Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for the 2015 safety performance of the commercial airline industry. The 2015 global jet accident rate (measured in hull losses per 1 million flights) was 0.32, which was the equivalent of one major accident for every 3.1 million flights. This was not as good as…
United from the 5th April to 24th May is to begin 787-9 service on its route between San Francisco and London Heathrow. One of their twice daily service will be operated by the 787-9 instead of 747. UA901 departs SFO at 12:45 and arrives at LHR at 07:10 the following day. UA900 departs LHR at…
Iberia begins on 24th April service to Asturias from London Heathrow. The new flight will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. IB3610 departs Asturias at 18:20, and arrives LHR at 19:15 The return IB3603 departs LHR at 20:30 and arrives back to Asturias at 23:25 From airlineroute.net
Malaysia Airlines has delayed its plans to sell some of its A380 jets. It now plans to keep all six until 2018 after it retired is 777 fleet. The airline has tried to unsuccessfully sell the planes for the last year as a cost cutting plan in which also saw the airline stop many European…
Korean Air has confirmed that after almost five years since it introduced the A380 aircraft to its fleet, the double-decker will come into service on the Seoul Incheon-London Heathrow route. The A380 daily flight will commence with the start of the summer service on March 27th, with the flight leaving Seoul at 13:25 arriving at…
Taxi burst into flames while parked outside Glasgow Airport today with black smoke billowing up above nearby terminals. Footage recorded at the scene shows the vehicle burning on the road while emergency services clear the area. Flames can be seen leaping up towards a nearby terminal, while black smoke drifts over the airport buildings. A spokesperson…
O’Hare International Airport is a step closer to developing a gate capable of accommodating the world’s largest passenger aircraft, reversing an embarrassing gap at the city’s primary aviation hub. The city’s Department of Aviation yesterday pulled a permit to build out one gate that could handle an Airbus A380 plane, in Terminal 5 at O’Hare,…
Ryanair is launching a new route from London Stansted to Hamburg (Ryanair’s newest base), which will operate twice daily from the start of November, as part of its winter 2016 schedule. Details
easyJet has announced it will launch a new route to Zakynthos from London Stansted Airport. On sale today it will operate weekly throughout the summer with the first flights commencing on May 28th, 2016. The route is expected to be popular among leisure passengers and the airline is expected to fly 5400 passengers between the…
American Airlines is partnering with Uber to create a door-to-door streamlined service to help customers get from home or work to the airport and back The companies will work together to provide customers faster service, better airport navigation, rider promotions and mileage promotions. Details
Lufthansa, together with Airbus and the Pratt & Whitney engine manufacturer, is celebrating the delivery of the world’s first Airbus A320neo. Carsten Spohr, Lufthansa chairman, Airbus president Fabrice Brégier and the president of Pratt & Whitney, Robert Leduc, invited 700 guests and media representatives to the official delivery at Hamburg-Finkenwerder. Details
