SAS Group still appears reluctant to renew its Boeing MD-80 fleet despite the current cost of fuel, claiming that the type would still be economical even if fuel prices doubled.
Scandinavian Airlines has around 57 MD-80s, although about a dozen are leased out. The carrier has been considering the economics of renewing the fleet but […]

Having successfully completed its first part-biofuel powered flight late last month, Virgin is hoping a trial can be performed using algae as a biofuel source within 12 months.
On 24 February a Virgin Atlantic General Electric CF6-powered Boeing 747-400 performed a biofuel test flight. One of the aircraft’s engines was powered by a 20% mix […]

After rejecting a proposal from management at AirTran Airways last summer, pilots forming a new negotiating team could see a proposal from management that is somewhat different from those featured in previous negotiations.
In September 2007 pilots, represented by the National Pilots Association (NPA), voted against a tentative deal that management reached with the […]

Singapore Airlines (SIA) has decided to retrofit its Airbus A340-500s to all-business class configuration citing higher demand from business travellers for the non-stop flights to the USA.
Currently the A340-500s are in a two-class configuration – 117 premium economy and 64 business class - and are used for non-stop flights from Singapore to Los […]

US safety investigators have determined that wires in the landing gear brake configuration of a United Airlines Airbus A320 that was involved in runway excursion at Jackson Hole airport in Wyoming were cross-connected, which could have played a role in the incident.
The aircraft, operated under United’s low-cost Ted banner, veered off the runway at […]