The aircraft, an A321neo produced in Hamburg, Germany, was delivered to Indian airline IndiGo. IndiGo is the world’s biggest customer for the A320neo Family with orders totaling 430 aircraft. Since its first NEO was delivered in March 2016, its fleet of A320neo Family has grown into the world’s largest with 96 aircraft operating alongside 129…
A plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Rostov-on-Donafter, Russia a passenger announced he had a gun on board. The man boarded the flight without suspicion at Moscow Sheremetyevo international airport for the Aeroflot flight yesterday. But he then informed a flight attendant he was armed before the pilot immediately requested an emergency…
Airlines in Japan will cancel more than 1,500 domestic flights on Saturday due to a powerful typhoon. Japan Airlines will cancel 513 flights across the country including most to and from Haneda and Narita airports. All Nippon Airways will cancel 490 flights including all to and from Haneda and Narita. The other affected carriers are…
A plane operated by Silverstone Air has skidded off the runway at Wilson Airport in the capital Nairobi. Witnesses say the aircraft lost its way during take-off to Mombasa on Friday morning. Images from the scene showed that the aircraft plunged into a thicket, hitting some trees and breaking part of its wing, before being…
Aeroflot canceled its 2007 order for 22 Dreamliners: 18 of the smaller 787-8s and four 787-9s. The lost order is a cause for concern in Everett because the 787 backlog is dwindling fast as the company aims to roll out the planes at a rate of 14 jets per month. Boeing now has a total…
In a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission in the United States, the carrier said it anticipates impending software updates to the aircraft will lead to re-certification “later this year”. American Airlines is one of three United States-based carriers – including United Airlines and Southwest – ordered by the FAA to all Boeing 737…
A climate change protester has climbed on to a British Airways plane preparing for take-off, as Extinction Rebellion activists seek to “shut down” London City airport. Sources from the group have identified the activist as James Brown, a paralympian in his early fifties who is registered as visually impaired and won bronze in the London…
Air Transat, launched its inaugural transatlantic service with its recently delivered Airbus A321LR. The long-range single-aisle jet will take off from Toronto-Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to London-Gatwick (LGW). On October 31, Air Transat’s A321LRs will also debut on the YYZ to Glasgow (GLA) route, followed by a daily YYZ to LGW rotation that will become…
An Extinction Rebellion protester got on board a plane a London City Airport today as flight passengers braced for chaos with the climate activists. Police had arrested 12 people with the demonstration just 30 minutes old this morning as video footage showed people involved in the ‘Fly Today, No Tomorrow’ protest being dragged away by…
Turkey launched offensive in northern Syria with air strikes. Turkish warplanes have bombed parts of north-eastern Syria at the start of an offensive which could lead to conflict with Kurdish-led allies of the US. The NOTAM says: FOLLOW ALONG BORDER OF TURKISH-SYRIA. IT IS STRICTLY ADVISED NOT TO MAKE AVOIDANCE MANEUVERES TOWARDS THIS AREA. Turkey’s…
Boeing secured the first new order in months for one of its grounded 737 MAX planes in September, the company said on Tuesday, as it reported total deliveries for the first nine months of 2019 that were just half those a year ago. It said on Tuesday that an unidentified business jet customer had ordered…
The airline is conducting an investigation after both pilots were filming the fireworks above the stadium (approximately 400 meters from the glide path) while the aircraft was approaching the runway, on auto-pilot.
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