A FedEx Express cargo plane left Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at 11 a.m. Sunday on a regularly scheduled flight headed to Memphis with one of the first shipments of vaccine,. The Airbus A300 aircraft made the flight in 90 minutes. FedEx operates a facility at the Grand Rapids airport and…
Hong Kong’s Department of Health has banned British Airways until Christmas after four passengers were found to be infected with Covid-19 on arrival at Hong Kong airport while another person failed to comply with requirements The flight from London Heathrow had landed at Hong Kong Airport on 8th December. After finding the positive results, Hong…
FAA approves use of Pfizer COVID19 vaccine for pilots & air traffic controllers with appropriate precautions. Following the Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Pfizer, Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, the FAA has determined that pilots may receive the vaccine under the conditions of their FAA-issued airman medical certification. FAA Air Traffic…
The French Air and Space Force has listed two Airbus A340-200’s for sale. Both of these A340s are currently at Paris Roissy Airport. These two Airbus A340-200’s with registration F-RAJA and F-RAJB joined the French Air Force in 2006. Both aircraft were initially delivered to Australian Airlines back in February, 1995. These quad jets were…
A new domestic South African airline launched on Wednesday, betting on low operating costs and oil prices to withstand an industry crisis that has left national flagship SAA struggling to survive and sunk other low-cost carriers. The new carrier, Lift, part-founded by former Uber Africa executive Jonathan Ayache and Gidon Novick, who ran low-cost flyer…
British Airways’ last Boeing 747 aircraft has operated its last flight earlier today. The aircraft completed a short, four-mile flight from Cardiff Airport to eCube Solutions in St Athan to be preserved. The aircraft painted in retro ‘Gold Speedbird’ livery took off from Cardiff at 13:37. British Airways’ Director of Flight Operations, Captain Al Bridger,…
China’s aviation regulator is recommending cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk Covid-19 destinations. China’s aviation regulator is recommending cabin crew on charter flights to high-risk Covid-19 destinations wear disposable diapers and avoid using the bathroom to reduce the risk of infection. The advice comes in a 38-page list of guidelines for airlines to prevent…
Virgin Atlantic has sold two of its 787-9 Dreamliners to Griffin Global Asset Management, which is backed by Bain Capital. Virgin Atlantic is expected to generate up to 70 million pounds ($92.8 million) in cash from the sale-and-leaseback of these two Boeing 787-9s. According to data from Planespotters.net, the following four Boeing 787s were owned…
Terminal 4 to remain closed at Heathrow as passenger numbers collapse. Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye says one million people traveled through the airport in November compared to seven million last year.
Heathrow Airport staff are to go on strike again this month for three days. Baggage handlers, airside staff and security staff walked out earlier this month on December 1 for 24 hours. They are also planning to go on strike again on December 14 and on December 17 and December 18. As many as 4,000…
A woman is suing Spirit Airlines over a “noxious, burning odor” that caused a plane she was on to make an emergency landing. On Tuesday, Mary Vincent Randall filed a lawsuit against Spirit Airlines in Manhattan Supreme Court over the smell, saying it caused her “serious and permanent injuries.” Randall was one of 220 people…
Commercial flights with Boeing 737 Max jetliners resumed Wednesday for the first time since they were grounded worldwide nearly two years ago following two deadly accidents. Brazil’s Gol Airlines became the first in the world to return the planes to its active fleet, using a 737 Max 8 on a flight from Sao Paulo to…
