Aviation

Canada’s WestJet Airlines reported that, in spite of government action aimed at averting travel problems during the holiday weekend, it was had to cancel 235 flights on Saturday due to an unexpected strike by its mechanics....

WestJet’s mechanics launched an unexpected walkout late Friday, threatening to ground aircraft and impede travel at the beginning of a long weekend marked by national holidays. WestJet is the second-largest airline in Canada. Diederik Pen, the...

Canada’s WestJet Airlines has begun cancelling flights again after a union representing its maintenance engineers rejected a new pay offer and served a second strike notice, the carrier said on Wednesday. WestJet said this action would...

European aerospace giant Airbus said Monday it would deliver fewer aircraft than previously planned in 2024 due to supply chain problems. It also announced it would book a charge of 900 million euros ($965 million) for...

Boeing said Thursday it is examining fasteners on some undelivered 787 jets after discovering problems with their installation in the latest manufacturing shortcoming to face the company....Read More

On Tuesday, Singapore Airlines announced that it has given $10,000 in compensation to customers who had mild injuries during a strong turbulence-affected flight last month, and that it will talk about higher settlements with others who...

The “comprehensive action plan” that US air safety regulators demanded Boeing provide on Thursday follows a nearly catastrophic event in January. The massive American aerospace firm has been under tremendous scrutiny because to production issues and...

One passenger was killed and 30 injured after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence on Tuesday, flinging passengers and crew around the cabin and forcing the plane to land in Bangkok, officials and the airline...

Saudi Arabia’s Saudia will buy 105 Airbus planes, the company said on Monday, hailing it as the biggest aircraft deal in the country’s history, reports BSS. “This landmark agreement encompasses 105 confirmed aircraft and marks a...

Irish no-frills carrier Ryanair on Monday said group net profit jumped a third to 1.92 billion euros in its financial year as higher demand and fares offset ballooning fuel costs. Profit after tax climbed 34 percent...