The search is still on for the fateful Flight 370, which disappeared on March 8, 2014. A number of countries have been involved in the mission to find anything that remains of the flight to help deliver answers to the

The Boeing 737 has reached the 8,000 mark. That is 8,000 of this model have been sold around the world, and the sales show no sign of slowing down. It is the most popular option for airlines globally, and is

AirAsia X, a long-haul subsidiary of AirAsia, a Malaysian-based low-cost airline, has announced its plans to lease six Airbus A330-300s from International Lease Finance Company (ILFC), a US aircraft lessor. As an international operation of the brand AirAsia, AirAsia X

There has been an increase in the study and exploration of Near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) in recent years. Scientific, astronomical and geochemical investigations have increased as initial evidence suggests that the NEAs are a potential source of valuable extraterrestrial materials. Planetary

The US Navy has suspended the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout operations after two crashes with a week. On 30 March 2012, a Fire Scout crashed off the coast of Africa after a surveillance mission. The aircraft failed to land

An All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 767-300 aircraft suffered significant damage following a hard landing at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on 20th June 2012. After briefly touching down on runway 16R at Narita Airport, the aircraft bounced off and touched

Air India, the flag carrier airline of India, has announced that it wants Boeing to make a compensation payment for the delay in delivery of 787 Dreamliners. Air India has stated that it will not accept delivery of any Boeing

PT Lion Mentari Airlines, which operates as Lion Air, has announced its plan to launch a new, long-haul airline called Batik Air. The new premium carrier will commence operations in 2013 using 737-900ERs on domestic and regional routes. Lion Air

During the past several months, several airlines including Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qantas found cracks on the wing ribs of their Airbus A380 super-jumbos, causing grounding of dozens of the affected aircraft. The airlines affected by the A380s cracks have

Air Finland ceased operations, cancelled all flights, and filed for bankruptcy on 26 June 2012. The airline was founded in 2002 and operated from its head office and base at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland. The airline operated scheduled and