How year-end losses skewed our review of airline safety performance in 2024
An otherwise solid set of airline safety statistics through much of 2024 was transformed by two deadly losses, while pilot action elsewhere kept the final figures from being much worse.
Embraer hails KC-390 success 10 years on from twinjet’s debut flight
Embraer has marked 10 years since the first flight of its C/KC-390 Millennium tactical transport, as it prepares to increase production on the back of recent strong international orders.
Azul concludes restructuring with ‘extinction’ of $2.1bn debt
Brazilian carrier Azul has concluded its restructuring process by agreeing with bondholders, lessors and aircraft manufacturers to eliminate R$12.3 billion ($2.1 billion) in debt.
Uruguayan start-up SUA to lease A220 fleet from Air Baltic
Latvia’s Air Baltic is to provide the initial fleet for a Uruguayan start-up carrier branded SUA Lineas Aereas, which aims to commence operations later this year.
Azul and Gol exploring potential business combination
Abra Group and Brazilian carrier Azul have entered a memorandum of understanding to explore a combination that would create Brazil’s largest airline via a tie-up with Gol.
Uruguay firms up order for five additional Super Tucanos
Uruguay has firmed up an option for five Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos, taking its total acquisition of the Brazilian-built type to six aircraft.
US government sanctions president of Venezuelan airline Conviasa
The US government has slapped economic sanctions on a top Venezuelan aviation official who also heads state-owned airline Conviasa, part of a broader move targeting officials the USA deems as enabling the illegitimate government of president Nicolas Maduro.
How did airline safety rank in 2024, after high-profile December losses?
Last year saw more airline fatal accidents and fatalities worldwide than any 12-month period since 2018, raising the question as to whether a decade or so of safety performance improvement has begun to reverse.
Avianca 787 depressurisation probe finds air-con system misassembled during MRO
Investigators analysing a depressurisation incident involving a transatlantic Avianca Boeing 787-8 have disclosed that an air-conditioning system was misassembled during maintenance work a few days before.
Crashed Azerbaijan E190 flight recorders to be read by Brazilian investigators
Brazilian investigation authority CENIPA will have the crucial responsibility of extracting information from the flight recorders of the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 which crashed in Kazakhstan.