Airliner World March 2025

Air Safety

Wing panel falls off Boeing 747 at Heathrow

2nd June 2025

An upper left wing panel detached from a landing Boeing 747 at London/Heathrow and remained undetected in the grass next to the runway for two months, a report by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has found.

Air Safety

Missing tool found in Qantas A380 engine after 34 flights

12th March 2025

A Qantas Airbus A380 flew for almost a month with a maintenance tool in one of its engines, a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) revealed.

Airliner World March 2025

Order uplift for Britten-Norman’s Islander

11th March 2025

Britten-Norman has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Evia Aero for 15 new BN-2 Islanders.

Airliner World March 2025

Korean Air completes Asiana acquisition

11th March 2025

Seoul-based Korean Air has completed the acquisition of rival Asiana Airlines, four years after first announcing the move.

Airbus A330

Arkia starts New York service

10th March 2025

Arkia Israeli Airlines began thrice-weekly flights between Tel Aviv/Ben Gurion and New York/JFK on February 8, with services currently scheduled through to June 29.

Airliner World March 2025

Emirates SkyCargo grows Boeing 747 freighter fleet

25th February 2025

Emirates SkyCargo has enlarged its Boeing 747 freighter fleet to six aircraft after concluding a “multi-year lease agreement” with Bulgarian-based Compass Air Cargo, which will operate its three jumbo freighters for Emirates.

Airbus

Lufthansa increases Airbus A350 order

17th February 2025

Lufthansa Group has ordered more Airbus A350-1000s, which will be delivered between 2028 and 2030.

Air Safety

Did Russian air defences bring down Azerbaijan jet?

11th February 2025

An Embraer E190 belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, with the loss of 38 lives.

Airliner World March 2025

Delta Air Lines soars into 2025

11th February 2025

As Delta Air Lines heads towards its centenary, the Atlanta-based carrier is looking to the future with “game-changing” innovations and “great” financial results.

Airliner World March 2025

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