Hi Fly, an European Airline specialized in widebody aircraft wet lease to other airlines and governments on a global basis, received its first Airbus A380, the world’s largest and most spacious airliner. The arrival is a major event for the Company, making it the 4th European airline operating the model, the 14th global operator and the first…
Boeing will buy a controlling stake in the commercial aircraft arm of Brazilian planemaker Embraer under a new $4.75-billion joint venture, the companies said on Thursday, cementing a global passenger jet duopoly. The new company, encompassing Embraer’s commercial aircraft and services businesses, should make Boeing the market leader for smaller passenger jets, creating stiffer competition…
Japanese airline ANA said it will cancel 113 domestic flights between July 6 through July 12 to inspect Rolls-Royce engines for compressor issues that have led to service interruptions for airlines globally. The affected Rolls Royce Trent 1000 engines are used on ANA’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner jets, the Japanese airline told reporters on Wednesday. A…
Virgin Atlantic has announced that it will withdraw flights between Dubai and London Heathrow from March 31, 2019. The airline said it has made the “difficult decision” after conducting a thorough review of its network. “Flying between Dubai and London is no longer economically viable due to a combination of external factors,” the airline said…
This November, NASA will reopen the booming debate as part of its partnership with Lockheed Martin to build a test aircraft that’ll fly with a quieter sonic boom. Though the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (its official designation will be the X-59 QueSST) won’t fly until 2022, November’s tests will use an existing F/A-18 to produce a…
Passengers on a Thomas Cook flight from Zante to London were forced to wait in a delayed aircraft for three hours in such bad conditions that some people vomited and passed out from the heat and lack of air conditioning. People on board included pregnant women and mothers with young children who began to ‘melt’…
An EasyJet passenger was pinned to the ground after headbutting an air steward while being removed from a delayed flight to Mallorca. Shocking footage shows the man lying on the ground at the plane entrance as several security guards pull on him in an attempt to remove him. It is believed the flight was delayed for two…
A critically ill passenger died during a Qantas flight from London to Sydney in the early hours of Friday morning. A Qantas spokesperson confirmed that the female passenger, who received treatment from medics and cabin crew including CPR, has died. The flight made an emergency landing in Adelaide at about 3:50am due to the incident,…
Korean Air Boeing 777-300 (reg. HL7573) flight #KE703 from Seoul Incheon suffered serious damage to the right main gear axle. The Boeing 777-300 landed on runway 16L and was stopped on taxiway. The passengers disembarked on the taxiway and were bussed to the terminal.
