The Boeing 777X was initially due to enter service with Emirates in June 2020. However, last year, the delivery schedule was delayed until 2022. Then last month, it was revealed that the plane may not arrive at airlines’ fleets until at least the end of 2023. Let’s take a look at how the jet’s entry to service is affected. Another blow to the schedu …
CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, has said today that the airline remains committed to the 737 MAX aircraft. Despite being one of the victims of the disaster, he believes it is a good aircraft and plans to reintroduce it to the fleet around July this year. Ethiopian is sticking with the MAX Ethiopian Airlines is one of the two carriers …
What happens when a manufacturer designs a new aircraft? How does an aircraft move from concept/design through to an accepted and authorized safe flying state? This article looks at the well-established aircraft certification process. Certifying each new model for a ‘type certificate’ Any new aircraft designed by a manufacturer will need to be submit …
Norwegian Air’s restructuring will see the airline slash its remaining narrowbody fleet by half, from 103 to just 53 aircraft. The fleet reduction comes weeks after the airline announced that it would stop flying long-haul routes and retire all of its 787s. With government funding now approved, Norwegian is hoping to return to its profitable, short …
The United Nations, and subsidiary agencies, has cautioned its staff against flying with any Pakistani airlines. The UN warning comes after the ongoing pilot license scandal, wherein pilots were flying with fake licenses. The statement names 14 Pakistani carriers, including flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). UN says no According to a …
Vietnam has moved to expand its rules on long-term aircraft storage, requiring planes to be in service at least once a month. Airlines will now have to rotate between active and stored aircraft, effectively keeping its fleet near flight-ready. Active In a press release on its website, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has laid out new ai …
Indian budget carrier SpiceJet hopes to resume flying the Boeing 737 MAX by the end of the first quarter. However, India’s aviation regulator, the DGCA, is yet to confirm a timeline of the MAX’s return to the skies. SpiceJet currently has a fleet of 13 MAXs sitting on the ground. Timeline According to CH-Aviation, sources have said that SpiceJet hop …
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