ATR 72 damaged after distracted crew lined up with runway edge lights

2021-01-22T21:00:00+00:00By David Kaminski-Morrow

German investigators have determined that the crew of an ATR 72-200 freighter were distracted while turning for take-off from Cologne, and inadvertently lined up with the left-hand runway edge lights.

Boeing commits by 2030 to produce jets that can burn 100% sustainable fuel

2021-01-22T20:24:00+00:00By Jon Hemmerdinger

Boeing has committed that its new commercial aircraft will be able to burn 100% “sustainable” fuel by 2030, an achievement Boeing describes as essential to meeting industrywide carbon reduction goals by 2050.

US travel industry pushes back on potential quarantine

2021-01-22T20:07:00+00:00By Pilar Wolfsteller

The US air transport and travel industries are pushing back on a potential quarantine requirement for international travellers arriving in the US, currently being weighed by the administration of President Joe Biden, in order to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

JetBlue complains it is being locked out of London slots

2021-01-22T19:03:00+00:00By Pilar Wolfsteller

JetBlue Airways has complained to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) that it is being locked out of securing slots in London for its planned transatlantic expansion.

Canada’s WestJet returns Boeing 737 Max to service

Canada’s WestJet returned the Boeing 737 Max to revenue service on 21 January with a flight from Calgary to Vancouver, becoming Canada’s first airline to fly the aircraft commercially following an almost two-year pause.

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