Liftoff: Boeing’s embattled 737-Max to receive EU flying approval December 21, 2020 The European aviation safety watchdog is expected to give Boeing’s controversial 737-Max aircraft the OK to fly in the New Year. European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) boss Patrick Ky told the BBC he was “certain” the aircraft was safe to fly. He said his inspectors had “left no stone unturned” in assessing the changes to [...]
Boeing lost 63 more 737 Max orders in November as dire year goes on December 8, 2020 Boeing lost 63 orders for the 737 Max last month, even though the plane was finally cleared to fly again by regulators. In yet another dire month for the US planemaker, orders of all its different models fell by 28 planes in total. A number of airlines, including Virgin Australia and Air Canada, scrapped or [...]
Airbus sells no new planes in November as demand sticks at rock bottom December 7, 2020 Airbus sold no new planes in November, the fourth month in which the aerospace giant has failed to do so this year. New data from the French giant published today showed that gross orders for 2020 had reached 381 as of the end of November. However, with the coronavirus pandemic still hammering the aviation industry [...]
Paris Air Show cancelled in blow to aviation industry December 7, 2020 Next year’s Paris Air Show has been cancelled in a blow for the embattled aerospace industry, it was announced today. It is the first time that the prestigious event, which alternates with the Farnborough Air Show, has been cancelled since the Second World War. The event, which tends to attract over 300,000 visitors, was due [...]
Ryanair buys 75 newly cleared Boeing 737 Max planes December 3, 2020 Ryanair has ordered 75 new 737 Max aircraft from Boeing, just weeks after the plane was finally cleared to fly again. The new order means that Ryanair will buy 210 of the planes in total, with a value of over $22bn. Until last month the 737 Max had been grounded for nearly two years after [...]
Ryanair and Wizz Air passenger numbers plunge 80 per cent amid lockdown December 2, 2020 Ryanair and Wizz Air both said that passenger numbers had dropped over 80 per cent in November, with international leisure travel banned under the UK’s second national lockdown. The Irish carrier said that it flew just 2m passengers last month, down from nearly 11m for the same month in 2019. For the year to date, [...]
Gatwick Airport demand takes off after quarantine rule change November 27, 2020 Gatwick Airport is preparing to ramp up flights after the government said quarantine rules will be relaxed in the run-up to Christmas. Chief executive Stewart Wingate said the airport had already seen boosted demand and was expecting to handle around 100 flights per day by mid-December. This is compared to just four a day during [...]
Aviation groups push for airport slot waiver extension November 26, 2020 Leading aviation organisations have pushed for airport slot rules to be waived into the summer as airlines continue to battle the coronavirus downturn. Under the existing rules, which have been suspended since March, airlines which do not use 80 per cent of their take-off and landing slots have to cede them to rival carriers. The [...]
Covid-19: Travel quarantine restrictions to be relaxed in time for Christmas November 24, 2020 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has scrapped blanket travel quarantine restrictions in time for Christmas so that people can travel to high-risk "red list" countries to visit relatives.
Airline stocks take flight again on Moderna vaccine success November 16, 2020 Airline stocks took flight in the last few minutes as Moderna revealed that its coronavirus vaccine was 95 per cent effective. For the second Monday in a row, shares in listed carriers have soared on the back of announcements regarding vaccines. Last week Pfizer said that its vaccine, which it has developed with Biontech, was [...]