Boeing delivered its 2,000th airplane to a Chinese operator on Friday, a 737 MAX for Xiamen Airlines. The milestone and the pace at which it was reached reflect the accelerating growth in the world’s largest commercial aviation market. Boeing delivered its first 1,000 airplanes to Chinese airlines over four decades. The next 1,000 Boeing jets…
Emirates, Etihad Airways, flydubai, Air Arabia and the Al Fursan aerobatic display team took to the skies in unison today to celebrate the UAE’s 47th National Day, as well as to commemorate the legacy and values of HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late founding father of the UAE. The formation flight is…
Frontier Airlines flight #F9260 from Vegas to Tampa suffered serious engine cowling damage. The Airbus A320 (N227FR) safely returned to Las Vegas shortly after takeoff.
VietJet aircraft performing flight #VJ356 from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot sustained substantial damage following a hard landing. The both wheels of the nose gear separated from the aircraft after a hard landing. The brand new Airbus A321neo (reg. VN-A653) was delivered 15 days earlier. After landing, passengers were evacuated via emergency slides after. Six…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has surprised passengers on a scheduled flight to Turkey by turning up as the plane’s co-pilot. The Dutch monarch was the co-pilot on duty on KLM flight #KL1613 from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Saturday. Only the KLM crew were notified in advance of the king’s…
A Japanese pilot found to be more than nine times over the legal alcohol limit before a scheduled flight from London Heathrow in October has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, police said Thursday. Katsutoshi Jitsukawa, 42, an employee of flag carrier Japan Airlines, was scheduled to fly from Heathrow to Tokyo on October…
Indigo Partners LLC and Wow air, the Icelandic airline based in Keflavik (Reykjavik), have agreed in principle for Indigo to invest in Wow. Following successful completion of due diligence, the parties would work to close as soon as practicable. Wow’s CEO and primary shareholder, Skuli Mogensen, would remain a principal investor in Wow upon completion of…
If you’re sick of your car, tired of catching the train and you don’t like hopping on and off commercial airliner flights, then perhaps it’s time you considered owning your own private aircraft. If you’ve got the money to pay for such a lavish form of transportation, why not? By investing in such a venture,…
German Air Force aircraft carrying German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Buenos Aires for G20 Summit diverted to Cologne due to a technical issue. The Airbus A340-300 (reg. 16+01) squawked 7600 (loss of a communication) and had to divert to Cologne/Bonn Airport. The German Chancellor Angela Merkel had to travel to Madrid to board commercial flight…
The Icelandair Group has scrapped its plans to acquire low-cost carrier rival WOW Air after both companies agreed it was the best course of action. Bogi Nils Bogason, Interim President & CEO of Icelandair Group revealed that “The planned acquisition of Icelandair Group of Wow air will not go through.” “The Board of Directors and…
British Airways flight #BA65 to Nairobi took off one hour late on schedule at 11:20 (local time) from London Heathrow but pilots noticed the landing gear could not retract. The Boeing 747-400 circled over the Kent then headed to The Channel to dump fuel and reduce weight for a safe landing. The aircraft (reg. G-CIVN)…
One Florida man vacationing in Switzerland was forced to hang on to his hang glider for dear life after the pilot reportedly forgot to attach the man to the aircraft, compelling him to clutch onto the glider with his bare hands at 4,000 feet for more than two minutes, in order to avoid what would…
