Airlines largely kept a grip on their improved profitability off the back of continued strong air travel demand in 2017, but the positive mood was punctuated by a series of high-profile challenges and service interruptions that dominated headlines.
Delta Air Lines will retire more aircraft earlier than planned in an effort to streamline its fleet and cut costs as the air travel industry recovers from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic.
Five weeks before Germany’s new Berlin-Brandenburg International airport is due to open, its operator has decided to keep one terminal closed due to a dearth of passengers.
French investigators have traced the serious engine failure involving an Air France Airbus A380 over Greenland to a phenomenon known as ‘cold dwell’ fatigue, which had caused a failure in a fan hub slot which houses the root of the fan blade. The analysis by investigation authority BEA closes ...
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