Articles by Francesca Landini and Tim Hepher

How Faulty Parts at Boeing’s 787 Jets Flew Below the Radar in Italy

On a Saturday morning in May, 2020, Italian police officers caught two men pouring chemical waste into the sewers in the southern port city of Brindisi, near a small plane components factory. Five years on, that routine pollution case has …

AerCap CEO Sees No Quick Return to Russia if Market Reopens, on Insurance Concerns

The head of the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, AerCap, said on Wednesday that Russia may look to buy used aircraft or engines if and when its markets reopen but that he saw no rush by Western lessors to resume …

Airbus Tests Electric Truck With Airliner Cockpit to Study Safer Taxiing

Airbus is showing off an unusual vehicle – a truck fitted with basic A350 airliner controls – that it hopes can demonstrate how automated taxiing will make airports safer as concern grows over a spate of jetliners colliding on the …

At Least 50 Hurt as LATAM’s Boeing 787 to Auckland Dropped Abruptly Mid-Flight

At least 50 people were hurt when a Boeing 787 operated by LATAM Airlines dropped abruptly mid-flight from Sydney to Auckland on Monday, according to the airline and a New Zealand health service organization that treated the injured. The aircraft …

Airlines Face Israel Insurance Alert in Wake of Weekend Attacks

Airlines wrestled with the safety risk of evacuation operations in Israel on Thursday, with carriers including Dutch KLM canceling flights while sister airline Air France mounted a special relief flight chartered by the French foreign ministry. Airlines have faced warnings …

Jet Engine Maker CFM Says Suspect Parts Reached its Own Repair Shops

Jet engine maker CFM International said on Wednesday the number of engines suspected of containing falsely documented parts from a UK distributor had risen to 126, including 16 inside its own workshops after it inadvertently bought them indirectly. CFM, owned …

UK Firm Sold Thousands of Unverified Jet Engine Parts, CFM Says

Jet engine maker CFM International said on Wednesday thousands of engine components may have been sold with forged paperwork by a British distributor, as the fallout from a probe into falsely certified parts reached London’s High Court. Matthew Reeve, a …

Behind Aviation Recovery, Suppliers Struggle to Keep Up

For dealmakers, this week’s Paris Air Show will showcase the boom in demand for commercial planes and military technology. What won’t be on display is the problem that has consumed time and attention of executives and consultants for the past …

French Court Clears Air France, Airbus Over Rio-Paris Plane Crash

A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an Atlantic storm almost 14 years ago. The ruling follows a …

Airbus and Qatar Airways Settle Bitter Dispute Over Grounded A350 Jets

Airbus and Qatar Airways have settled a dispute over grounded A350 jets, the companies said on Wednesday, averting a potentially damaging UK court trial after a blistering 18-month feud that tore the lid off the global jet market. The “amicable …