https://worldofaviation.com The world's leading aviation news website Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:52:31 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://worldofaviation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cropped-Favicon-150x150.png https://worldofaviation.com 32 32 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/jetblue-to-take-over-spirit-airlines/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:52:31 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94571 Just hours after Spirit Airlines walked away from its merger deal with Frontier Airlines, JetBlue secured a deal to takeover the highly-sought after budget carrier for $3.8 billion.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/spirit-walks-away-from-frontier-merger/ Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:29:02 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94567 Spirit Airlines has walked away from its merger negotiations with Frontier Airlines, as it continues negotiations over a possible deal with rival JetBlue.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/heathrow-to-introduce-daily-passenger-cap/ Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:13:17 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94542 London Heathrow Airport has asked airlines to stop selling seats on flights over the summer, after introducing a temporary cap on daily departing passengers for the very first time.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/boeing-says-max-10-variant-could-be-scrapped/ https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/boeing-says-max-10-variant-could-be-scrapped/#comments Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:01:10 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94530 Boeing could be forced to scrap its plans for the largest variant of its embattled 737 MAX jet, the MAX 10, over possible regulatory issues.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/boeing-says-max-10-variant-could-be-scrapped/feed/ 7 https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/airbus-axes-another-qatar-a350-order/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 11:07:10 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94525 Airbus is rumoured to have cancelled Qatar Airways' order for a fourth A350 amid an ongoing dispute over aircraft defects.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/easyjet-flight-escorted-by-sasf-f-18-after-bomb-threat/ Tue, 05 Jul 2022 23:45:28 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94520 An EasyJet flight travelling from London to Menorca in Spain was escorted to its destination by a Spanish F-18 fighter jet, after a teenager allegedly made a false threat about a bomb onboard the aircraft.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/07/european-aviation-sees-more-disruption-as-widespread-strikes-loom/ Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:42:36 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94513 European travellers could see more disruption to their travel plans as airline and airport workers across the continent prepare to strike, as they lobby for better pay and working conditions in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2022/04/footage-of-destroyed-ukrainian-antonov-an-225-revealed/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:39:58 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=94283 Captured by Ukrainian independent film association Babylon’13, the footage shows the aftermath of Gostomel Airport, which became a target of Russian attacks in the early days of the invasion.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/11/new-canadian-budget-carrier-lynx-air-to-launch-in-2022/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 04:19:53 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=93464 While the airline will initially service domestic routes, there are plans to expand into the US and international destinations, with its fleet of 737 MAX jets.]]> https://worldofaviation.com/2021/11/has-the-lapd-solved-the-mystery-of-laxs-jetpack-man/ Thu, 04 Nov 2021 04:36:47 +0000 https://worldofaviation.com/?p=93405 Following at least three sightings of what appeared to be a man wearing a jetpack zooming along beside passenger aircraft in LA, the LAPD has said one possible explanation could be the use of a human-sized balloon connected to a dummy body.]]>