The new US administration has publicly stated it plans a 10% across-the-board tariff on Chinese imports. China responded by noting nobody wins a trade war. No matter how this happens, there will be a mess to work through. A COMAC…
Argentina’s National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) has announced a landmark change in its aviation regulations, removing age restrictions for commercial pilots. The decision, outlined in Resolution 516/2024, was published in the Official Gazette on November 25, 2024. This amendment to the…
Today’s news about Boeing covers a crash of a cargo converted aircraft in Lithuania, the sale of non-core assets at Boeing, and a variety of interesting tidbits. A DHL Boeing 737-400SF operated by SwiftAir crashed on approach to Vilnius, Lithuania,…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported a major milestone for the aviation industry in September 2024: global passenger demand reached an all-time high. Measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPK), passenger demand grew 7.1% year-over-year (YoY), reflecting continuous recovery trends…
Today, Emirates Airline is taking its first of 65 A350s home. This is news for a few reasons. First, the last time the airline took a new delivery of a new type was in 2008. Second, this new type is…
An FAA team is recommending design changes to the 737 MAX, as well as pilot notification about another unmentioned software system on the airplane and enhanced safety procedures related to the CFM engines on board the aircraft. In the event…