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Virgin Orbit assets including the “Cosmic Girl” carrier aircraft could soon have a new home after Richard Branson’s satellite launch company announced it had entered into a “stalking horse” agreement with Stratolaunch. The satellite launch company, which filed for bankruptcy on April 3, 2023, confirmed the initial bid offer for its aircraft is $17 million, [...]
Emirates has added two leased Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft to its SkyCargo division, with the aim of increasing capacity on its Asian and North American routes. The addition of the aircraft allows the airline to offer greater flexibility and makes Emirates one of the few operators of both the 747 and the Airbus A380. As [...]
One Air, a new British cargo airline, has been granted its Air Operators' Certificate (AOC) by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and is now approved to commence operations. Headquartered in Kingston near London Heathrow, One Air plans to operate Boeing 747-400 freighter services to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and later expand to [...]
The Dutch Safety Board (OVV) has issued several recommendations in its final report on a contained engine failure on a Longtail Aviation Boeing 747-400 freighters (B747-400BCF) that occurred on February 20, 2021, while the aircraft was departing from Maastricht Aachen Airport to New York. The engine failed shortly after departure, causing parts to fall on [...]
A United States judge ordered Volga-Dnepr Group to pay aircraft lessor BOC Aviation more than $400 million after the Russian-based company defaulted on the leases of three Boeing 747-8Fs. Lewis J. Liman, a US District court judge from the Southern District of New York, found in favor of BOC Aviation, awarding the lessor $406.2 million. [...]
China Southern Airlines plans to spin off and list its logistics subsidiary on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). The airline’s plan for China Southern Air Logistics was confirmed in an announcement on the SSE website on March 29. In the announcement, China Southern Airlines said the “spin-off still needs to meet a number of conditions [...]
The Pentagon is examining why Boeing employees did not have proper security credentials when working on Air Force One planes in San Antonio. A Boeing spokeswoman said Thursday that it temporarily suspended the affected employees from accessing secured areas around the presidential jets being outfitted at the company's Port San Antonio facilities. She declined to [...]
UPS, the United States (US)-based shipping company that also has its own airline, will introduce to used Boeing 747-8Fs into its fleet in 2024. According to its annual report filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), its future commitments include “seven new and used Boeing 767-300 aircraft to be delivered in 2023, 21 [...]
The 747SP was the longest-range airliner available until it was superseded by the 747-400. The legendary Queen of the Skies, the Boeing 747 “Jumbo Jet”, is well-known and well-loved across the globe. With its iconic hump and large fuselage, the aircraft type continues to turn heads decades after its introduction. Since 1968, dozens of commercial [...]
Airbus and Boeing have set the stage for the next chapter in their titanic rivalry by remodelling two of the world’s largest buildings - gutted by changes in air travel. As the last Boeing 747 leaves its factory later on Tuesday, part of the company’s historic wide-body plant has been earmarked for production of in-demand [...]
