The government’s economic sub-committee, chaired by Prime Minister Theresa May, backed the plans which were then approved by her full cabinet. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said it was a “historic moment”. Announcing £2.6bn in compensation for residents and noise abatement measures he said it would only proceed if air quality obligations were met. “The time…
British Airways owner IAG has suspended negotiations with Airbus over a possible deal for additional A380 superjumbos. Negotiations on a follow-up order had been suspended because of the problems with Airbus, such as the delivery delays on the A320neo, which already had caused plenty of frustration in the IAG management. A resumption of talks is not excluded, said…
Lufthansa apologised on Monday after publishing a promotional video for the World Cup in Russia that was actually filmed in Ukraine. The video is about two Germany fans in Moscow repeating everything they did in Rio when Germany won the world championship back in 2004. The men imagine themselves shivering in summer attire on a rainy square…
Airbus is organising an “AfterWork: Catch your dream job!” recruitment drive dedicated to innovation at its Toulouse site on 20 June. A large number of positions will be on offer in digital sectors, notably involving “the Cloud”, Big Data, Cyber Security, the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as in the area of Artificial Intelligence.…
A video has surfaced on YouTube filmed by Paul Turner, a British tourist, on the Greek island of Skiathos. The man tried to film the takeoff of an Airbus 321-231 from the local airport with his camera; but as jet’s turbines began to accelerate, both the tourist and his camera were blown away by its…
Wizz Air, one of the fastest growing airlines in Europe and the leading low-cost carrier in Central and Eastern Europe, has taken delivery of its 100th A320 Family aircraft, an A321ceo, at an event in Budapest Airport. The event was attended by Mr. Levente Magyar, Hungary’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. József Váradi, WIZZ’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Andreas Kramer, Airbus…
A man arrested at Sydney Airport on Friday hit out at police, punched a police camera and attempted to flee the airport. Peter Vaiusu, 34, had arrived on a flight from New Zealand when he was arrested after a New South Wales Police Strike Force allegedly found $2.75 million (£1.56 million, €1.78 million, $US2.08 million)…
The search for MH370 by Seabed Constructor appears to be still underway, even though the official search ended this week. ABC Australia reports that several scientists and aviation buffs that have been following the Seabed Constructor’s search on twitter have noticed that the vessel has moved to a new location and have re-deployed it’s undersea…
Hamburg Airport is closed due to a major power failure. All passengers have been evacuated from both terminals at the German airport. Few flights were able to take off, however the Airport is closed for all arrivals since around 10 am local time. Ground handling was stopped immediately. An earlier statement said: “We are currently…
The clip was filmed on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight. The aisle running down the Airbus is shown completely covered with food wrappers and other trash.
Australian Regional and Charter airline JetGo has been placed in voluntary administration. The move leads 4000 passengers “stranded” in the month of June. The Queensland based airline made the announcement today, cancelling all commercial flights immediately. However, limited charter operations would continue. ABC News Australia said the announcement comes after Dubbo Regional Council lodged a…
Service on what Singapore Airlines says will become the longest commercial flight in the world begins on Oct 11. The flights will be daily beginning on Oct 18. Singapore Airlines will be the first airline to use Airbus’ A350-900 ULR (for ultra long range) planes, which have extra fuel capacity, are made of a carbon…