Norwegian Air will restart flights to and from UK airports from July 1 “as a result of increased customer demand”. The airline will resume flights on 76 routes halted during the coronavirus outbreak and bring back into service 12 of its mothballed aircraft on top of the eight already flying, as European countries reopen and…
Air France plans to offer about 8,300 staff incentives to leave the airline, in a bid to cut costs without stirring a political backlash after receiving a massive state bailout, people familiar with the proposal said. The Air France-KLM unit will seek the voluntary exit of around 300 pilots, 2,000 cabin crew and 6,000 ground…
A snake was found near the tyres of a private airline jet at Islamabad International Airport. The crew of a private airline became frightened when they saw a snake near the plane at the Islamabad International Airport. Civil aviation personnel removed the snake from the runway with the help of sticks. The plane bound for…
As air traffic is slowly resuming, the CEO of Eurocontrol gave more details. Eamonn Brennan said there were 7,810 flights in the network yesterday. it was 1,110 flights more than one week ago. Paris CDG was the busiest airport with 355 flights, followed by Frankfurt airport with 306 flights.
South African Airways has returned 17 aircraft to lessors so far. This is because the lessors have elected to initiate the termination of the leases, the state-owned airline’s business rescue practitioners confirmed on Friday. The aircraft returned include four A319s; three A340-300s; three A340-600s; five A330-200s and two B737s. The airline is now left with…
An aircraft collided with another plane on the tarmac, at Aberdeen International Airport, UK. Aberdeen International Airport Fire and Rescue vehicles were in attendance at the scene and emergency service workers could be seen cordoning off the area. A collision occurred between an ex-Flybe Bombardier Q400 aircraft and a Loganair Embraer 145. And, is now…
Beijing cancelled at least 1,255 inbound and outbound flights on Wednesday, representing nearly 70% of all services, as fears grow over a new coronavirus outbreak. City officials have urged residents not to leave the city, and several provinces have quarantined travellers from Beijing after more than 130 new cases were confirmed in the capital in…
