Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson met with Boeing executives in Renton, Washington on Thursday and tested revised software in a simulator. Next week, he will meet with around 50 aviation safety regulators in Montreal to discuss the status of the plane, which has been grounded worldwide since March in the aftermath of two fatal…
Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary gave a pessimistic outlook for the resumption by Boeing of deliveries of its grounded 737 Max, saying the carrier has frozen payments to the manufacturer and started talks on recouping costs of the delay. Deliveries of the aircraft will likely slip “another couple of months” to March or April, he said…
United flight #UA22 from Dublin to New York Newark was forced to turn around over Atlantic after a medical emergency affecting a pilot. The Boeing 787-10 (reg. N12006) turned around after 1h30 into flight and diverted to Shannon after one of the pilot suffered chest pains. Two other pilots on board managed to land the…
A Vietnam Airlines flight was within one minute of landing at Melbourne Airport on Thursday morning when air traffic controllers noticed the Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s landing gear was still up. Air safety officials have launched an investigation into the incident, regarded as extremely serious because the plane came so close to the ground without landing…
Virgin Atlantic said on Wednesday it is hoping to add over 80 new routes to its network after a third runway is built at London’s Heathrow Airport to challenge the dominance of British Airways owner IAG at the airport. Heathrow’s expansion is scheduled for completion in 2026 after lawmakers voted strongly in favour of the…
On September 19, pilots of T’way flight #TW123 asked for ground assistance upon landing. The Boeing 737-800 (reg. HL8056) was performing flight #TW123 from from Seoul, South Korea to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Pilots said that during approach to runway 25R, a loud noise was heard in front of the aircraft at an altitude…
A Jetstar flight bound for Bali was forced to turn around and head to Melbourne after pilots noticed a crack appearing in the windshield. The Boeing 787-10 (reg. VH-VKE) took off from Sydney International Airport just before 5pm on Wednesday and was flying over the Northern Territory when the mid-air emergency unfolded. A spokeswoman said…
After Aigle Azur collapsed nearly 2 weeks ago, XL Airways was the other French airline facing financial difficulties. XL Airways has stopped selling. Takeover offers have to be sent until 27 September, as the airline can’t continue to fly later than 26 September 2019 in the evening with the current treasury. UPDATE All flights could…
The new head of the Federal Aviation Administration is planning to test out Boeing’s software changes to its beleaguered 737 Max planes in a simulator this week, he said Monday. The 737 Max has been grounded since mid-March after two fatal crashes within five months of one another. Investigators implicated flight-control software that repeatedly pushed…
According to the International Society of Women Airline Pilots, Just over 5% of airline pilots worldwide are female. However in India, that figure soars to 13%, a surprising leader when it comes to equality in aviation. Air travel in India has been growing at a torrid pace as of late. Over the first six months…
French authorities say a Belgian F-16 fighter jet has crashed in a populated area in western France and one of its pilots is caught on a high-voltage electricity line. A spokesman for the regional prefecture, or administration, told The Associated Press that the plane crashed Thursday in the town of Pluvigner in Brittany. The plane…
A Ukrainian court has released a potentially key witness to the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 five years ago. Volodymyr Tsemakh was seized earlier this year from a separatist-held part of Ukraine. He is reported to have played a key role in the rebels’ air defences.
