The Airbus A320 narrowbody series is on the verge of surpassing Boeing’s best-selling 737 family to become the most-delivered commercial airliner in the world, according to data from the aviation analytics company Cirium, first reported by Bloomberg.Continue Reading
Southwest Airlines is said to be pulling back on some of its environmental programs. Bloomberg News reports that the airline is selling its renewable fuel subsidiary, Saffire Renewables, to Conestoga Energy, a producer of low-carbon biofuels.Continue Reading
Turkish Airlines is preparing a bid for the Spanish carrier Air Europa. The news comes shortly after Germany’s Lufthansa and the Franco-Dutch airline group Air France-KLM withdrew their bids to acquire a stake in Spain’s third-largest airline.Continue Reading
International Airlines Group (IAG)-owned Vueling is set to cease operating an all-Airbus fleet. According to IAG’s second-quarter financial results report, the airline group has allocated its existing order for 50 Boeing 737 MAXs, originally placed three years ago, to the Spanish low-cost carrier. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in lateContinue Reading
A SkyWest Airlines flight, operating as Delta Connection, was reportedly forced to perform a go-around due to a close-call incident with a US Air Force B-52 bomber. The incident occurred last week, when the SkyWest Embraer E175 was cleared to land at Minot International Airport (MOT), North Dakota.Continue Reading