Boeing delivered its 2,000th airplane to a Chinese operator on Friday, a 737 MAX for Xiamen Airlines. The milestone and the pace at which it was reached reflect the accelerating growth in the world’s largest commercial aviation market. Boeing delivered its first 1,000 airplanes to Chinese airlines over four decades. The next 1,000 Boeing jets…
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands has surprised passengers on a scheduled flight to Turkey by turning up as the plane’s co-pilot. The Dutch monarch was the co-pilot on duty on KLM flight #KL1613 from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport to Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Saturday. Only the KLM crew were notified in advance of the king’s…
A Japanese pilot found to be more than nine times over the legal alcohol limit before a scheduled flight from London Heathrow in October has been sentenced to 10 months in prison, police said Thursday. Katsutoshi Jitsukawa, 42, an employee of flag carrier Japan Airlines, was scheduled to fly from Heathrow to Tokyo on October…
Indigo Partners LLC and Wow air, the Icelandic airline based in Keflavik (Reykjavik), have agreed in principle for Indigo to invest in Wow. Following successful completion of due diligence, the parties would work to close as soon as practicable. Wow’s CEO and primary shareholder, Skuli Mogensen, would remain a principal investor in Wow upon completion of…
If you’re sick of your car, tired of catching the train and you don’t like hopping on and off commercial airliner flights, then perhaps it’s time you considered owning your own private aircraft. If you’ve got the money to pay for such a lavish form of transportation, why not? By investing in such a venture,…
The Icelandair Group has scrapped its plans to acquire low-cost carrier rival WOW Air after both companies agreed it was the best course of action. Bogi Nils Bogason, Interim President & CEO of Icelandair Group revealed that “The planned acquisition of Icelandair Group of Wow air will not go through.” “The Board of Directors and…
One Florida man vacationing in Switzerland was forced to hang on to his hang glider for dear life after the pilot reportedly forgot to attach the man to the aircraft, compelling him to clutch onto the glider with his bare hands at 4,000 feet for more than two minutes, in order to avoid what would…
The European parliament opened an investigation in June after a Spanish mother was allegedly made to pay 4 euros to sit next to her three year old daughter. In a survey of more than 4,200 people conducted by CAA, travelers most frequently cited being split from their party while traveling on Ryanair, but the airline…
Southwest had to ground the 34 planes on one of the busiest travel days of the year as millions of people were rushing to get to their various destinations for the Thanksgiving holiday. Southwest Airlines had to abruptly ground 34 Boeing 737-700 aircraft on Thanksgiving Eve when the airline discovered that the maintenance paperwork related…
Three Vietnamese men have received a one-year flight ban for assaulting a flight attendant in Thanh Hoa Province. Officials from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam issued the decision on Sunday, saying they have also asked the police to put the men under criminal investigation. The video shows three men slapping and kicking a woman…
The French flag carrier is to get rid of around 20% to 50% of their “super jumbo” fleet. Two A380s (currently leased) will be returned to their lessor next year with the other three (also leased) returned later. The news was confirmed by Canadian Benjamin Smith, Air France’s newly appointed CEO. Air France finds the…
TAP Air Portugal has taken delivery of the world’s first new generation widebody A330neo. The Portuguese carrier will take delivery of a further 20 A330-900s in the coming years. TAP Air Portugal’s first A330-900 is leased from Avolon. It features 298 seats in a comfortable three-class lay-out with 34 full-flat business class, 96 economy plus…
