The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released 20 pages of training materials concerning the collection, processing, and analysis of biological evidence following fatal aviation accidents. The…
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Larry W. Bryant was a UFO researcher, writer, and government transparency advocate who pursued federal records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). His work…
Read MoreThe Iran war has slashed global airline profits. IATA forecasts airlines will generate $48 billion in operating profits in 2026, a 37% drop from last year, as soaring fuel expenses cut into profitability. Total fuel expenses are forecast to jump 39% to $350 billion on flat usage, IATA data shows. “Airlines are bearing the brunt…
United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby believes the latest round of US airline mergers is over. “There could be” another deal, he told reporters on the sidelines of the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro on 7 June. “But, you just asked me what I think, and I think there’s nothing.” Kirby’s comments follow American…
It will be the third time the event has been hosted in China. Next year’s IATA annual general meeting will be held in Xiamen, China, hosted by Xiamen Airlines. The event will take place between 30 May and 1 June 2027, IATA announced during its current annual general meeting in Rio de Janeiro. “China’s airlines…
SAF will represent just 0.8% of global jet fuel in 2026. Fifteen years after the first commercial flight powered partially by sustainable aviation fuel took off, the global market for SAF remains “teeny, tiny and embryonic”, making the airline industry’s goal to achieve net zero by 2050 appear increasingly unlikely. This was the stark warning…
WestJet will replace older Boeing 737-700s with new 737 Max 8s this year. The Calgary-based carrier is moving up the retirement of many of its older 737-700s in the face of high fuel costs, WestJet chief executive Alexis von Hoensbroech told FlightGlobal en route to the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro. The airline has…
American Airlines commercial chief Nat Pieper says the carrier is eyeing new long-haul markets. The Oneworld alliance carrier will not return to Doha, the main hub of partner Qatar Airways, after suspending flights in March due to the Iran war, American confirmed on 6 June. The decision is part of the “optimisation” of American’s “network…
The airline will become the alliance’s 16th member. Philippine Airlines signed a memorandum of understanding to join the Oneworld alliance during the IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro. The Manila-based carrier is expected to complete the integration process and become a full member of the alliance “some time during 2027”, Oneworld chief executive Ole Orver…
Focus should be on “building resilience” in the whole ecosystem, says the trade body. IATA will “keep insisting” on finding efficiencies on costs related to passenger taxes and airport charges, in order to help the airline industry build its resilience against the higher fuel costs ushered in by the Middle East crisis. Speaking at a…
In a career with the UK manufacturer that spanned six decades, Robins introduced the Trent family and transformed a once-bankrupt business into a global propulsion powerhouse in commercial aviation. To mark his retirement in 2002, Flight International presented Sir Ralph Robins with a commemorative cutaway poster of two Rolls-Royce engines: the Conway from the 1950s…
Baseline powerplant to be installed on SJ-100 as replacement for Superjet’s SaM146. United Aircraft’s development of the Yakovlev SJ-100 has advanced after federal regulator Rosaviatsia formally certified its Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplant. Rosaviatsia disclosed the approval during an international economic forum in St Petersburg on 5 June. The PD-8 is a replacement for the PowerJet SaM146…
