One of China's biggest airlines, Sichuan Airlines will start operating Chengdu-Shenzhen-New York route with A330/A350 in October, twice a week. Sichuan Airlines made a deal with AerCap to lease three A350-900 aircrafts on September 19th, 2017. (www.minhangshi.com) 更多...
Because of several reasons, Hawalian Airlines will stop the route from Beijing to Honolulu on October 12th. Tourists from China can still choose Air China's direct flight or transfer at Osaka. (www.sohu.com) 更多...
Paul Njoroge says he believes Boeing should scrap the 737 Max, and he wants the company's top executives to resign and face criminal charges for not grounding the plane after a deadly accident last October. (www.ctvnews.ca) 更多...
Pilots for airlines owned by Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings who fly cargo for Amazon voiced their support for warehouse workers employed by the e-commerce giant who are on strike during Prime Day because the two groups share concerns they are overworked and underpaid. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
American Airlines' mechanics unions have urged the Federal Aviation Administration to assign additional inspectors to the carrier, saying a recent court order potentially threatens the safety of American's operation (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Zurich Airport risks losing its hub status if flight time restrictions are rolled out, warns the CEO of Lufthansa, the German parent company of Swiss International Air Lines. Carsten Spohr made the warning in an interview published on Sunday by the Swiss German-language weekly NZZ am Sonntag. He argues that bringing forward take-offs and landings by up to 25 minutes late in the evening, as is currently being discussed, would cause existential problems for hub operations at Zurich Airport. “We… (www.swissinfo.ch) 更多...
Uzbekistan Airways, the flag carrier of the nation, announced that later this month they will be flying directly between Tashkent International Airport and Frankfurt International Airport, as reported by Routes Online. What are Uzbekistan Airways? Uzbekistan Airways was founded back in 1992 after the country left the dissolving Soviet Union. Essentially, the airline was created from the remains of an Uzbekistan-based subsidy of Russian airline, Aeroflot. The new airline started with a fleet of… (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Air Zimbabwe is up in court to fight for ownership of two A320s. The two Airbus planes arrived at the carrier over seven years ago, but have barely been used yet. While the leasing company, South Jet, says Air Zimbabwe needs to pay for the planes, the carrier maintains that they were a donation and that South Jet need to release the paperwork to allow them to repair the planes. Air Zimbabwe is in a tug of war with the Isle of Man company South Jet over two Airbus A320s. The planes, which are… (simpleflying.com) 更多...
Irkut, the manufacturer of Russia's first single-aisle jet in western standards, plans to add two more MC-21 prototypes to its existing test fleet. Irkut continues the certification campaign for its MC-21 jet with three prototypes. One more aircraft is expected to leave the final assembly line soon to join the other three planes. It will be used for testing the PD-14 engines produced by the Russian engine manufacturer Aviadvigatel. The state-owned UAC (United Aircraft Corporation)… (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
Today, first Airbus A330neo of Hi Fly made its maiden flight at the manufacturer's Toulouse facilities in France. The Portuguese charter operator was initially expecting to take delivery of its first A330-900 in June but it will have to wait for a few weeks more until the aircraft receives its corporate livery and completes final ground and flight tests. The European wet-lease specialist currently has ten Airbus A330-900 in its order book. Two of them will join the airline's fleet this… (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair has updated its investors regarding the delays to deliveries of the high-density Boeing 737 MAX 200 that the carrier is expecting to receive once the worldwide grounding of the aircraft type is lifted. The airline's CEO, Michael O'Leary gave a lengthy comment, saying that Ryanair “remains committed to the 737 MAX aircraft, and now expects that it will return to flying service before the end of 2019, however, the exact date of this return remains… (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Emirates has announced that following lengthy government evaluations, services to Mexico City via Barcelona will begin. The airline's newest route will commence on a daily basis from December 9, with the airline opting to use the Boeing 777-200LR in its fleet. Last year, the Dubai-based carrier had dropped its plans to operate flights between Dubai (DXB) and Mexico City (MEX) via a stop in Barcelona (BCN). (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
With the lack of a dedicated crew rest, a single cabin configuration offering more seats than a 787-8 - the new vision of a 10 hour flight? An interesting article from the POV of flight crew about Airbus’s new sell on long haul travel. (www.google.ca) 更多...
She valet parked her 2008 Toyota 4Runner at Columbia Metropolitan Airport. When she returned a day later, Republic Parking employees advised her that they could not locate her car. (www.wistv.com) 更多...
Чечне на жилой дом рухнул самолет. Об этом во вторник, 16 июля, проинформировал портал Life со ссылкой на региональное МЧС. Легкомоторное воздушное судно протаранило частный дом в станице Новощедринской. Травмы различной степени тяжести получили четыре человека: пилот, две женщины и ребенок. Пострадавшим сейчас оказывается медицинская помощь. Они доставлены в больницу. Источник уточняет, что самолет применялся в хозяйственных целях. Однако пока нет информации, что стало причиной… (groznyi.sm-news.ru) 更多...
Relatives of people killed in the Boeing 737 Max crash in Indonesia last year have been cheated out of compensation, their lawyers say. (www.bbc.com) 更多...
Pakistan reopened its airspace on 15 July to all civil traffic, ending around six months of restrictions that impacted aircraft flying over the country. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Ryanair is warning of base cuts and closures because it expects to have only half the number of Boeing 737 Max jets in service for summer 2020 than it originally expected. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
Самолет Boing-737 авиакомпании «Победа», следовавший по маршруту Казань—Санкт-Петербург, вынужденно вернулся в аэропорт из-за неисправностей. Лайнер вылетел, согласно онлайн табло аэропорта, в 20:55 по местному времени (совпадает с московским), но через 30 минут приземлился в Казани. «В связи с задымлением салона и возможными неисправностями в левом двигателе самолет в 21:25 мск вернулся в аэропорт вылета»,— сообщили ТАСС в пресс-службе Приволжского следственного управления на транспорте СКР по… (www.kommersant.ru) 更多...
One of the biggest surprises of the Paris Air Show this year was the order commitment made by the International Airlines Group for 200 Boeing 737 MAX jets. (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
The state railway running Italy's Alitalia airline chose the Atlantia group of the Benetton empire as the final partner to work with the railway, the Italian treasury and Delta Air Lines on trying once again to relaunch the struggling flagship carrier. Ferrovie dello Stato said its board met Monday and settled on Atlantia after three other offers arrived. Alitalia declared bankruptcy two years ago and has long struggled against competition from low-cost carriers, failing to come up with a… (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
Several months ago, the Lufthansa Group had decided to adopt a uniformly white livery for all the airlines of the group, with only the tail and the titles differing from airline to airline. This would make it easier to transfer an aircraft from one airline to the other if needed for operational reasons. The new Lufthansa livery (with the disappearance of the yellow colour) was developed in line with that decision. Austrian Airlines also has adopted a so-called “euro-white” livery. SWISS has it… (www.aviation24.be) 更多...
Indian full-service airline Vistara said on Thursday it would launch its international flights in August, a year later than anticipated, with Singapore as its first destination. The carrier, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Ltd, will launch one daily flight from Delhi and one from Mumbai to the city-state, a popular destination for Indian travellers. The loss-making Vistara airline has said the launch of international flights, which will give it greater scale to grow, is… (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
United Airlines has further extended its suspension of all nonstop flights between the carrier's hub at Newark Liberty International Airport and both Mumbai and Delhi in India. The move by the airline on Monday marks the third time United has extended a service suspension to India that was first announced in April. The suspension extends now until Oct. 26. Said a United spokesman on Monday: “Due to the continued restriction of Pakistani airspace, we are extending our suspension of Delhi and… (www.bizjournals.com) 更多...
Photos shared on Twitter show a plane in Ryanair colours outside Boeing's manufacturing base, with the name 737 Max replaced by 737-8200 (www.bbc.com) 更多...
There is something new between Gates A4 and A6 at San Francisco International (SFO). Entering through doors marked with small Speedmarque logos leading to a small room with a modest reception desk, guests are surprised with an airy, bright space filled elegant furnishings. This is the new British Airways (BA) lounge at SFO. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
Canadian Leisure carrier, Air Transat, has pushed forward its last Airbus A310 flight to April 27, 2020. Only six A310s remain in operation at Air Transat. At its peak, the airline’s A310 fleet consisted of 14 planes. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
JetBlue Airways today announced the airline is celebrating Bastille Day with seats now on sale to Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean (worldairlinenews.com) 更多...
It's an unlikely location for an international airport, but the northeastern tip of this rocky Canadian isle is one of the world's most significant aviation destinations. (www.cnn.com) 更多...
Elleston Trevor referenced this in his 1964 novel, which was later brought to the film, "The Flight of the Phoenix". It's the story of an air crew that, after crash-landing in the Sahara Desert, manages to repair their aircraft and fly to safety. The "Flight of the Phoenix" may have been fiction, but in the real world, aircraft have, on rare occasions, managed to make unlikely, almost miraculous, comebacks. The extreme climatic conditions of some of the world's most… (www.msn.com) 更多...
With the new weekly flight, Azul hub in the Northeast gains more importance and reaches 29 destinations served; operations will be carried out with the company's modern E-Jets... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
JetBlue flight is evacuated at Newark Airport after prankster sends picture of a SUICIDE VEST to every iPhone on board - including the flight attendants Two flight attendants along with every passenger who had an iPhone received a photo of a suicide vest or of someone wearing a suicide vest It led to evacuation of JetBlue Flight 573 to Tampa just as it was about to take off Happened around 7:45am at Newark on Saturday when flight attendants saw pic Plane returned to gate and 150 passengers… (www.dailymail.co.uk) 更多...
As Boeing continues to grapple with new software problems on its 737 MAX line, Ryanair has started taking pre-emptive action of its own. (www.gatechecked.com) 更多...
The abrupt cancellation of 30 Swoop flights over the first 10 days in July sparked anger and confusion, with some customers paying out-of-pocket to salvage travel plans. New federal air passenger protection regulations, which roll out Monday, aim to cut down on customer confusion by laying out clear compensation amounts and treatment standards for mishaps involving all airlines. But rules covering cancelled and delayed flights won't take effect until December. The regulations also face two… (www.cbc.ca) 更多...
Police at Heathrow Airport are investigating how a 12-year-old boy slipped through security and managed to board a British Airways flight to Los Angeles without a ticket or boarding pass. The unaccompanied child, who had no travel documents, mingled with passengers getting on the flight and was only spotted when cabin crew asked to see his boarding pass in order to direct him to his seat. The mystery youngster, who is thought to be Dutch, was not travelling with his parents, and refused to… (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
Delta Air Lines almost bought the troubled Boeing 737 Max aircraft, which was grounded worldwide earlier this year after its software was implicated in two crashes in five months that killed nearly 350 people. (www.google.com) 更多...
Cancellations are rising because United was counting on receiving more Max jets this year, but Boeing suspended deliveries in March. (chicago.suntimes.com) 更多...
The first of 12 Airbus A220-300s that EgyptAir’s subsidiary EgyptAir Express will receive has rolled out of Airbus’ paint shop in Mirabel, Canada, as part of a fleet overhaul. (airlinegeeks.com) 更多...
The RCAF has narrowed the contenders to five possible names for the upcoming CC-295 Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue aircraft. The RCAF Commander will have the final say, but if you were the Commander, which of these names would you choose? We’ll share the results with the commander, and he'll take them into consideration when he makes his final decision later this year. (rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca) 更多...
Whether you prefer the thrill of beginning a journey, or the satisfaction of completing one, may have something to do with age. (www.nytimes.com) 更多...
