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Aviation safety news

No survivors in China Eastern Boeing 737 crash

Chinese authorities have said there is unlikely to be any survivors from China Eastern flight MU5735 which crashed in the Southern region of China. The Boeing 737-800 B1791 was operating a flight from Kunming to Guanghzou when according to flight data, it entered a sudden steep dive and crashed into [read more]

Airbus A220-300 (Image: UK Aviation Media)
Aviation engineering news

ACG adds 20 A220s to its global lease fleet

Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has placed an order for 20 Airbus A220 airliners to boost its global aircraft leasing fleet. The order comes off the back of firm orders for 40 A320neo aircraft and 5 A321XLRs that were also recently announced affirming the lessor’s partnership with AIrbus. “We are delighted [read more]

Qatar Airways A350-900 arrives into Cardiff Airport
Aviation engineering news

Qatar Airways posts video as A350 row gets bitter

Qatar Airways (QR/QTR) has responded to Airbus cancelling its order for 50 A321neo aircraft by posting a video of paint damage to one of its Airbus A350 aircraft. Airbus disputes that the paint issue affects safety but Qatar Airways says that the Qatari regulator insisted it grounded affected aircraft. The [read more]