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Civil Aviation
Why Altitude Air Is Rebuilding Its Fleet a Year After a Lobuche Crash
Altitude Air, a Kathmandu-based helicopter charter operator, is preparing to expand its fleet back to three helicopters by November 2026...
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7th Boeing 777-9 Takes Flight: Program Passes 4,800 Hours, ETOPS Testing Starts
The seventh Boeing 777-9 test aircraft flew for the first time on July 29, 2026, pushing the 777X flight test...
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JetBlue Builds New One-Stop Hub at Fort Lauderdale With 150 Daily Flights
JetBlue Airways is turning Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) into a one-stop connecting hub between secondary U.S. cities and the...
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ETOPS Explained: The Complete Guide to How Twin-Engine Jets Fly Across Oceans
ETOPS is the certification system that allows twin-engine aircraft to fly far from the nearest airport, including across oceans, deserts...
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Buddha Air’s New ATR 72-600 Lands in Kathmandu, Fleet Hits 17
Buddha Air (U4), Nepal’s largest private airline by fleet size, has taken delivery of a new-generation ATR 72-600 turboprop, registered...
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Singapore Joins Canada, Poland, and Germany in Circling GCAP’s Sixth-Gen Fighter
Singapore has opened early, informal discussions about joining the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) , the sixth-generation fighter project led...
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Nepal Airlines’ New Recruitment Drive Echoes Its 2015 Hiring Scandal
Nepal Airlines Corporation is preparing to recruit external pilots and cabin crew for its Airbus fleet, a plan that has triggered...
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WestJet Strike Deadline Hits August 2 — Attendants Say They Work 35 Unpaid Hours A Month
Thousands of WestJet flight attendants could walk off the job as early as this Sunday, after they voted “overwhelmingly” in...
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COMAC’s C919-600 “Plateau” Jet Completes Nearly Two-Hour Maiden Flight, Beating Its Own 2027 Target
The first high-altitude variant of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) C919 completed its maiden flight on July 29...
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