Ryanair posted disappointing traffic numbers for September, primarily due to weak air travel demand stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. This Ireland-based carrier reported a 64% year-over-year plunge in September traffic to merely 5.1 million passengers. Ryanair operated approximately 53% of the normal September schedule with a load factor of 71%. On a rolling-annual basis, total…
September traffic figures at Norwegian Air have been heavily influenced by lower demand caused by new and stricter travel restrictions across Europe. A total of 319,370 customers chose to fly with the carrier last month, a decrease of 90 per cent compared to the same period last year. Capacity, measured in available seat kilometres, was…
On the occasion of World Teacher’s Day, Qatar Airways will give away 21,000 complimentary tickets to teachers to thank them for their vital work in educating young people worldwide during the challenges brought by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The giveaway will open at 04.00 AM on 5 October and close at 03:59 on 8 October…
Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350-1000 “Queen of Hearts” has been damaged at London Heathrow. The nose gear of the aircraft has been damaged during tug maneuver. The pins holding a bar on the gear that the tow bar attaches to have fallen out. The right hand tyre of the front landing gear was damaged during the…
SpiceJet on Monday announced it will operate non-stop flights connecting Delhi and Mumbai with London from December 4, making it the first Indian low-cost carrier to operate flights to the UK. Notably, the Delhi-London flight and the Mumbai-London flight will operate under the air bubble agreement with the UK. “SpiceJet will use an Airbus A330-900…
A ban on regular, scheduled international air travel to and from the country has been extended to October 31 International flights from India are expected to be fully operational by the first quarter of 2021, according to the country’s Minister of Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri. It comes as India extended a ban on regular,…
Airbus Corporate Jets has launched the ACJ TwoTwenty business jet, creating a whole new market segment “The Xtra Large Bizjet.” This offer includes for the first time a flexible cabin catalogue, addressing the requirements of the heavy and long-range business jet categories. “We are proud to extend the ACJ product Family with the launch of…
Delta Air Lines is among airlines Boeing Co has approached to buy dozens of 737 MAX jets built for clients that have since scrapped their orders. As the 737 MAX edges closer to commercial flight after an 18-month grounding, Boeing is scrambling to find buyers for the so-called “white tails” – jets painted white, awaiting…
The test pilot Keith Hartley flew at 500 knots in a Tornado aircraft with the canopy off. In 1988, the test pilot Keith Hartley flew at 500 knots in a Tornado aircraft with the canopy off, testing the emergency escape procedures of the jet. The photo is featuring Pilot Keith Hartley conducting the ‘cockpit habitability…
About 40 environmental activists were arrested after entering the tarmac at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport on Saturday, October 3. The militants “broke in” around 9 am through a fence and were “blocked by the police at Terminal 2A on the tarmac”, where several planes were parked. The airport said the activists didn’t reach the runways. The Action…
Ryanair in talks with Boeing for the biggest plane order in a 2020. Ryanair is reported to be in talks to purchase between 150 and 200 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, in a deal that would boost confidence in the grounded jet as it prepares for a return to service. Ryanair is discussing an of order…
Emirates is expanding its global network to 99 destinations including 31 cities in Europe. Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Budapest (from 21 October), Bologna (1st November), Dusseldorf (1st November), Hamburg (1st November) and Lyon (4th November), expanding its European network to 31 destinations. The addition of these five destinations takes Emirates’ global…
