UPDATE ALC – A dispute with Airbus over a quality issue on Qatar Airways A350s has entered a new stage. On explicit instruction of the Qatar regulators, the carrier has grounded thirteen A350s. CEO Akbar Al Baker wants Airbus to step…
UPDATE – Tier 1 supplier Spirit AeroSystems has been hit hard by the latest quality issues on the Boeing 787. After recognizing a $46 million forward loss on the Dreamliner in Q2, the company expects to incur another $40-60 million…
The first Airbus A220-300 for Air France has received its full-livery recently at the Airbus Canada factory in Mirabel. The aircraft will now be prepared for her post-assembly test flights before she is delivered to the airline in late September. Air…
Today we will be looking at LATAM’s fleet plan. The South American airline has been actively reducing the size of its fleet but also has restarted the reconfiguration project of its narrowbody planes. At the end of 2019, LATAM had…
Emirates reports its first ever loss in 33 years. It announced an AED 22.1 billion ($6 billion) Group loss for its financial year 2020-2021 on June 15. The airline branch contributed to this loss with AED 20.3 billion. Emirates is…
Despite the continued impact of the pandemic on its operations, Russian flag carrier Aeroflot’s domestic air travel has returned to almost 2020 levels in the first quarter of 2021. As a result, the airline’s losses have been reduced, it said on…