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Bloomberg News reported that China had also ordered airlines to halt deliveries of Boeing planes, citing people familiar with the matter

Business

China tells airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries: report

China has told its airlines to stop taking deliveries of jets from American aviation giant Boeing.

AFPApril 15, 2025

First responders are seen near the landing skids of a helicopter after it crashed into the Hudson River

World

Helicopter company that ran deadly New York tour shuts down

The helicopter tour company behind a crash in New York that killed six people last week is shutting down.

AFPApril 14, 2025

European air forces could face gaps if the US pulled out key assets from the continent

World

In skies, as on land, European forces face gaps if US pulls back

Fighter jets from the United States, France, Finland and Germany roar into the skies from a Dutch base as part of NATO’s biggest air...

AFPApril 11, 2025

A Delta Airlines plane shown near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in August 2023

Business

Delta to trim capacity in light of weakening travel demand

Delta Air Lines withdrew its full-year profit forecast Wednesday and shelved some planned capacity hikes, pointing to a weakening demand outlook amid recession worries...

AFPApril 9, 2025

AirBaltic was one of the first customers of the Airbus A220 and its fleet is made up exclusively of the single-aisle jet

News

airBaltic CEO ‘dismissed’ from Latvian airline

Latvian Transport Minister Atis Svinka said on Monday that Riga-based carrier airBaltic had parted ways with its German-born longtime CEO Martin Gauss. “I inform...

AFPApril 7, 2025

Western Sahara's disputed status has created legal issues for flights to the former Spanish colony

World

European airlines hit turbulence over Western Sahara flights

Direct flights from two European capitals to a city in a bitterly disputed north African territory have become the latest battleground in the conflict...

AFPApril 7, 2025

Workers are set to vote on a new contract that could end a strike on the same day that Boeing reports third-quarter results

World

Boeing faces new civil trial over 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash

Boeing is poised to face a jury trial from Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX plane, the first...

AFPApril 6, 2025

An event was held to mark the 10th year since the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 disappeared from radar screens

World

Search for long-missing flight MH370 suspended: Malaysia minister

The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has been suspended, Kuala Lumpur’s transport minister said, more than a decade after the plane went...

AFPApril 3, 2025