Despite the dire position of many airlines and the world’s economy likely to head into a recession as the recovery of Covid-19 takes longer, there are still signs that the airline industry is seen as a good investment. Take for…
The design of the Boeing 737 MAX was marred by technical design failures, lack of transparency with both regulators and customers, and efforts to downplay or disregard concerns about the operation of the aircraft. Concerns about the safety of the…
While almost all airlines struggle for survival and ponder how to recover from the Covid-crisis, some try to follow and adventurous and anti-cyclic route. This includes Taiwan’s STARLUX Airlines, an airline that launched operations right in the midst of the…
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is under scrutiny for a number of production quality issues that involve the rear fuselage and tailplanes. The latest problem that has hit the headlines is with the vertical fin. Boeing tries to downplay the issues…
The test program of Russia’s newest commercial airliner, the Irkut MC-21, is steadily progressing towards certification, but still has not entered the final phase. When this will happen is still in the wings, but Irkut targets a mid-2021 certification of…
The KLM-backed Flying-V test model has done a fairly positive first flight but will need further modifications to improve its handling characteristics. That has become apparent from the first test flight done with the model aircraft, the test team of…