The new Airbus Asia Training Centre (AATC), a joint venture owned 55% by Airbus and 45% by Singapore Airlines (SIA), was officially opened in Singapore today. The opening ceremony was hosted by Fabrice Brégier, President and Chief Executive Officer, Airbus and Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Airlines, in the presence of S Iswaran,…
Jet2 flight LS232 was on route into Leeds from Barcelona and had 2 failed attempts at landing due to wind. The first attempt was an unstable approach and the second was wind shear at 500ft causing a +25kt speed increase which caused the second go around. Aircraft diverted to Doncaster due to low fuel.
Etihad Airways and Avianca, one of Latin’s leading airlines have announced a codesharing agreement to expand services from Abu Dhabi to South America. Under this agreement made between the two airlines, Etihad Airways will place it’s “EY” IATA code on Avianca operated flights between Bogota and London Heathrow & Madrid Barajas, whereas Avianca will place…
CFM International delivered the first two production engines (a shipset) for Airbus on April 2, two days ahead of schedule. This delivery paves the way for installation on the first customer aircraft and for entry into service by mid-year. The name of the initial LEAP/A320neo delivery customer will be disclosed at a later date. The…
Cobalt Airlines is a new airline based in Cyprus that has appeared into the market very recently. They have plans to launch flights in the Summer and have the true ambition of turning Cyprus into “a major transit point”. They aim to be “bold, colourful, innovative and technologically advanced” as well as “strive to exceed…
Commencing on July 1st 2016, Hong Kong Airlines will be launching direct services between Hong Kong and Narita Airport twice daily with their Airbus A330 aircraft. Tokyo will be the airline’s 7th destination in Japan, which will further strengthen the airline’s portfolio within Asia. Mr. Li Dianchun, Chief Commercial Officer of Hong Kong Airlines said,…
Air France has landed in Tehran (reporters not allowed on the runway …) pic.twitter.com/zJSt53cLuT — Golnar Motevalli (@golnarM) 17 avril 2016 Air France flight crew in Tehran. Trousers and headscarves included. pic.twitter.com/tAzOyUwtyf — Golnar Motevalli (@golnarM) 17 avril 2016
A US Air Force reconnaissance plane was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 jet in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner while in international airspace over the Baltic Sea, the Pentagon said. “The US aircraft was operating in international airspace and at no time crossed into Russian territory,” Laura Seal, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said of Thursday’s incident.…
Last night the Iberia A330-200 flight #IB6012 with from Montevideo to Madrid 268 passengers on board diverted to Fortaleza due to a cabin fire. All passengers and crew are fine.
Brussels Airport have announced that they will fully re-open in June after suffering extensive damage after the suicide attacks on the airport killing 16. The CEO Arnaud Feist told Le Soir Newspaper the following: “We will be 100 per cent operational again in June. But it will be a basic service; the facilities will not be fully…
Denver Airport have announced huge cancellations of more than 800 flights out of their airport due to a blizzard that has hit the airport. The airport is to expect between 9-16 inches of snow throughout the rest of the weekend. United Airlines also said in a statement that they are cancelling all inbound and outbound…
