Ryanair is asking French airports to remove or reduce taxes until October 2021 in order to resume flight operations. In a letter signed by Niall O’Connor, Director of Route Development, the Irish airline says it is preparing to relaunch its operations “as soon as the travel restrictions are lifted by the States”. Reading O’Connor, it…
An aircraft had to make an emergency landing after one engine caught fire and the other stalled due to a fuel additive error, a report has found. The plane took off from Gatwick Airport on 26 February after an engineer using an internet calculator added 37 times too much of the chemical, the Air Accidents…
Ryanair planes won’t return to the skies if the airline is forced to leave the middle seat empty, Michael O’Leary, has said. O’Leary said that Ryanair had already told the Irish government that if it imposes the restriction, then “either the government pays for the middle seat or we won’t fly”. The Dublin-based carrier’s business…
As Air France already planned the retirement of its Airbus A380 fleet by 2022, the Covid-19 crisis makes the near future uncertain. As a result of a reduction in capacity, Air France has grounded its entire Airbus 380 fleet in the past weeks. F-HPJC has arrived in Tarbes, France from Abu Dhabi (after maintenance) for…
A Russian fighter jet was scrambled from the Hmeymim air base in Syria to shadow a US reconnaissance plane flying over the neutral waters of the Mediterranean Sea towards Russia’s military facilities, the Defense Ministry of Russia reported on Monday. “On April 19, the Russian equipment controlling the airspace over the neutral waters of the…
Air Canada announced that the airline will suspend scheduled service to the U.S. Air Canada announced that it will suspend scheduled service to the U.S. after April 26 as a result of the agreement between the governments of Canada and the United States to extend border restrictions by an additional 30 days, effective today. Air…
A Titan Airways, Airbus A318 has landed on St Helena today, bringing long-awaited Covid-19 test kits and other medical supplies. The aircraft was also carrying approximately 10 passengers, including three new medical workers to supplement the island’s health service. St Helena’s regular air service, provided by SA Airlink, is currently suspended while South Africa is…
Emirates Airbus A380 descended below glideslope to 400 feet on approach to Moscow. On 10 September 2017, an Emirates Airbus A380-861 Aircraft, registration mark A6-EEZ, operated a scheduled passenger flight EK131, from Dubai International Airport to Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow. There were a total of 448 persons onboard,comprising 422 passengers, two flight crewmembers, and 24…
Germany has officially confirmed to the United States that it would acquire 45 F / A-18 Super Hornets from Boeing to replace part of the Panavia Tornado fleet. Germany will order 45 fighter aircraft from Boeing to replace the Luftwaffe’s aging Tornado jets, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Sunday. Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer emailed her…
Despite the measures, the Board of these companies are left with no choice but to apply for bankruptcy. Due to the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) most countries have advised against or have banned non-essential travel. The closure of borders and quarantine restrictions has effectively brought the entire airline industry to a halt. Consequently,…
United Airlines will sell and lease back 22 planes to Bank of China (BOC) Aviation, a statement from the aircraft investor released to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange said on Sunday. The deal involves six Boeing 787-9 aircraft and 16 Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft from United Airlines, the statement said. The Singapore-based BOC Aviation did…
