December 10, 2023 10:03 pm ET
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December 4, 2023 1:38 pm ET -
China Eastern A330 Engine Failure Leaves Passengers in Shock
A China Eastern Airbus A330-300, performing flight MU-721 from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport, when about 30 nautical miles north of Xiamen, China suffered a left-hand engine failure. The aircraft, registered as B-8970, was equipped with…
December 4, 2023 6:30 am ET -
Ukraine International Airlines Begins Bankruptcy Proceedings
Ukraine International Airlines, the flag carrier of Ukraine, has entered bankruptcy proceedings after being sued by Ukreximbank, a Ukrainian state-owned bank. The move comes about a month after the airline began selling off assets below market value to pay off…
December 3, 2023 3:04 pm ET -
Alaska Airlines to Acquire Hawaiian
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines have announced a $1.9 billion deal that will see Alaska acquire Hawaiian. The transaction will see the two airlines combine into a single company, strengthening Alaska’s position as the fifth-largest airline in the United States.…
December 2, 2023 11:38 am ET -
Canada’s Air Transat and Porter Announce JV Alliance
Canadian airlines Air Transat and Porter Airlines have announced a Joint Venture (JV) alliance ‘integrating Porter's and Transat's highly complementary, non-overlapping networks at Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and Montreal Trudeau (YUL) airports.’ The airlines began a codeshare agreement a little over…
November 30, 2023 5:07 pm ET -
FAA Seeking 23 More Hours of Cockpit Voice Recorder Time
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed extending the cockpit voice-recording requirement to 25 hours for all newly manufactured aircraft, the agency announced in a press release on Thursday. Currently, cockpit voice recorders (CVR) - also known as black boxes…