UPDATED STORY – After weeks of rumors about a triple-digit aircraft order of a size not seen since 2017, United Airlines confirms plans for 270 aircraft on June 29. It has placed orders for 200 Boeing MAX and 70 Airbus…
US start-up ZeroAvia will soon enter the next phase of development of a hydrogen-electric aircraft. It has secured two Dornier 228 19-seaters that will be modified and enter flight testing in the US and UK in 2023, leading to certification and…
Seven years after parent airline Lufthansa, SWISS is set to introduce Premium Economy seats on its fleet from the final quarter of this year. The new class was unveiled on June 28 and puts SWISS among the airlines that want…
The FAA is unwilling to certify the Boeing 777X. The regulatory agency has informed Boeing that it won’t give Boeing Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) for the 777-9 unless the airframer provides evidence that it has conclusively solved a number of software…
While it is still a long way from the record-high pre-pandemic traffic levels, Dubai International Airport ramps up hourly capacity to get to even higher volumes. Together with Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans), DXB has implemented new separation procedures to…
The community of all-electric aircraft operators is set to grow by 2025. Malta-based start-up JetClub and its US parent Jet It are launch customers of the Bye Aerospace 8-seater eFlyer 800, committing to an unspecified number of aircraft. Bye revealed its latest…