Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Hainan Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first 787-9 Dreamliner. Hainan becomes China’s first operator of both the 787-8 and 787-9 variants of the Dreamliner family. Hainan Airlines, the largest privately owned airline in China, leased the airplane through an agreement with Air Lease Corporation (ALC). The delivery is…
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) has announced its Brussels-Atlanta service will resume from March 2017, doubling its network from Belgium. The U.S. airline currently operates a daily year-round service between Brussels and New York-JFK. The service, which will begin on March 26, 2017, will be the only nonstop flight between the Belgian capital and Atlanta and…
Flybe, Europe’s largest regional airline, is pleased to report that its third franchise partner, Blue Islands, took to the skies on Monday 6th June 2016 in its distinctive new operating colours. Vincent Hodder, Flybe’s Chief Revenue Officer said: “The start of Blue Islands’ Flybe franchise operation marks a significant milestone for both airlines, creating an…
Following the success of Delta Airlines’ Edinburgh Route, the US Carrier have announced plans to start a JFK-Glasgow Route starting in Summer 2017. The service will begin on May 25th, 2017, which will be the only nonstop flight between New York JFK and Glasgow and will operate daily throughout the Summer of 2017. “As a…
Ryanair flight from to Porto made an emergency landing Tuesday at about 17:00 in Cologne (Germany). The plane emergency landed after smoke was detected. Portuguese passengers told about a “burning smell” after takeoff. Source
Edinburgh Airport’s centenary celebrations continued with a Red Arrows flypast at the weekend – and the occasion was captured by two lucky plane-spotting competition winners. Ten Hawk aircraft from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team completed the pass over the airport. The jets flew in a wide formation known as the Wall, at a height of 500ft…
Yesterday, a storm paralyzed the airport during one hour. Several flights were canceled, others delayed. At 21:47, a ramp agent was struck by lightning on the tarmac of Frankfurt Airport. The man he was rolling away a Boeing from the gate B45. The lighting struck his headset connected to the pilots when he was standing by the plane. The a 44…
A U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft flying Tuesday in international airspace over the East China Sea was intercepted in an “unsafe manner” by a Chinese J-10 fighter jet, several defense officials tell CNN. The Chinese jet was never closer than 100 feet to the U.S. aircraft, but it flew with a “high rate of…
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will bid farewell to its last Fokker 70 (F70) on 29 October 2017, after 20 years of faithful service. KLM Cityhopper is renewing its fleet, which will consist entirely of more economical Embraer 190s and 175s by the autumn of 2017. KLM Cityhopper is Europe’s largest regional carrier, operating approximately 100,000…
Two F-16 fighters collided and crashed in Georgia late Tuesday, officials said. The South Carolina Air National Guard said the jets were performing “routine night-flying operations” when the incident occurred at around 9:15 p.m. ET over a military operating area in Jefferson County, Georgia. “The pilots of each of the single-seat aircraft ejected safely,” it…
Reuters is reporting an EgyptAir flight to China was forced to make an emergency landing in Uzbekistan few hours ago after the airline received a call claiming that there was a bomb on board, two Egyptian aviation officials said. The plane carrying 118 passengers to Beijing had been evacuated and searched. No explosives were found.
