Boeing’s 2020 was not a year the company will remember fondly. The planemaker suffered its worst year on record for cancellations, despite securing a flurry of MAX orders in December. Overall, the company’s backlog has been reduced by a staggering 22% in just one year. Just 157 aircraft delivered 2020 was a tough year for all in aviation, but for Boe …
The air connectivity which is still decimated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is slowly recovering, giving more hopes to survive for the airlines worldwide. Both airlines and passengers expect the COVID-19 vaccine to help the aviation industry to bounce back quickly. However, analysts of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast …
The slowdown in aviation in 2020 has led to the retirement of many aircraft. We have seen the 747-400 almost disappear from the sky and the early retirement of some A380s. The A340 has been retired by several airlines, including Air France. This article takes a look back at the fleet over the past 27 years with Air France. Launch customer in 1993 Air …
With 2021 just around the corner, we can look back at how this year has shaped different markets across the globe. Just like the rest of the world, African aviation was severely disrupted by the health crisis. Two notable developments from the situation are Ethiopian Airlines’ cargo progressions and South African Airways’ struggles. Let’s take a lo …
Australia’s Defense Minister Linda Reynolds announced on December 30, 2020, that the country was set to acquire two more Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, bringing the total fleet size to 14. Based on the fuselage of the Boeing 737-800, with the wings of the -900, the P-8A Poseidon is powered by two CFM56-7B engines from CFM Inter …
Embraer releases tech guidance for vaccine transport: Embraer has released technical guidance to assist its customers to properly define the transportation characteristics and payload requirements for COVID-19 vaccines utilising commercial aircraft. Due to the pandemic, operators are looking at the possibility of using Embraer aircraft to transport …
2020 has been an interesting year for the aviation industry, to say the least. From a complete flight ban for two months to an impressive recovery, the year has seen some big aviation stories. Let’s recap the biggest aviation stories of the year. Flight ban Perhaps the first indicator that 2020 would be anything but business-as-usual came at the end …
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