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Delta May Need To Inspect Its Airbus A220s For Fire Risk

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is mulling the issuance of an Airworthiness Directive for the popular Airbus A220 model of aircraft. This comes after...

American Airlines A321 Loses Wing Part

An American Airlines flight landing in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been temporarily taken out of service after an inspection revealed that a rivet was...

Why Early Boeing 747s Used Spent Uranium As Counterweights

In May of 2000, over 20 years ago, UK air accident investigators searched the bottom of a lake near London Stansted airport for panels...

You Can Now Own Part Of A Lufthansa Airbus A320

Recently we’ve seen keyrings made of old aircraft take-off (if you’ll pardon the pun). However, Lufthansa has gone a step further with its new...

European Airlines Ask Canada To Lift Travel Restrictions

In a letter dated late last month, top European airline executives, including those at Air France-KLM and Lufthansa, urged the Canadian Government to ease...

The Airbus A340 – Everything You Need To Know

The A340 was a significant development at the time of its launch. It marked Airbus’ entry into the quad jet market and offered healthy...

Oxford University Looks To Power Aircraft With Ammonia

On Sunday, it was revealed that, after a breakthrough at Oxford University, we could be close to seeing commercial airliners powered by ammonia instead...

Aeroflot’s Rossiya To Focus On Russian Built Aircraft

Aeroflot’s subsidiary Rossiya is reportedly looking to move towards a mostly Russian fleet in the coming years. Last month, Aeroflot revealed a drastic turn...

Why Aircraft Are Typically Boarded From The Left

We almost always expect to board from the left side of a plane when at the airport. This tradition is as old as the...

Jumbos In The Scrapyard: How A Retired Boeing 747 Is Dismantled

The downturn in commercial aviation has seen several key airlines retiring the Queen of the Skies. British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Qantas have removed...

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