There are many moves underway in the aviation industry to cut emissions and make transportation greener. Aircraft are becoming more efficient, fuel is changing, and paid carbon offsetting is increasing. Legislation to control flights is another possibility. This is just…
China is quickly reversing its zero-COVID policies after close to three years of border closures and travel restrictions. With this, flight activity is picking up quickly and its aviation industry is once again open to the world. We take a…
Flights across the US were grounded recently following an issue never experienced before. This was not due to weather or terrorism, but instead an outage of the NOTAM system. The situation was resolved after only a few hours, but it…
The ongoing Russia Ukraine conflict is affecting aviation in many ways. The once open Russian market is now very restricted and increasingly isolated. Looking wider, the impact is being felt by many airlines and operators, through both rising prices and…
Since the retirement of Concorde, the area of commercial supersonic flight has remained quiet. There have been no new aircraft, and development has only started again in the past few years. There are currently several projects underway, with a possible…
Flightworx is attending the 2023 NBAA International Operators Conference Flightworx will be attending the important NBAA International Operators Conference (IOC) in mid-February 2023. This promises to be a wide-ranging and informative event for the whole general aviation industry, looking at…
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has expanded significantly since its launch in 1969. It has survived throughout the growth of Boeing and Airbus, developing its niche with smaller regional aircraft. A recent attempted merged with Boeing highlights the potential seen in…
The Airbus A320 family has been a great success for Airbus. It was launched only in 1988 (almost twenty years after the Boeing 737) but has gone on to take the lead in aircraft orders (not yet sales). The aircraft…
The past couple of years have certainly been tough for the aviation industry especially during the turbulence the 2202 bought with it. 2022 saw strong improvements in demand and capacity, and more optimism from airlines. Looking forward to 2023, this…
With the recent announcement that American Airlines is dropping first class on long haul international flights, no major US airlines now offer such a cabin. This is a stark reminder that the first class product is undoubtedly on the decline…