For the first time since the beginning of the economic sanctions, two Russian airlines have asked the Ministry of Transport for permission to return some aircraft to foreign lessors. The applications were submitted in April and May, but the ministry has yet to respond. Request to return the MAX One of the Russian airlines was S7, which wished to return two Boeing 737 MAX. The two aircraft are currently not certified, and any operation of the aircraft type was banned due to the two fatal… (www.msn.com) 更多...
India's largest airline faced major delays Saturday as cabin crew flocked to a rival's job fair, local media reports. Less than half of IndiGo's flights ran on time on Saturday, aviation ministry data showed. The disruption comes amid ongoing travel chaos, as airlines battle COVID staff shortages. Over 50% of flights operated by budget Indian airline, IndiGo, were delayed on Saturday after a substantial number of staff called in sick to attend a rival airline's job fair,… (www.msn.com) 更多...
Europe's Airbus has raised the stakes in a dispute with Qatar Airways over damage to the painted surface of long-haul A350 jets by revoking the contract for a fourth airplane, three people familiar with the matter said. The two companies are locked in a dispute over the impact of surface scars on the jets, with Airbus insisting the aircraft are safe and the Gulf carrier claiming there are unanswered questions over airworthiness and refusing to take deliveries. In May, a British judge… (www.msn.com) 更多...
A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300ER was forced to make evasive maneuvers while approaching São Paulo yesterday when an unmanned hot air balloon drifted into the aircraft’s approach path... (www.aviationweekly.org) 更多...
After an 11-month closure, Jackson Hole (JAC) airport finally reopened on June 28. Closed on April 11— typically a downtime for the airport in passenger traffic—renovations were made to the security lines and runway. In a press release from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released on Tuesday, it was announced that the airport began screening travelers in this newly-renovated security checkpoint with a computed tomography (CT) scanner to screen travelers' carry-on luggage.… (aeroxplorer.com) 更多...
Spirit Airlines has won 16 peak-hour runway timings (or slots) at New York's Newark Airport. Spirit Airlines faced down competition from JetBlue for all 16 slots and Alaska Airlines for four of the slots. But the US Department of Transportation (DOT) found that Spirit Airlines was best able to provide competition with all 16 timings, consistent with the Department of Justice's original competition remedy. The 16 slots will allow Spirit Airlines to offer eight services a day in and out… (www.msn.com) 更多...
