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2023 Ends With Zero Fatal Jet Accidents Worldwide

As 2023 drew to a close, data from aviation safety organisations confirmed what had become increasingly evident throughout the year: commercial jet aviation had completed twelve consecutive months without a single fatal accident or hull loss. Across more than 32 million commercial flights operated globally, not one jet airliner had been destroyed in a fatal accident — a record that safety analysts described as without precedent and that stood in striking contrast to the highly publicised safety concerns that would emerge in the following year.
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Boeing Sweeps Dubai Air Show with Record Orders

The Dubai Air Show in November 2023 produced one of the biggest collections of aircraft orders in the event’s history, with Boeing securing deals worth more than $52 billion. The show was a clear sign that the aviation industry had returned to full confidence after the COVID-19 pandemic, with airlines ordering new jets in large numbers to meet growing passenger demand.
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China Certifies the World’s First Electric Air Taxi for Passenger Flights

EHang EH216-S autonomous electric air taxi in flight

China has made aviation history. On 13 October 2023, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) gave its official stamp of approval to the EHang EH216-S — making it the world’s first electric air taxi to receive a type certificate from a national aviation authority.

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Forged Documents, Real Aircraft: The AOG Technics Parts Fraud

Aircraft engine components on a workshop bench in an aviation maintenance hangar

A fraud investigation centred on a small UK aircraft parts broker has sent ripples through the global aviation maintenance industry. In September 2023, a High Court ruling and a Federal Aviation Administration notice brought the full scale of the AOG Technics scandal into sharp relief — revealing that tens of thousands of engine components had been sold with forged safety certificates, and that aircraft carrying those parts remained in service.

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UK Air Traffic Failure Strands 700,000 Passengers

easyJet, British Airways and Ryanair jets parked at Gatwick gates beside the control tower in early morning light

On Monday 28 August 2023, the busiest travel day of the British summer, the United Kingdom’s air traffic control system suddenly stopped working properly. A single faulty flight plan caused the failure, and the problem quickly spread across the whole country. More than 700,000 passengers had their journeys disrupted. Continue reading UK Air Traffic Failure Strands 700,000 Passengers

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FAA 5G Deadline Forces Airlines to Upgrade Altimeters

A Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 on short final approach over the runway in light dawn mist

On 1 July 2023, a long-awaited deadline finally arrived for airlines operating in the United States. From that day, any aircraft landing in poor visibility had to carry an upgraded radio altimeter — an instrument that measures an aircraft’s height above the ground. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had decided not to delay the rule any further. Continue reading FAA 5G Deadline Forces Airlines to Upgrade Altimeters