Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Wednesday announced that Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA/SXM Airport) will open to accept all commercial flights as per October 10, 2017. “We will be back in business,” the Minister said. The symbolism of the date was also important to the Minister, marking seven years since St.…
Several Air Traffic Controller Unions in France have called for industrial action in support of a national call for strike on Tuesday 10th October. The industrial action will start on the evening of Monday 9th at 17:00 and end on the morning of Wednesday 11th at 04:00 Local time. Eurocontrol is expecting a significant impact with…
Belgium has said it intends to take Ryanair to court, accusing it of illegally punishing customers hit by thousands of flight cancellations. Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Kris Peeters, who handles the consumer affairs portfolio, said in a statement that the airline has “shown a lack of professionalism”. Mr Peeters accused Ryanair of a series of failings,…
On 30 September, the cockpit of an Aerolineas Argentinas Boeing 737-800 was flooded after somebody left the right cockpit window open during a heavy thunderstorm at Buenos Aires airport. The airline was forced to cancel several flights as the Boeing 737 needed to dry, the aircraft was released again on 2 October to San Carlos…
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the UN in New York to announced a commitment by the carrier to order 40 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners in what was seen as a reaction to tension between Turkey and the EU. The agreement stops short of an actual order and the number of aircraft quoted indicates the details…
Emirates will be the first airline to receive Boeing’s all-new 777X aircraft, when it gets rolled out in 2020, a senior Boeing executive confirmed, putting an end to the debate on which of its seven customers were going to launch the US planemaker’s flagship aircraft. Emirates will receive its first 777X aircraft in mid-2020, racing…
A Maldivian seaplane crash landed, this Thursday. Associate General Manager of Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), Hassan Areef reported to “Sun” that the seaplane fell into the Hulhule’ lagoon. He said all passengers onboard were unharmed, and that the MACL will be releasing additional information after investigation. The pilot and 14 tourists that were…
An Oman Air international flight #WY811 from Muscat to Bangkok was diverted to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad (India), due to a medical emergency. The health of a 63-year-old passenger travelling on the Oman Air flight #WY811 suddenly deteriorated during the journey. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (reg. A4O-SA) was diverted to Hyderabad airport and was rushed to…
The captain of the Malaysian Airlines aircraft that vanished somewhere in the southern Indian Ocean with 239 people on board had flown a route on his home flight simulator six weeks earlier that was “initially similar” to the one actually taken, Australian authorities said on Tuesday. The details were contained in a 440-page final report…
Klm along with Air France will not return to St. Maarten until the end of October 2017 following the devastation caused to Princess Juliana Airport by Hurricane Irma. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is adjusting its flight schedules to the Caribbean region from the start of the winter schedule 2017. Due to the current situation,…
United said Thursday that it has plans for Houston-Sydney service, an 8,596-mile flight that means the carrier will operate the three longest flights offered by a U.S. airline, as well as the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-longest flights in the world. The service, aboard a Boeing 787-9 seating 252 passengers, will begin Jan. 18.
