Today’s news about Boeing covers a crash of a cargo converted aircraft in Lithuania, the sale of non-core assets at Boeing, and a variety of interesting tidbits. A DHL Boeing 737-400SF operated by SwiftAir crashed on approach to Vilnius, Lithuania,…
China Southern Airlines and Lufthansa Technik signed an exclusive eight-year contract regarding the technical support for the auxiliary power units (APUs) of the Chinese carrier’s A350 fleet (20 aircraft). According to the long-term agreement, Lufthansa Technik will provide maintenance, repair,…
Moving to catch the wind of rebounding international travel to China, Kenya Airways and China Southern Airlines are touting the inter-connectivity of their networks, announcing the reactivation of their interline agreement. Flights under the interline opened for booking across the…
Major state-owned Chinese carriers Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines all posted losses during the third quarter ended on 30 September, with the impact of COVID-19 taking a toll for the period when the summer travel season…
UPDATE – As probably the last airline to report is 2020-2021 results, Qatar Airways announced a QAR 14.855 billion loss for the most recent full financial year on September 27. While double that of the QAR 7.007 billion loss of…
The first Boeing 737 MAX 7 prototype has arrived in China for flight tests to recertify the aircraft for operations in the country. Last month, Boeing sent a delegation of 35 pilots and engineers to China to prepare for the…