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The Civil Aviation Administration of China has disclosed that the right cockpit windshield that separated from a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319 was an original part that had not been replaced since the aircraft entered into service in July 2011.

WestJet has released photographs of a Boeing 737-800 painted in the new livery of the company's soon-to-launch ultra-low-cost subsidiary Swoop.

Airbus has dispatched a technical team to support Chinese and French authorities leading the investigation into an incident in which a cockpit window separated from a Sichuan Airlines Airbus A319.

Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 737-700 aborted its take-off roll at low speed after the crew discovered an incorrect flap configuration.

After years of eye-catching expansion, the big Gulf carriers have spent much of the last 18 months taking stock, with a resulting impact on traffic and capacity growth.

China s aviation regulator will ease its policy of having only one airline on a long-haul international route from 1 October, paving the way for greater competition in the segment.

Fox hunting, as Oscar Wilde characterised it, was the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable.

An Asiana Airlines Airbus A330-300 s wing collided with the vertical stabilizer of a Turkish Airlines A321 at Istanbul airport on 13 May.

Japan Airlines will establish a new Tokyo Narita-based low-cost unit focused on long-haul routes that will start operations in 2020.

A US appellate court rejected an attempt by four employee unions to overturn a foreign air carrier permit awarded to Norwegian Air International, dealing a severe blow to labour s 1.5-year-old campaign to block the low-cost-carrier s so-called flag of convenience business model..

Spirit Airlines is moving ahead with plans to install wi-fi on its fleet, as part of a strategy to improve its appeal to passengers.

Lufthansa is testing some adjustments to its new livery, including a brighter blue colour than the one originally chosen and a larger crane logo on the aircraft tail.

SpiceJet achieved profitability for a third consecutive year, posting an operating profit of Rs5.57 billion ($82.8 million) in its fiscal 2017, a 43.4% year-on-year increase.

SpiceJet maintained a third successive year of profitability, with an operating profit of Rs5.57 billion ($82.8 million) in the 2017 fiscal year that ended on 31 March 2018.

The US Department of Transportation's Office of Inspector General has launched an investigation into the Federal Aviation Administration's handling of maintenance-related allegations against American Airlines and Allegiant Air.

Financial analysts bombarded WestJet's top brass on 8 May with questions heavy in skepticism.

Financial analysts bombarded WestJet's top brass on 8 May with questions heavy in skepticism.

UK investigators have determined that a Boeing 737-800 captain's heavy-handed manual response to a developing overspeed resulted in a serious injury to one of the flight attendants.

Europe's safety authority has certified to the 16g standard a new slimline seat design developed by UK manufacturer Pitch Aircraft Seating.

British Airways has applied for regulatory approval to wet-lease three Airbus A330s from Qatar Airways in order to overcome schedule disruption caused by Boeing 787 engine maintenance.