Qatar Airways, the launch customer of the A350 and the first airline to land the A350 in the United States, achieved another milestone by being the first airline to offer a regularly-scheduled A350 service to the United States with its January 1, 2016 service from Doha’s Hamad International Airport to Philadelphia. Qatar Airways was the…
Japan’s All Nippon Airways has made headway with plans to invest in Southeast Asia’s fast-growing aviation market by agreeing to purchase a stake in Vietnam Airlines. Japan’s biggest airline group by revenue has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam Airlines to buy an 8.8 per cent stake for Vnd2.431bn ($108m). The state-controlled airline held…
The Airbus has recorded over 250 commands more than its US rival in 2015. However, it is behind on deliveries. Game, set and match for Airbus. Again in 2015 Airbus wins his duel with US rival Boeing. And unlike in 2014 when Airbus had won at the end of the year, this time the game…
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is set to announce a deal for 12 Airbus Group SE A350-1000 jets with a list price of $4.3 billion as Richard Branson’s flagship carrier renews its wide-body leisure fleet, according to people with knowledge of the plan. U.K.-based Virgin will probably buy nine of the twin-engine planes directly from Airbus…
ANA is set to become the first Japanese airline to fly the Airbus A380, with Airbus CEO Fabrice Brégier confirming an order for three A380s by “a new customer” at the airplane manufacturer’s annual press conference in Paris. ANA is expected to announce the superjumbo order on January 29 during a press briefing on its…
Emirates has announced it will bring their A380 to another US destination – this time, Washington. The service will begin on 1st Feb in the 3 class configuration.
Etihad Airways will commence its third daily A380 service to London Heathrow this year and will add two new A380 destinations of Mumbai and Melbourne, while the Boeing 787 will start flying to five new cities. This is on the back of delivering solid operational performance in 2015 with continued growth in passenger volumes. Details
Emirates is expanding its operation in Switzerland with the addition of a second daily service to Geneva effective 1st June 2016. The second daily flight will double capacity on the route and represents an overall increase of 26% for Emirates in Switzerland. Details
Passenger traffic at Dubai International registered a year on year increase of 8.1 per cent in November 2015, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. Details
The countdown to the opening of Dubai International’s AED1.9 billion Concourse D has begun as operator Dubai Airports has invited members of the public to volunteer as ‘passengers’ and help test the operational readiness of the new facility on February 6. Details
Final ever Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 arrivals into Heathrow are #VS6 from Miami and #VS10 from New York JFK.
On January 10, 1990 the first McDonnell Douglas MD-11 took off to the skies. Praised by enthusiasts and passengers, crews had mixed feelings about the trijet and operators somewhat despised it. From the beginning, the aircraft failed to deliver on its fuel burn and range promises. A PIP (product improvement package) was introduced but by…
