Adding to a grim January for the manufacturer comes the news that Boeing booked no new orders for the month for the first time in nearly 60 years.

Looking for a juicy read involving airline execs, Airbus and bribery allegations? Well, consider yourself well and truly juiced with this.

This week’s Aviation Wrap is brought to you by Travel Weekly’s roving reporter, who has decided to wear compression socks with thongs to the office today. It’s not a good look.

To celebrate our first Aviation Wrap of the year, we’re reporting from a private jet on our way to a beach party in Ibiza. Just kidding – it’s the first week back and we’re three down on a batch brew of cold coffee.

Travel Weekly has tried its best to make sense of this totally bonkers story, but we can’t promise you’ll be able to comprehend it after reading.

Qantas is getting ready to make history yet again when it flies the second stage of Project Sunrise.

In unrelated news, Travel Weekly’s editor is celebrating International Coffee Day with a Frank Body scrub experience, three ristrettos and a few chocolate-coated coffee beans.

Kick-off this week’s round-up of aviation news with Emirates’ hilarious take on mid-air “fouls” as the airline teams up with famous ref Nigel Owens. All this and MUCH more awaits here.

Proof that not all bad aviation news involves Boeing comes this story about a popular Airbus aircraft that is encountering a similar issue to that plaguing the 737 MAX.

Airbus has taken a leaf – a feather even – out of nature’s playbook by putting forward an ambitious eco-conscious concept aircraft for the future of air travel.

Qantas will take a peek at the rear spars of its big-mumma jets after an international AD was issued over “fine” cracks being found in the wings.

A low-cost carrier that nine-out-of-ten of us will never fly on, has elected to cancel its Boeing 737 MAX order. Read on to find out why.