Articles by Stacey Van der Merwe

NEWS Aug 07, 2026 Hill Helicopters Fires Up First British Clean-Sheet Turbine Engine in Six Decades UK-based Hill Helicopters has completed the first run of its GT50 turboshaft, the first clean-sheet British helicopter turbine engine in 60 years. Read More →

NEWS Aug 03, 2026 FAA Certifies Boeing 737 MAX-7 After Nearly Decade-Long Review The FAA has certified Boeing's 737 MAX-7 after nearly 10 years of review, clearing the smallest MAX variant for commercial airline service. Read More →

NEWS Aug 03, 2026 Engineer Fired Over 17-Minute Singapore Airlines Delay Wins $28,000 in Unfair Dismissal Case A Singapore Airlines engineer sacked after rebooting a jet's system caused a 17-minute delay has been awarded $28,000 for unfair dismissal. Read More →

NEWS Jul 31, 2026 Pilot Smuggles 70,000 Ecstasy Pills While High on Meth and Cocaine, Facing Death Penalty Indonesian authorities arrested a Malaysian pilot carrying 70,000 ecstasy pills at Kualanamu airport. He tested positive for meth and cocaine and faces the death penalty. Read More →

NEWS Jul 30, 2026 WestJet Flight Attendants File 72-Hour Strike Notice Over Unpaid Work Dispute WestJet cabin crew have issued a 72-hour strike notice, escalating a contract fight centered on unpaid ground work and wages. Read More →

NEWS Jul 27, 2026 airBaltic Launches Swiss Subsidiary to Expand Pilot Employment and ACMI Operations airBaltic sets up a Swiss subsidiary to employ pilots under local contracts, supporting its growing international ACMI wet-lease business. Read More →

NEWS Jul 27, 2026 Southwest Airlines Partners With Chase to Launch Co-Branded Airport Lounges Southwest Airlines confirms plans to open premium airport lounges co-branded with Chase, marking a major shift for the traditionally no-frills carrier. Read More →

NEWS Jul 23, 2026 NTSB Warns Ryanair CEO O'Leary Over Early Comments on Malta 737 Depressurization US investigators criticize Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary for premature public remarks about the cause of a Boeing 737 depressurization incident near Malta. Read More →

NEWS Jul 22, 2026 LaGuardia Tower Alerts Pilots to Possible Shoulder-Fired Missile Threat Near Airport Air traffic controllers at LaGuardia warned inbound pilots about a reported rocket launcher near the airport. Authorities later cleared the alert. Read More →

NEWS Jul 21, 2026 Embraer Lands Orders for 28 E2 Jets at Farnborough as Abra Group Signs First Deal Embraer secured commitments for 28 E2 jets at the Farnborough Airshow, with Abra Group placing its first order for 20 E195-E2 aircraft. Read More →