Boeing plans a quiet comeback for 737 Max as grounding nears end

BOEING Co is planning a comeback for the 737 Max, the grounded jetliner that has spent almost two years in controversy and tragedy after two fatal...

Airbus beats Boeing on deliveries, avoids order cancellations

THE Covid-battered commercial aviation market finds Airbus ahead as it has delivered 39 jets last month while its rival Boeing delivered only 13

Boeing discovers two manufacturing flaws in Dreamliner fuselage

BOEING has discovered two manufacturing flaws in the fuselage of eight 787 Dreamliners, reports London's Air Cargo News

Hapag-Lloyd managing covid consequences, according to HI figures

PROVISIONAL first half revenues for German carrier Hapag-Lloyd show a marked increase in earnings even with the reduced pandemic related volume crash...

US bans Pakistan International Airlines after fake pilot certificates found

PAKISTAN International Airlines (PIA) has been banned from the US because nearly a third of the nation's pilots had fake certificates, reports...

FAA probes allegations Boeing pressured their designated QC inspectors

THE US Federal Aviation Administration (F) has begun a probe into Boeing after its employees authorised by the government to assess the quality of...

Global Port Tracker reports lowest level US retail imports in years

MAJOR US container port volume is expected to be well below last year's levels as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues, according to the...

Another peak season runs aground as ocean carriers extract capacity

OCEAN carriers are bracing for muted demand during the usual peak shipping season heading into the fall, with supply chains still rattled by the...

FAA releases plan to review aircraft designs after two fatal crashes

THE Federal Aviation Administration (F) released a multi-stepped plan on how to review aircraft designs after two fatal crashes on Boeing...

Danaos CEO says firm is 'well insulated' from the charter market crash

SHORT-TERM containership charter rates have plunged by up to 40 per cent since the beginning of the year, as ocean carriers rush to off-hire surplus...

Tanker New Assurance crashed into Panama oil terminal causing damage to its structure and oil leakage

The tanker "New Assurance" collided with the structure of the Panama Oil Terminal in Baru District, Chiriqui Province on the morning of April 11...

Kuwaiti firm sues Boeing to recoup US$336m paid in advance for aircraft

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co is being sued by a Kuwaiti aviation leasing company for the return of US$336 million that it paid in advance for...

Drewry: Port Throughput Down 15.6% in February

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220...

Boeing seeks federal aid to avoid layoffs in its supply chain network

US PLANE maker Boeing has asked White House and Congressional officials for short-term aid for itself, suppliers and airlines because of the...

Box shipping could shrink 10pc if virus is as bad as 2008 financial crisis

THE blanking of half of all headhaul sailings since the Chinese New Year to reign in the spread of the coronavirus has led to severe equipment...

Air Canada's net profit up 298pc to US$1.09 billion as sales rise 5.5pc

AIR CANADA posted a 298 per cent year-on-year increase in net profit to C$1

Freighter conversions all the rage as Boeing wins small aircraft orders

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co failed to win any orders for commercial aircraft in January for the first time in over half a century

Coronavirus outbreak could dent SIA and SATS' profitability

RISING fears on the novel coronavirus outbreak have led to numerous flight cancellations and capacity cuts, which is expected to crash on Singapore...

Hong Kong's GDP in 2019 contracted for the first time in a decade

PRELIMINARY government statistics show that Hong Kong plunged into recession in 2019, suffering its first annual contraction in a decade due to...

FAA plans to fine Boeing, Southwest Airlines US$9.3 million

THE US Federal Aviation Administration (F) plans to impose a penalty of US$5