New Data Available on FlightAware Home Page

FlightAware is pleased to announce the placement of key data points on the home page of the website. (flightaware.com) More...

United Airlines Boeing 787 u-turns three times in two days

A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was involved in three separate incidents over the span of two days, as it attempted to depart from Tokyo’s Narita International Airport (NRT). (www.aerotime.aero) More...

Spirit Gives Sick 4 Year Old VIP Treatment With Private Jet

A four-year-old child was ruined forever after Spirit Airlines laid on an empty plane to repatriate the young lady and her family back to Puerto Rico last week (simpleflying.com) More...

NTSB: Los Angeles Newscopter Hit Drone

The NTSB has concluded that damage sustained by a Los Angeles news helicopter late last year likely resulted from a drone strike. In findings released last week, the Board concluded that the probable cause of the damage was “an in-flight collision with a hard object of polycarbonate construction, with size and features consistent with that of a small UAS (drone).” (www.ainonline.com) More...

United States Becomes Latest To Ban PIA Over License Scandal

The fallout over the fake license scandal at Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is growing (simpleflying.com) More...

JetBlue to leave Long Beach Airport, will move to LAX

JetBlue Airways, once the dominant airline at the Long Beach Airport, announced plans to relocate its Southern California hub to Los Angeles International Airport, with an eye to expand service over the next five years. The New York-based airline plans to begin the relocation to LAX in October. JetBlue's last day of operation in Long Beach will be Oct. 6. JetBlue put part of the blame for the move on the coronavirus pandemic, saying the financial hit caused by the pandemic has made the… (www.yahoo.com) More...

Boeing 777X Set to Miss 2021 Debut, Top Buyer Emirates Says

Boeing Co.’s new 777X jet is likely to miss its planned debut next year, according to the aircraft’s top customer Emirates, which doesn’t expect to receive any planes before 2022. Deliveries of the wide-body jet, which first flew in January, will probably be held up by Boeing’s shutdown at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, together with a lengthy certification process, Adel Al Redha, the Gulf carrier’s chief operating officer, said Thursday in an interview. Emirates is also considering… (www.yahoo.com) More...

PIA Also Banned From Entering United States After “Fake Pilot” Revelation

The U.S. Department of Transportation has decided to ban Pakistan International Airlines from operating flights to the United States. (www.gatechecked.com) More...

8 people believed to be dead after 2 planes collided over Idaho's Coeur d'Alene Lake

Kootenai Sheriff, Coast Guard recover two victims from downed planes in Lake Coeur d’Alene, Idaho (www.cnn.com) More...

The USAF Is Transporting COVID-19 Patients in Modified Shipping Containers

The shipping container was designed to move patients without infecting the crews of the transport planes carrying them. (www.popularmechanics.com) More...

Don't expect to fly on a Boeing 737 Max anytime soon

More than 15 months after its best-selling plane was grounded, Boeing is finally close to getting approval to fly passengers on the 737 Max again. (www.cnn.com) More...

Level France reportedly to wind down operations

Following the previous announcement of Level Europe (Vienna), Level France (formerly OpenSkies) is reportedly planning to wind down operations from Paris (Orly) and retire the brand and the company according to El Pais. (worldairlinenews.com) More...

Updates on Thai Airways’ Airbus A380 Fleet

All six Thai Airways A380 operated their last flights over three months ago. They’ve been parked at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport ever since. (simpleflying.com) More...

Bombardier Challenger 350 Aircraft Reaches Milestone 350th Delivery

Bombardier is celebrating the 350th delivery of its beloved and best-selling Challenger 350 business jet, which continues to evolve and solidify its market-leading status. (www.bombardier.com) More...

Pegasus Airlines Flies Back to Tel Aviv

Turkish low-cost-carrier Pegasus Airlines (PC) is resuming flights to Tel Aviv on June 15, 2020, following the temporary lockdown restrictions to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. (airwaysmag.com) More...

Finnair Increases Destinations in July

Finnish flag carrier Finnair (AY) is increasing its traffic this month, flying 70-80 ‘one-way’ daily domestic and international flights, as Finland re-open its border for travel between several countries on July 13. (airwaysmag.com) More...

Emirates Expects Further Delay in 777x, Looks to Swap 777x With 787 Dreamliner

Emirates, Boeing’s biggest 777X customer with 115 firm orders, expects another delay with deliveries. The Dubai-based airline also weighs swapping some of its 777X orders with 787 Dreamliner which could be a better option in terms of demand during the current aviation crisis. (airlinegeeks.com) More...

SkyTeam, oneworld and Star Alliance join forces

The three global airline alliances, SkyTeam, oneworld and Star Alliance have combined forces to highlight how airlines are working to ensure customers’ wellbeing while travelling. (plsairport.com) More...

Emirates Sees No 777X Deliveries Before 2022

Emirates is not expecting to fly the Boeing 777X until at least 2022. That’s a delay of twelve months on the current delivery assumptions. (simpleflying.com) More...

Airbus H1 2020 Commercial Aircraft Orders, Deliveries

Today Airbus released a press release stating that in H1 2020 it delivered 36 commercial aircraft in June, compared to 24 in May and 14 in April, bringing the total for the first half of the year to 196 deliveries. (airwaysmag.com) More...