China Southern Airlines has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 A350-900s, becoming the latest customer for the aircraft. China Southern Airlines now operates one of the largest Airbus fleet in the world with more than 300 Airbus aircraft in service, comprising the A320 Family, the A330 Family and five A380s. Tan Wangeng, President…
WOW air the low-fare airline based in Iceland has taken delivery of its first A320neo on lease from Air Lease Corporation. WOW air is an all Airbus operator with 12 aircraft in its fleet to date. WOW air selected the A320neo for its low operating costs and excellent fuel efficiency. The aircraft will feature a…
A 90-cm-long, giant rabbit named Simon set off from London Heathrow to Chicago for a new life but never made it to his destination. After touching down, the bunny’s lifeless body was found in the cargo hold of the United Airlines flight. UK media report that the giant rabbit was being delivered to a new…
Some new young fashion models line up on the runway at London City to celebrate the launch of new British Airways flights to the catwalk runways of Milan. To celebrate the inaugural flight three models from Model Students, posed on the runway at London City with a British Airways Embraer 190 aircraft and the iconic…
The Trump administration is considering barring passengers flying to the US from UK airports from carrying laptops, sources have told the Guardian. The proposed ban would be similar to one already imposed on travellers from several Middle Eastern countries. British officials understand that their US counterparts are looking at extending the ban – which prevents…
Qantas is expected to begin selling its highly anticipated direct flights from Perth to London this week. The Australian carrier confirmed last December that it would offer the flights on its new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft from March 2018, but details on the service, which will give Kiwis another stopover option, remain sketchy. That the Dreamliner will leave Perth…
Toulouse – Asiana Airlines of South Korea has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the 12th airline to operate the world’s newest and most efficient Airbus twin engine widebody airliner. Asiana’s A350-900 is configured with a three class layout with a total of 311 seats, comprising 28 in Business Smartium, convertible to fully flat beds,…
Investigators searching for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 are confident that they have found the plane’s “most likely” final resting place. The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) – the country’s national science agency – believes the wreckage is in an area 25,000 sq km north of the original 120,000 sq km…
An American Airlines staff member has been “removed from duty” after video emerged showing him in a heated confrontation with a passenger. In a video posted to Facebook a woman aboard the flight can be seen crying with a child in her arms after allegedly being hit with a stroller on flight AA591 from San…
Airbus has delivered the first-ever A321neo. The latest generation aircraft powered by CFM International’s LEAP-1A engines was handed over to U.S. airline Virgin America, an all-Airbus operator, at a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany. The A320neo significantly reduces noise levels, generating only half the noise footprint compared to previous generation aircraft. Equipped with fuel-saving Sharklet wingtip…
Amidst the Syrian Civil War, Syrian Arab Airlines began Airbus A340-300 operations on April 12th, with a flight to Dubai as RB515. According to Flightglobal, the aircraft was welcomed in Damascus with a ceremony including the Syrian Transport Minister Ali Hammoud. YK-AZA is a 16 year old Airbus A340-313X that was originally delivered to Cathay Pacific…
Air France takes delivery of its second Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The aircraft (registration F-HRBB) leaves Charleston, South Carolina on Tuesday April, 19 to Paris CDG. The Air France-KLM Group has ordered a total of 18 787-9s and seven 787-10s, with an additional 12 787-9s leased through AerCap. Air France’s Dreamliners accommodate up to 276 passengers, arranged…
