Aviation
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India’s embattled Jet Airways gets two unsolicited bids
May 11, 2019India’s biggest lender Friday said it has received two unsolicited bids for Jet Airways, raising hopes for the revival of the debt-laden carrier which was forced to ground its entire fleet last month. The State Bank... -
Etihad Airways submitted a bid for a stake in India’s Jet Airways
May 10, 2019Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has submitted a bid for a stake in India’s Jet Airways, the unit of State Bank of India (SBI) overseeing the sale of the stricken airline said on Friday. SBI had... -
Boeing struggling with Mt. Everest PR challenge
May 9, 2019No amount of public relations spin can repair the reputational hit from two deadly plane crashes. But Boeing may have further damaged itself with muddled communications that downplayed its responsibility in the disasters, reports BSS. Chief... -
Biman’s Dash Q-8 aircraft skidded off runway at Yangon international airport
May 8, 2019A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Dash Q-8 aircraft skidded off the runway at Yangon international airport amid rough weather wounding at least 15 passengers out of 33 passengers and crews, reports BSS. “At least 15 passengers including... -
Boeing 737 plane has slid off a runway in Florida
May 4, 2019A passenger plane has slid off a runway in the US state of Florida, ending up in a river after landing during a thunderstorm. None of the 143 people on board the Boeing 737 were seriously... -
Bombardier to put its Belfast operation up for sale
May 2, 2019The aerospace firm, Bombardier, is putting its Belfast operation up for sale as part of a reorganization of the business. The company, which also has factories in Morocco, is selling its entire aerostructures operation. The Canadian... -
Pilots demand better training if Boeing wants to rebuild trust in 737 MAX
Apr 29, 2019American Airlines pilots have warned that Boeing Co’s draft training proposals for the troubled 737 MAX do not go far enough to address their concerns, according to written comments submitted to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration... -
German plane crash lands, disrupts airport traffic
Apr 17, 2019A German government plane crash-landed on Tuesday, briefly disrupting traffic at Berlin’s Schoenefeld airport, in the latest of a series of technical faults to plague the official fleet. No passengers were onboard the Luftwaffe’s Global 5000... -
World’s largest plane makes first test flight
Apr 14, 2019The world’s largest airplane — a Stratolaunch behemoth with two fuselages and six Boeing 747 engines — made its first test flight on Saturday in California. The mega jet carried out its maiden voyage over the... -
JetBlue to launch its first transatlantic services in 2021
Apr 11, 2019US airline JetBlue has announced that it will launch its first transatlantic services in 2021, with flights from New York and Boston to London. The 20-year-old company says the transatlantic market suffers from poor competition and...
