The transatlantic test flight is part of the certification programme. Airbus is aiming the jet at customers seeking a long-range single-aisle aircraft, pitching the A321LR as a replacement for the Boeing 757-200.
London’s Heathrow Airport has apologised for a promotion at a duty-free stores that required Chinese shoppers to spend a higher amount than other travellers to enjoy a special discount. At World Duty Free store, Chinese travellers were asked to pay a minimum spend of £1,000 ($1,381) to receive a 20% discount, while other shoppers paid…
A plane carrying the French Rugby Team has been stopped from leaving Edinburgh Airport as police question a number of players. The French squad had been due to depart Edinburgh Airport on Monday morning. After the France was beaten in the Six Nations 36-32 at Scotlands home Murrayfield , the players left the following day aboard…
Emirates and Airbus firmed up an earlier Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and signed a contract for the 20 additional A380s with a further 16 options to be confirmed at a later date. The total agreement for 36 aircraft is valued at US$16 bn based on latest list prices. Deliveries are to start as early as…
London City Airport is closed today as disposal experts work to make safe a WWII bomb which was found in the Thames nearby. UPDATE Arrivals unavailable till 2200 UTC. UPDATE All City Jet flights flights will operate to Southend Airport today. The German 500kg fused device was found on Sunday and a cordon put up late…
Israel’s main airport briefly halted all departures and delayed some landings Saturday morning due to military clashes along the northern border. Flights at Ben Gurion International Airport were delayed for around an hour starting at 9 a.m. following a security assessment. Regular air traffic later resumed. The airport is considered a strategic location that could…
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un’s sister Kim Yo-jong landed in South Korea as part a high-level delegation for the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. The Ilyushin-62 aircraft, marked in Korean script “Democratic People’s Republic of Korea”, the North’s official name, and its tailfin emblazoned with a Northern emblem, touched down at Incheon airport near Seoul. Pyongyang notified…
Authorities are looking for a mother who they believe abandoned her newborn baby at Tucson International Airport with a handwritten note pleading, “I just want what is best for him and it is not me.” The woman, seen on security footage carrying something wrapped in a blanket and walking with an awkward gait, may have…
A 21 year old student from Florida is considering suing Spirit Airlines after she flushed her emotional support hamster down the toilet at Baltimore airport after she says a Spirit employee suggested the action to her. The student came forward after hearing about Dexter the peacock. Belen Aldescosea contacted Spirit twice to ensure she could…
Lufthansa has unveiled its new livery & brand design. The German flag-carrier held ‘#ExploreTheNew’ events at both Frankfurt and Munich Airport on Wednesday (the iconic crane’s 100th birthday), showing the new livery & design to selected employees and media (including AIRLIVE). A Boeing 747-8i (the first aircraft in the new livery) was presented at the…
ABC News Australia has exclusively reported of a “power struggle” within the new MH370 search. The report says the Malaysian military wants to replace four civilian air crash investigators with seven RMAF fighter and helicopter pilots with a lot less crash investigation experience. One of the investigators that is to be replaced is the lead…
Ryanair launched its first flights to Jordan with 14 routes in total to Amman and Aqaba airports, which will deliver almost 500,000 customers, as Ryanair expands its operation in the Middle East. Starting with a route to Paphos (Cyprus) in March, Ryanair’s Amman operation will grow to 10 routes from October, as part of its…
