Boeing and Aerolíneas Argentinas have celebrated the delivery and commercial introduction of the first 737 MAX airplane for the airline and for Latin America. Aerolíneas took delivery of the airplane, a MAX 8, and flew the first commercial flight from Buenos Aires to Mendoza on December 1st, becoming the first in the region to operate…
Lufthansa becomes Europe’s first Skytrax-certified five Star airline The German flag-carrier received the five star quality certification on Monday. It is the 10th airline worldwide and the first one outside of Asia to receive this rating from British aviation consulting specialist Skytrax. Skytrax has already been awarding the five star rating to Lufthansa’s First Class for…
Airlines Jetstar and Virgin Australia have resumed flights in and out of Bali as gushing ash from Mount Agung has dissipated into a plume of steam. Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency said the volcano remains at its highest alert level but most of Bali is safe for tourists. The exclusion zone around the volcano still extends…
The crew of a Cathay Pacific flight from San Francisco to Hong Kong reported seeing a North Korean ballistic missile break up and fall out of the sky last week, the airline has said, highlighting an unforeseen danger of the North’s weapons tests. Flight trackers put the plane close to Japan around the time of…
DHL Express’ idea to boost capacity and cut operating costs is nearing completion. The German carrier has taken delivery of its first of 8 firm A330-300 passenger-to-freighter (P2F) aircraft following completion of test flights in October and award of type certification in November. DHL have an additional option to procure 10 A330-300s. The aircraft are…
Former Facebook Executive Randi Zuckerberg has accused Alaska Airlines of allowing a first class passenger to sexually harass her. She alleges the harassment occurred on an Alaska Airlines flight from LA to Mazatlan, Mexico. Ms Zuckerberg posted a letter to the airline on her social media. Feeling disgusted & degraded after an @AlaskaAir flight where…
On Saturday, workers at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport happened to notice something unusual inside of a container that had been put through the X-ray machine at one of the airport’s pre-flight security checkpoints. When they opened the container up to see what exactly was inside, out scuttled a cockroach, scaring one poor female worker.…
Racing star Niki Lauda wants to bid again for Air Berlin’s Niki, together with Thomas Cook, if the takeover by Lufthansa Group fails. After Air Berlin filed for insolvency in August 2017, many airlines and investors (including Lufthansa, Ryanair, easyJet and Niki Lauda/Thomas Cook) were interested in acquiring parts of the now-gone German airline and its…
Qantas is in talks with Airbus about an A350 variant that will allow the Australian carrier to fly from eastern Australia to London non-stop. Qantas is currently in talks with Airbus to create an aircraft that will allow the carrier to fly 20 hours direct from eastern Australia to London. The idea is currently orientated…
The airport, that has longed to be shut down by city officials, is to be closed for runway shortening. Santa Monica Airport will spend $3.5 million of taxpayer money to move forward with the shortening of the runway at SMO. The airport that has longed to be shut down has remained open due to pressure from…
The British Airline Pilots’ Association welcomes AirTanker to Union joining companies such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and Thomas Cook. The British Airline Pilots’ Association has welcomed recognition in Air Tanker, bringing union representation to the pilots in the company. BALPA is undergoing a recruitment campaign to introduce all Air Tanker pilots to the association’s…
Final assembly of the newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018. The A330-800 complements the A330-900, the largest member of the A330neo Family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to…
