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| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | August 23, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… No joking matter: EasyJet suspends pilot on mental health concern EasyJet has suspended a pilot from duty after his messages, shared with friends on social media, raised questions about the person’s mental well-being. The EasyJet pilot situation and the airline’s […]

Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… AVIATION TRAINING Pilot Flight Academy to Provide Full Electric Pilot Education Norway’s Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) has signed a contract for 10 new full electric training aircraft from the German manufacturer, Flight Design with engines from Siemens. Full story […]

| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | August 22, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… Airbus clarifies A320neo, A321neo issues flagged by EASA Within less than a month, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued two airworthiness directives addressing issues detected in certain members of the Airbus A320 family – the A321neo and […]

Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… MANUFACTURERS & MRO Russia’s MC-21 Aircraft to Make Its Long-Awaited Public Debut The wait is over. Russia’s new MC-21 narrow-body medium-haul aircraft is to be shown for the first time at the MAKS 2019 air show. Full story ACCIDENTS […]

| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | August 21, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… Boeing already hiring technicians ahead 737 MAX un-grounding Boeing’s new job listing for technicians in Seattle, U.S., where some of the grounded 737 MAX are kept, sends a positive signal of the aircraft’s impending return to service. Read more Doing […]

Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… AIRLINES & AIRPORTS British Airways Closer to Powering Future Fleet with Sustainable Jet Fuel British Airways is one step closer to powering its future fleet with sustainable jet fuel made from rubbish.  Full story ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS Turbulence Injures […]

| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | August 20, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… South Korea’s activist fund KCGI mulls Asiana Airlines takeover South Korea’s two largest carriers with, lately, the worst reputation may now be joining forces. Activist fund KCGI, the no. 2 shareholder in parent company of national carrier Korean Air Lines, […]

Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… AIRLINES & AIRPORTS Avianca Brasil to Leave Star Alliance in September Avianca Brasil, currently known as a Brazilian airline Ocean Air Linhas Aéreas S/A, headquartered in São Paulo, will exit Star Alliance effective 1 September, 2019. Full story AIRLINES […]

| AeroTime Aviation News Daily Newsletter | August 19, 2019 Can’t see images? Click here… Airbus goes the distance, prepares to unveil A350-1000ULR Airbus A350XWB family of jetliners have become the aircraft-of-choice for many airlines competing in the ultra-long-haul market. But as the market grows, so does the appetite for an aircraft capable of flying […]

Daily digest. Briefly about the most important matters across the industry. Can’t see images? Click here… ACCIDENTS & INCIDENTS Pilots Awarded Title of Hero after Hard Landing Airbus A321 on Cornfield The flight crew of the Ural Airlines Airbus A321-200, who performed a hard landing on a cornfield, were awarded the title of Hero of […]