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…
Announcement of the new Cessna SkyCourier 408 to be launched by Federal Express. An announcement yesterday will see the new Cessna Sky courier go into service by 2020 with its launch partner FedEx. Fedex have signed a deal with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more for delivery starting in…
British officials say a Heathrow Airport security worker has been arrested in an airport toilet after seven kilograms (15 pounds) of cocaine was seized. The National Crime Agency said Saturday the 30-year-old man, from London, was arrested Thursday with a 37-year-old Colombian man in a lavatory in Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Officials say the Colombian…
British Airways owner IAG has confirmed it is buying the majority of the Gatwick take-off and landing slots being sold by the administrators for fallen carrier Monarch. IAG, which also owns Iberia and Aer Lingus, said the price it was paying was “commercially confidential”, although it is thought to have agreed a multi-million pound deal…
News coming just 1 day after announcement of insolvency A day after Switzerland based Darwin Airlines declares insolvency to restructure its operations, the company has had its air operator’s certificate suspended by Swiss regulators. The company had major changes earlier this year when Etihad Airways sold its 33% stake in Darwin (Etihad Regional) to Adria…
The Indonesian government has closed Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali as Mount Agung continues to pump potentially dangerous ash into the atmosphere. At the same time authorities have raised the state of alert to its highest level, and expanded the exclusion zone around the rumbling volcano. The decision to close the airport will leave…
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, once again marked the start of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a low-level fly-past over Yas Marina Circuit. The fly-past has become synonymous with the race with the flagship A380 aircraft flying over the iconic circuit at approximately 4.50pm. The A380 was…
A flight from Munich, Germany to Newark was forced to divert to London Heathrow after several passengers became unwell and started feeling light headed. Flight UA-31 left Munich at 9:30am local time and was scheduled to arrive in Newark at 12:50pm local time. But, after several passengers complain of feeling unwell, the crew of…
Several flights between Australia and Bali have bern diverted or cancelled due to volcanic ash. The Darwin VAAC lists the threat level at Orange and will release another Volcanic Ash Advisory no later than 1800Z. Jetstar has cancelled all Bali flights tonight and there will be delays as they assess the situation tomorrow. Volcanic ash…
Air China Ltd has indefinitely suspended flights between Beijing and Pyongyang, citing poor demand as North Korea faces growing sanctions from the United States over its nuclear weapons and missile programs. Air China flights to Pyongyang, which have traditionally operated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, began in 2008, but have frequently been canceled because of…
Lufthansa is extending its Boeing 747-400 flights between Frankfurt and Berlin Tegel. The German flag-carrier started using the Boeing 747 on some flights from Frankfurt to Berlin and back on November 1st, due to the increased demand, caused by the closure of Air Berlin. The 747 flights on this route were due to end on…
Following an intensive flight test campaign performed in less than a year, the A350-1000 has received Type Certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The certified aircraft is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 engines. The EASA A350-1000 Type Certification document was signed by EASA’s Certification Director, Trévor Woods,…
