Boeing has warned its employees on April 17, 2017 about another round of involuntary layoffs affecting hundreds of engineers at the commercial aircraft unit, Reuters reported. Increasing competition and slowing aircraft sales are quoted to have triggered the decision. According to a memo from John Hamilton, VP of Engineering at Boeing Commercial Aircraft, the layoffs […]
Aeroflot has been recognised as the world’s most powerful airline brand by Brand Finance, with an AAA brand rating. The news may come as a surprise to those in Europe and North America more familiar with western or Gulf flag carriers. However, Aeroflot’s brand strength stems in part from dominance of its domestic market. Its […]
The Boeing 737 MAX 9 completed its first flight on April 13, 2017 in the skies above Puget Sound, Washington, USA. The airplane completed a successful 2 hour, 42-minute flight, taking off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at 10:52 a.m. local time and landing at 1:34 p.m. at Seattle’s Boeing Field. The 737 MAX […]
After being rumored to offer an even more stretched variant of the 737 MAX family, Boeing has finally confirmed that it might be able to deliver the MAX 10X in 2020 if there is an order placed for the longest MAX plane this year, Michael Teal, Boeing 737 MAX Chief Project Engineer and Deputy Program […]
Increase of around 14% more passengers than the previous year Seat load factor of 77.2% is a 0.8-percentage-point improvement from March 2016 Pricing environment (excluding currency) developed slightly positive in March The airlines of the Lufthansa Group transported some 9.6 million passengers in March, 14% more than the same period last year, although the popular […]
“No economy can progress without providing security and safety to all stakeholders, whether it’s life, investments, industrial activities or services. It’s more pronounced in the case of aviation. We take pride in the fact that the UAE has been recognised as the top country worldwide by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), for compliance with […]
Advanced Engineering is calling for submissions for its innovative feature display section. At Advanced Engineering we pride ourselves on our ability to host some of the most exciting show floor features available at any engineering event. As a non-commercial part of the show, accepted entries are judged entirely on the basis of their unique innovation […]
Qantas has switched on in-flight Wi-Fi for customers travelling on board its internet-capable Boeing 737-800, offering fast, free connectivity on Australian domestic flights. Following months of performance testing with global broadband services provider ViaSat and the Sky Muster satellite service, Wi-Fi will now operate in beta mode on a single Boeing 737 aircraft (registration VH-XZB) […]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched its twelfth online destination in Asia Pacific with twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter services to Taipei. The addition of Taipei means ABC has doubled its route network for customers in the region in the last two years. AirBridgeCargo also offers 747F services to and from Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, Hanoi, Phnom Penh, […]
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has strengthened its team in Australia with the appointment of Amanda Matar as Account Manager – Sydney. Amanda joins Virgin Atlantic as the airline increases its long-haul cargo sales and management services for Virgin Australia with the launch in April of Virgin Australia’s five Boeing 777-300ER flights per week from Melbourne to […]
