NEWS Emirates continues to show support for A380 with new order
Emirates has announced it has placed an order with manufacturer Airbus for an additional two new A380 aircraft, to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2017. Emirates already operates the world’s largest fleet of Airbus A380s, with 75 in service and a further 65 on firm order.
NEWS Michael O’Leary Eyeing A Ryanair Exit?
Speaking in a press event in Dublin yesterday, Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary stated that there is a “50-50” chance that he will retire as Ryanair CEO in 2019 when his 5 year contract expires. He insisted that he doesn’t plan to be hanging on until he’s 75 and said there is succession planning at Ryanair.…
VIDEO Russian Su-24 fly-by US Navy ship in Baltic sea
Russian Su-24 jets buzz USS Donald Cook. The planes made 20 passes of the US Navy ship, according to officials, passing within 1,000 yards at an altitude of just 100ft. The American ship had just left the Polish port of Gdynia and was in the Baltic Sea about 70 nautical miles off Kaliningrad.
NEWS Families of Germanwings Crash Victims Sue Flight School
The families of those killed when pilot of a Germanwings flight crashed into the Alps are suing a US flight school who trained pilot Andreas Lubitz. The suit is about the flight school’s failure to properly screen Andreas himself. The crash occurred last year in March when Lubitz locked the plane’s captain out of the…
BREAKING Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 flight #AS644 returns safely to Portland after losing pressure
A Boeing 737 that took off from Portland International Airport was forced to make an emergency landing after losing pressurization, according to firefighters. Alaska Airlines flight 644 took off from Portland for Phoenix at 9:18 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters said the plane lost pressurization at some point after takeoff. The Boeing 737 spent nearly two hours in…
NEWS Ryanair Launches Liverpool Winter Schedule For 2016/17
Ryanair launched their Winter 2016/17 schedule for Liverpool Airport with a new route to Sofia and 5 new winter services to Bergerac, Gran Canaria, Pisa, Porto & Szczecin as well as increased frequencies on flights to Alicante & Malaga. The announcement of this schedule will bring additional weekly departures during the Winter season and through…
NEWS Emirates Orders 2 More A380’s
Dubai state-owned carrier Emirates said on Wednesday that it has ordered an additional 2 Airbus A380 aircraft from Airbus for an estimated delivery of Q4 2017. This brings the airline’s total orders to 142 aircraft. The airline currently has 75 in service and are to receive another 67 more on firm order. The ordered aircraft…
NEWS Horizon Air Places Huge Embraer Order
Horizon Air today announced it will grow its fleet with the purchase of 30 new three-class Embraer E175 jets, which will fly exclusively for Alaska Airlines. The order, which also includes 33 options, will be delivered over three years starting next year, and is valued at $2.8 billion at Embraer’s current list price and represents…
NEWS airBaltic Increases C Series Order
The C Series CS300 aircraft’s first operator airBaltic and Bombardier have entered into a firm agreement to convert seven optional aircraft to firm orders as the Riga-based airline aims to transition to an all-bombardier fleet. This brings the airline’s total firm orders of the CS300 to 20 aircraft. The agreement follows the airline’s conversion of…
NEWS JetBlue Expands Mint Service
JetBlue have announced an expansion of their most popular service called Mint on their transcontinental routes, which creates an opportunity to introduce competition in east and west coast markets where customers are faced with very little choice in terms of airline operators. The expansion will bring the Mint experience to 4 cities for the first…
