the top priority, but attention is also being paid to two passengers who boarded the flight using stolen passports.
The flight crew of the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 did not issue a distress call or indicate any type of emergency, the flag carrier says.
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker has given more details about its new Saudi Arabia-based regional carrier Al Maha Airways, which was announced at the Bahrain International Airshow Jan.17.
Codeshare partners Singapore Airlines (SQ) and Turkish Airlines (TK) will extend their links in what could be the first of a new tranche of partnerships for Singapore Airlines.
The firming up of a contract for 20 A380s by lessor Amedeo was the highlight of what Airbus described as the continuation of its strong inflow of orders for 2014.
