A senior Kenya Airways pilot has paid the ultimate price for his heroic efforts to evacuate Kenyans stranded in the Covid-19-hit New York City. Captain Daudi Kimuyu Kibati, who was taken ill on March 29, died on April 1, a week after performing his last international assignment. His death was announced by Health Cabinet Secretary…
Airbus is considering a sharp reduction in the production of its A320 family single-aisle aircraft due to industrial and delivery problems due to the coronavirus crisis, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday. Two of the people said Airbus may have to reduce its official monthly rate of 60 A320-famiy jets by as…
This coronavirus crisis is so much more severe than past downturns in the industry that there’s a good chance there could be a new round of mergers and airline failures that the industry has gone through in the past. “In the near term, we’re going to see a shakeout,” said Joe Schwieterman, a transportation expert…
(file picture) The leader of the Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris, accused unidentified Americans of swooping in with cash to secure shipments already promised to French buyers. “We lost an order to the Americans who outbid us on a shipment that we had lined up,” said Valerie Pecresse, the chief of France’s most populous region.…
Heathrow Airport is going to shut down one of its two runways and operate take offs and landings from just one runway. With countries around the world banning travel and the British Government advising against travel outside the country, the number of flights leaving Heathrow has fallen dramatically, leading to the decision to shut down…
Emirates will resume operating some passenger flights next week after it suspended operations on March 25. The airline got approval from UAE authorities to begin flying a limited number of passenger flights starting April 6 and will initially only carry travelers outbound from the UAE, Emirates chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said in…
German investigators have detailed an approach incident at Frankfurt Main. The flight was conducted in accordance with instrument flight rules from Phuket Airport, Thailand to Frankfurt/Main Airport. It was a scheduled passenger flight. During the approach to runway 07R the minimum altitude was undershot and a go-around procedure conducted. At 1945 hrs the airplane landed…
Fold and Fly offers 44 models of paper planes. It therefore contains extremely detailed instructions including photos of each stage, a printable PDF and the presentation of the movements on video.
Moray Council has confirmed plans have been put in place to use an old aircraft hangar at Kinloss as a temporary mortuary during the outbreak. The space, which used to house Nimrod spy planes, would only be used in the “worst case” senario if there are a large number deaths in the local area. The…
Scottish airline Loganair has begun flying into London Heathrow for the first time. It has transferred its regular link between Isle of Man and London from City Airport (which is temporarily closed) to Heathrow. Loganair is using Terminal 5, the home of British Airways, which has consolidated its Heathrow operations at T5. The single flight…
Current KLM aircraft parked at Amsterdam Schiphol: 13 x Airbus A330 15 x Boeing 777-200 fleet 7 x Boeing 747-400 17 x Embraer 175 15 x Embraer 190 34 x Boeing 737
