The Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association has launched an awareness campaign to educate passengers about the dangers of illicit flights
Commercial aircraft
Airbus A320neo
India’s Vistara to launch new Dubai-Mumbai flights
Vistara will deploy Airbus A320 NEO aircraft in three-class configurations: business, premium economy and economy
aerospace manufacturing
Airbus profits more than double in first half on higher output
Margins are being spurred by higher prices for Neo planes versus earlier A320 models, and improved financial performance on the A350 wide-body programme
Aerospace
Video: How Boeing’s 737 Max is causing turbulence in the industry
Two crashes and the global grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX commercial airliner led to extensive disruption in the international aerospace industry.
aircraft technical problems
Software update set to fix Boeing 737 Max fault
Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg said the company expects it can complete a software patch by the end of September
Aviation
Boeing 737 Max groundings force Flydubai to postpone Budapest launch
The airline’s fleet of 14 aircraft has been grounded since March
Air India
Airlines set to save flying time after Pakistan, India open air space
Indian carriers suffered $80m losses due to air space closure
aircraft manufacturer
Boeing’s 737 Max may stay grounded until 2020 – report
Once the global grounding is lifted, airlines have said they will need several weeks to prepare stored aircraft to resume commercial operations and potentially train pilots
aircraft manufacturer
More training needed on Boeing 737 Max, pilots tell US Congress
Among the pilots was Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III, who famously landed a damaged plane in the Hudson River in 2009
aircraft manufacturer
Boeing’s embattled MAX gets vote of confidence from IAG with 200 jet order
The company – owner of British Airways – said it negotiated “a substantial discount”
aerospace manufacturing
Boeing mulls dropping ‘Max’ from name of embattled 737 jet
Two months ago, US President Donald Trump tweeted that the company “should rebrand the plane with a new name”
Airbus
Salamair receives second A320neo aircraft
Airline will add four more A320neo to its fleet this year
Aviation
Airlines plead for regulators to unite on 737 Max’s return
SpiceJet, one of Boeing’s biggest customers for the 737 Max, said every regulator needs to come to the same verdict on the aircraft
aircraft manufacturer
Emirates predicts Boeing’s 737 Max won’t fly until after Christmas
The 737 Max has racked up thousands of orders, was grounded in March after a second crash triggered a wave of no-fly orders that started in China and ended with the US
aircraft manufacturer
Boeing CEO plots gradual comeback for grounded 737 Max jets
Alexandre de Juniac, CEO of IATA, said commercial flights for the Boeing narrow-body aren’t likely to resume for at least 10 to 12 weeks
Anwar Gargash
Canada ‘no plans’ to issue US-style Arabian Gulf airspace warning
Transport Canada said it will continue to monitor the situation in the area
Aviation
Will FAA’s plan for 737 MAX fly outside US?
Europe and Canada could follow the US by weeks in allowing the MAX jets to return to the skies