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  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    RTX hit with $3bn charge from Pratt & Whitney aero engine recall

    Hundreds of aircraft to be grounded in setback for airlines already struggling with demand

  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    News in-depthAirlines
    Air traffic controllers shortage dents airlines’ post-lockdown recovery

    Delays and reduced schedules highlight structural problems that will not be easy to fix

    A plane takes off next to an air tower at Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup in Denmark
  • Sunday, 11 June, 2023
    InterviewAircraft manufacturing
    US air taxi chief says European regulation ‘not good for business’

    Archer Aviation’s boss says new EU standard risks shutting down electric aircraft market

    Adam Goldstein
  • Monday, 17 April, 2023
    Air France and Airbus acquitted over deadly 2009 crash

    Paris court clears the companies of criminal wrongdoing but finds them liable for civil charges

    David Koubbi, a lawyer representing some of the victims’ families, speaks to media
  • Sunday, 15 January, 2023
    Nepal
    At least 68 people killed in Nepal plane crash

    Incident is Himalayan country’s worst aviation disaster in decades

    Rescue teams at the wreckage of the Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 aircraft after it crashed in Pokhara, Nepal, on Sunday
  • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
    Boeing Co
    Boeing hopes to avoid missing deadline to fix Max cockpit

    Aviation regulators have yet to approve for flight two models ordered by US carriers

    A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max jet at Los Angeles airport
  • Monday, 7 November, 2022
    Aircraft manufacturing
    Russia’s aviation industry defies sanctions to remain airborne

    Domestic air travel rebounds as worries over safety rise

    An Aeroflot Airbus A330 aircraft takes off at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow
  • Monday, 10 October, 2022
    Air France and Airbus reject responsibility for deadly 2009 crash

    Companies on trial for ‘involuntary manslaughter’ following deaths of 228 people on Rio-Paris flight

    Airbus chief Guillaume Faury, centre, arrives at the Paris court on Monday
  • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
    Boeing Co
    Boeing to pay $200mn penalty over misleading investors about 737 Max

    Former chief Muilenburg also fined by SEC after statements on pair of deadly crashes

    A Boeing 737 Max plane
  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Rescue teams find no survivors from Boeing 737 crash in China

    Disaster expected to prompt more reviews of family of aircraft in wake of Max grounding

    Rescue workers with dogs head to where a China Eastern Airlines flight with 132 people on board crashed
  • Monday, 21 March, 2022
    Boeing 737 passenger plane crashes in southern China

    Flight operated by China Eastern with 132 people on board comes down in mountain range in Guangxi province

    Wreckage from flight MU5735 on the mountain in Guangxi province
  • Sunday, 6 March, 2022
    News in-depthAirlines
    How Russia’s airline industry was pushed to the brink in a week

    Sanctions from the EU and US present serious problems for a sector recovering from the pandemic

    An Aeroflot aircraft at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow
  • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
    Airlines
    Airlines steer clear of Ukraine and surrounding region

    Shares of big European carriers tumble as flight disruption and spike in oil price prompt investor sell-off

  • Wednesday, 19 January, 2022
    ExplainerAirlines
    Why is 5G wireless service causing problems for US airlines?

    Carriers worry over interference with altimeters, but telecoms groups say there is no safety problem

    United Airlines planes at O’Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois
  • Tuesday, 18 January, 2022
    5G networks
    AT&T and Verizon limit 5G service near US airports after carriers’ outcry

    Wireless groups frustrated with Federal Aviation Administration after airlines warn of chaos

    A traveler walks past United Airlines airplanes at Newark International Airport in New Jersey
  • Monday, 17 January, 2022
    Andrew Hill
    Why blaming your staff publicly is always a cheap shot

    Fostering a culture of culpability makes it harder for teams to learn from their mistakes

    Novak Djokovic of Serbia takes part in a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne
  • Tuesday, 4 January, 2022
    5G networks
    AT&T and Verizon delay 5G rollout over aviation concerns

    Telecoms reverse course a day after rejecting US regulators’ request over possible aircraft interference

    A United Airlines plane at San Francisco International Airport
  • Sunday, 2 January, 2022
    5G networks
    AT&T and Verizon reject call to delay 5G rollout over flight safety fears

    US transportation regulators want more time to investigate if wireless technology interferes with avionics

  • Wednesday, 29 December, 2021
    News in-depthAircraft manufacturing
    Aerospace chiefs prepare for bumpy ride in recovery of long-haul flights

    Production rates of wide-body jets may take time to bounce back

    An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
  • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
    United Airlines
    United hopes to revive supersonic era almost 20 years after Concorde

    US airline orders jets capable of flying faster than speed of sound from Denver start-up

    Artist impression of the supersonic jet that United Airlines has ordered from Denver start-up Boom Supersonic. The jet is expected to be able to fly at Mach 1.7 or 1.7 times the speed of sound
  • Wednesday, 2 June, 2021
    Inside BusinessPeggy Hollinger
    Belarus incident threatens aviation’s culture of safety

    Now that civil air traffic control has been weaponised once there is a danger it will happen again

    A Ryanair jet at Minsk airport
  • Wednesday, 26 May, 2021
    Victor Mallet
    Belarus hijack echoes events in Libya 50 years ago

    Forced diversion of flights show how far governments will go to neutralise opponents

  • Wednesday, 12 May, 2021
    Air France and Airbus to stand trial over 2009 crash

    French appeals court overturns previous decision not to press charges over incident that killed 228 people in 2009

    Divers recovering part of the tail section from the Air France A330 that crashed into the Atlantic en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1 2009
  • Wednesday, 24 February, 2021
    FAA orders Pratt & Whitney engines be inspected for cracks

    Emergency directive follows damaged turbine on Boeing 777 operated by United Airlines

  • Tuesday, 23 February, 2021
    ‘Metal fatigue’ believed to have caused 777 engine to break apart

    Federal investigators examine damage to jet turbine on United Airlines flight

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