Airbus has started fuselage-equipping in Tianjin. Sections of A320neo-family aircraft will be equipped at its Chinese assembly plant. This work was previously done in Europe, but from now on will happen in China on aircraft that will be delivered to…
Volocopter demonstrates capabilities in Paris. Whereas most eVTOL Urban Air Mobility aircraft are just concepts, the German aircraft maker is already well-advanced. Its 2X prototype performed a 3-minute demonstration flight on June 21 at Le Bourget airport on the occasion…
Should the European Commission end the waiver on the 80/20-percent slot rule that has been effective in Europe since the start of the pandemic? The topic resulted in some interesting remarks from airline CEOs with totally opposite views during Monday’s Paris…
In over a month’s time, on July 24, a new airline within Lufthansa Group will commence operations: Eurowings Discover. While using the same and familiar Eurowings-name, Discover will offer a totally different concept and targets a different market. Eurowings Discover…
It is almost four years to the day since the program launch in 2017 that the Boeing MAX 10 has made its maiden flight today. That’s a couple of years later than planned, but the reasons for that are obvious.…
Despite a strong recovery of domestic travel and its cargo operations, Air New Zealand counts on more losses in 2022 as well as this year. In an investor’s update on June 18, it said that international remains uncertain. ANZ is expecting…