Hindered by strikes and outdated equipment, French air traffic control is responsible for a third of aviation delays in Europe, Le Parisien said on Monday (Jun 18), citing a senate finance committee report. Between 2004 and 2016, French air traffic controllers were on strike 254 days, while second-placed Greece only had 46 days of stoppages,…
The Abu Dhabi-based airline operator is struggling with financial problems and wants to adjust the fleet plans for the future. Etihad lost a great deal of money on its investment projects such as Alitalia and airberlin and recently decided to restructure its fleet and workforce. Sources report that Etihad wants to postpone or cancel the…
EasyJet has claimed air fares on some UK and European routes would be cut by nearly a third if a new runway is built at Heathrow. The Luton-based budget airline said expansion of the London hub would lead to greater competition from more low-cost carriers. Chief commercial officer Robert Carey said: “This expansion would enable…
An Ilyushin Il-76 strategic airlifter discharged 40 tons of water a little short of its target forest area during fire drills and… spilled it on an unsuspecting traffic police squad. The aircraft was taking part in fire drills and was carrying some 40 tons of water to be dropped on wooded land somewhere near the…
An alligator on the taxiway at Orlando International Airport was responsible for a delay to a Spirit Airlines flight yesterday. Passenger Anothony Verladi said his plane had just landed when he spotted the large reptile bumbling across the tarmac towards a pond. Velardi said that the flight was delayed for five minutes before it could…
Ryanair will open a new base at London Southend, from April 2019, with three based aircraft at the airport. The carrier said it represented an investment of $300 million. The low-cost airline will operate and 13 new routes to eight countries, including Alicante, Barcelona Reus, Bilbao, Brest, Corfu, Cluj, Dublin, Faro, Kosice, Malaga, Milan Bergamo,…
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang confirmed that the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration ensured the transportation of the North Korean delegation to Singapore, the venue of the upcoming summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. “At the request of the North Korean side, the Chinese Civil Aviation Administration provided relevant…
Emirates have announced plans for first class suites without windows in it’s 777-300ER aircraft. The suites would instead have 3 virtual windows. The President of Emirates, Sir Tim Clark, said the virtual windows would be full display windows that have images beamed from outside onto them using fibre optics. He also said the technology is…
Air China Boeing 747 departed from Pyongyang Airport. Kim Jong-un has boarded a Chinese private Boeing 747 jet commonly used by high-ranking Chinese officials, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing sources. UPDATE Sunday 06:40 UTC, the Air China Boeing 747 landed at Singapore Changi Airport. According to Reuters, one more plane has departed early on…
A Virgin Australia flight en-route to Perth was diverted to Adelaide overnight after a passenger became disruptive. Flight VA697 departed Melbourne at 9:20pm and was scheduled to land in Perth at 11:05pm. The aircraft was 90 minutes into its 4 hour flight when a female passenger became agitated and began making death threats to other…
A man who threatened to set off a bomb onboard a Malaysian Airlines flight last year has been sentenced to 12 years jail, after pleading guilty. Manodh Marks is the first person in Australia to be sentenced for attempting to take control of an aircraft. MH128 took off from Melbourne for Kuala Lumpur at 23:26…
