Boeing is considering whether to convert used 777 passenger jets into freighters, seeking to capitalize as booming e-commerce sales spur new demand for air freight worldwide, according to Bloomberg. While Boeing has studied retrofitting the used wide-bodies for more than a decade, the effort has taken on new life in recent months as air cargo…
More than 2 million people would be exposed to additional aircraft noise if Heathrow builds a third runway, according to a government analysis. Department for Transport documents, released by the Civil Aviation Authority after a freedom of information request, show the government expects 973,000 households around Heathrow to experience increased daytime noise by 2050 after a third runway…
Major airport strike action across Germany forces airlines to cancel almost 1000 flights on Tuesday. Verdi (German United Services Trade Union) has called for a 24-hour strike at four German airports, Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Bremen, which will take place on Tuesday, April 10th. Reason for this ‘warning strike’ are pay disputes. Frankfurt Airport issued…
London Gatwick Airport was forced to close its runway when only one air traffic controller was available, the airport has confirmed. According to BBC, several inbound flights were diverted or delayed when only one controller out of the scheduled three was able to work, reportedly due to sickness. The runway was closed 4 times during…
The FBI has announced a $US10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Mauro Ociel Valenzuela-Reyes in relation to the crash of ValuJet flight 592 in 1996. Valenzuela-Reyes worked for SabreTech, a maintenance contractor for ValuJet. It is alleged he mishandled oxygen generators that were found to responsible for the crash of the DC-9…
American Airlines has confirmed an order for 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The announced order for 47 Boeing Dreamliners (plus another 28 options) consists of 22 787-8 and 25 787-9 (powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines), which the airline will use to replace its aging Boeing 767-300 and Airbus A330 fleet, as well as older 777-200.…
Delta has released a statement saying they have been affected by a data breach. Delta was advised of the breach by [24]7.ai, a company that provides online chat services to Delta. The breach was between 26 September and 12 October last year. The breach allowed unauthorised access to customers names, addresses, credit card information, CCV…
NASA announced its latest X-plane experimental aircraft called the Low-Boom Flight Demonstrator (LBFD). The agency signed a contract to design the plane back in 2016; now it’s ready to proceed with development and construction. If the LBFD is successful, it will be a testbed for quiet supersonic technology, and possibly allow for supersonic flights over land, getting…
The Portuguese charter airline Hi Fly will acquire two used Airbus A380s. Both superjumbos are currently stored at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees Airport in southern France, after Singapore Airlines had decided not to extend the leasing contract with DS Aviation. At the moment, the planes are registered as 9V-SKA (MSN003) and 9V-SKB (MSN005) and painted in white.…
A British para-athlete has detailed how she was stopped from going to the toilet on an Emirates flight. Nikki Emerson was flying to the Australian state of Queensland to compete in the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. Ms Emerson is competing for England in the T54 1500m and T54 marathon events at the Games.…
Very few people would turn down the opportunity to jump on an airplane and travel to a faraway country. Whether for business or leisure, getting to see a foreign land and experience something that is different from the norm is as exciting as it is memorable. It isn’t a surprise that many business professionals need…
A Canadian man may be charged $17,450 after his drunken and disorderly behavior caused the plane to make an emergency return to Montreal Airport escorted by two USAF F-15 fighter jets. The 40-year-old man will be sentenced April 18 and prosecutors are requesting Nassios pay damages and serve three years probation, according to court documents,…
