Engine maker Rolls-Royce recently officially opened a brand-new indoor testbed for the future generation of powerplants. Called Testbed 80 and situated at its Derby headquarters, the facility will be the home of UltraFan when the demonstrator starts ground testing in 2022.…
CEOs of leading US and UK airlines have called on the leaders of the G7 countries to reopen the transatlantic for unrestricted passenger travel between both countries. They say there is a “clear opportunity” to safely open up, as both…
Airlines within the 27 member states of the European Union and the 37 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will get almost unrestricted access to each other’s markets thanks to a new agreement announced last week. The…
Malaysian ultra-low-cost long-haul airline AirAsia X has got a step closer to completing its financial restructuring last week. But it still faces a number of crucial negotiations with lessors and Airbus before it can resume operations as a much leaner…
Boeing CEO David Calhoun is careful with rate increases. He isn’t willing to announce increases that go too far into the future. A wrong signal to suppliers might backfire on Boeing if predicted numbers fall short, Calhoun said on June 3…
UPDATED STORY – Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo ended its financial year 2020-2021 with an INR 58.064 billion after-tax loss. The result reflects the deep impact of the Covid-crisis, with a first wave and a long lockdown in March-May 2020 followed…