Boeing 737 MAXs is likely to return to service in Europe during the first quarter of 2020, the head of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Monday. While the European regulator expects to give its approval in January, preparations by national authorities and airlines may delay the resumption of commercial flights by…
Southwest Airlines are stepping up checks for structural cracks on Boeing 737 NGs after discovering problems with planes that did not require urgent inspections, airline sources said. The cracks are on what is known as the “pickle fork” – a part that attaches the plane’s fuselage, or body, to the wing structure. Repairing the cracks…
IAG, the parent company of Iberia and British Airways, has agreed to buy Spanish airline Air Europa for €1bn in a move it says will strengthen Madrid’s position as a European hub. It will be the airline group’s third Spanish brand, behind the flag-carrier and low-cost Vueling. In a statement to the stock exchange, IAG…
Italy is set to ban flights by Iran’s Mahan Air, an Iranian industry official said on Saturday, as the United States seeks action against the airline accused by the West of transporting military equipment and personnel to Middle East war zones. Germany and France have both already banned flights by the airline, and Italian Foreign…
The Guardian Australia is reporting that a Sydney airport worker may loose the sight in one eye after he was gouged by a Peregrine Falcon living in a Qantas hangar. Peregrine Falcons have been living in the hangar for more than 20 years and are a protected species. The falcons are also the world’s fastest…
United Airlines teamed up with Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker to offer customers exciting opportunities to experience the saga first-hand on the ground and in the air. United will unveil an all-new Star Wars-themed paint design on one of its Boeing 737-800 in November. There will also be a re-designed onboard experience to celebrate…
A Ukranian passenger who was travelling via a Qatar Airways flight reportedly passed away after a heart stroke. The Doha-Bangkok flight was then diverted to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad, where doctors examined the passenger and declared her brought dead. According to media reports, the passenger, identified as Galyna Konkina, was found…
Some 47 holidaymakers were ordered to leave a TUI plane hit by a stomach bug. Passengers were preparing to make their way home from Boa Vista, Cape Verde to Manchester Airport when flight crew intervened. Many of the passengers on the flight on Sunday, October 6 had been affected during a gastric illness during their…
Qantas has announced it will inspect 33 of it’s 737NG aircraft by the end of the week after a structural crack was found in a 737NG during a scheduled inspection. The inspection came after the FAA ordered inspections for pickle fork cracks on 737NGs within 7 days for those aircraft that have operated more than…
About third of Norwegian Air Dreamliner feet is currently out of service. Six of Norwegian Dreamliners are currently parked at Prestwick Airport due to Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine issues: LN-LNA (B788) LN-LNB (B788) LN-LND (B788) LN-LNG (B788) LN-LNH (B788) SE-RXY (B789) Rolls-Royce will take longer than expected to fix problems with its Trent 1000 engine,…
Indian budget airline IndiGo is close to placing a near-record order for over 300 Airbus A320neo-family jets worth at least $33 billion at notional catalogue prices to cement its position as India’s largest carrier by market share. People familiar with the matter told Reuters that IndiGo, part of InterGlobe Aviation, was putting the finishing touches…
A U.S.-led investigation into a series of engine failures on Airbus’s smallest jet, the A220, is studying whether a software change allowed unexpected vibrations that tore parts and forced three emergency landings. The airline Swiss halted its fleet of A220 jets for more than a day on Oct. 15 after a third flight in…
