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NEWS Trans States Airlines To Terminate Services Trans States Airlines will terminate service. Click to see an in-depth analysis. Read More →
NEWS TAP Air Banned from Venezuela for 90 Days Portugal's national carrier, TAP Air Portugal, has been banned from flying to and from Caracas, Venezuela for 90 days. The ban comes after "serious violations of Venezuelan civil Aeronautics regulations." Read More →
NEWS 737MAX to Return to Service on September 4 United Airlines has just announced that they plan to return the 737MAX to service on September 4, 2020. American Airlines has extended their cancellation to August 18, but may continue to keep their MAXs out of service afterwards. Read More →
NEWS Boeing Creates Starliner for Nasa With Massive Flaws Boeing is facing backlash yet again. In the midst of working out their issues around the 737 Max 8, Boeing must work out another problem. The Starliner experienced software issues. Read More →
NEWS Airbus Halts A320 Production in Asia due to Coronavirus Precautions Airbus announced that they will be closing their Airbus factory in Tianjin, located in northeastern China, due to recently imposed travel bans due to the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, AKA Coronavirus. Read More →
NEWS Air Canada 767 Makes Successful Emergency Landing in Madrid An Air Canada Boeing 767 had to make an emergency landing earlier today when it had an engine failure on takeoff. Air Canada Flight 837 began to circle the Spanish capital, releasing fuel to decrease landing weight. After nearly four hours, the aircraft finally landed back at Madrid-Barajas International Airport. Read More →
NEWS Several Aviation Executives Commit to Using Sustainable Methods A group of aviation companies, including airlines, airports, and aircraft manufacturers based in England are banding together to make a "zero carbon plan," which will help reduce the effect of aviation on global warming. Read More →
NEWS Coronavirus Prompts Airlines to Cancel Flights to China Many have heard of the new Coronavirus, a virus that has taken hundreds of lives and spread to thousands of people. The outbreak of this virus has caused many people to avoid travel to China, where the epicenter of the virus is located. Because of the empty flights, airlines are not making revenue off of these flights, so temporarily cancelling these flights would save the airlines money and time. Read More →
NEWS Boeing 777X Makes its First Flight Earlier today, thousands of people watched as an all new variant of the Boeing 777, the 777X made its first flight. The brand new 777, N779XW, departed from Paine Field at 10:30AM local time. After a few hours of flight tests and photography, the plane landed at Boeing Field, also located in Washington State. Read More →
NEWS Boeing 777X First Flight Postponed After 3 hours on the taxiway, the 777X first flight has officially been postponed. Earlier today, the 777X was supposed to go on its first flight today at 9:30am Pacific Time. However, the weather was not cooperating well. Due to gusty winds, the 777X registered N779XW had to wait on the runway before taking off. While the aircraft was awaiting clearance for takeoff, Boeing set a time limit at 1:30pm. If the plane did not takeoff by then, the flight would then be moved to a later date. Read More →