The latest member of Airbus all-new A350 XWB widebody family has undergone rigorous ground and flight tests in the extreme operating conditions of Iqaluit, Canada – which provided a picturesque backdrop accentuated by the Northern Lights. Iqaluit, a Canadian territory with a polar climate caused by the Labrador Current, allows Airbus’ longest-fuselage A350-1000 version to…
The new product features the industry’s first-ever double bed available in business class, with adjustable panels and movable TV screens on the center four seats, which allow passengers to transform their individual space into a private suite. According to the airline these new features “provide the ultimate customizable travel experience that enables passengers to create…
A city-bound SpiceJet flight from Bengaluru was today diverted to Hyderabad due to “extremely pungent” smell in the cockpit emanating from the front lavatory of the aircraft. There were 184 passengers and four infants on board the Boeing 737 (reg. VT-SLJ) when the pilot decided to make an unscheduled landing at Hyderabad airport. “Spicejet…
The disturbances to be expected concern the Bordeaux and Brest ACCs, from Monday 6 March to Friday 10 March. They also concern the Aix-en-Provence ACC from Tuesday 7 March to Thursday 9 March. UPDATE Monday 6 March 1000 UTC All regulations due to strike are cancelled until 1500 UTC. Possible regulations might be applied for the…
On March 6, All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed a special livery for the A380. The livery was selected from over 2,000 submissions received in an open competition organised by the carrier. The winning design will be painted on the airline’s first new A380, which will be delivered early in 2019. ANA will operate the aircraft…
Former Playboy model Victoria Bonya, 37, said she was questioned by officers at an airport in Los Angeles. Ms Bonya said: ‘That was a real blow. I thought I was going down and they would deport me. She added the officers asked her about Russian president Vladimir Putin and took her aside after they found…
Be careful if you are flying with Air France. Two unions representing nearly 50% of Air France’s cabin crew called to strike for 3 days from 18 to 20 March. They denounce the productivity efforts demanded and the cure of austerity.
Pakistan International Airlines has taken disciplinary action over staff allowing seven passengers to travel without seats. The flight in question went from Karachi to Medina carrying a total of 416 passengers, on a Boeing 777 with a total seating capacity of 409, including staff seats. Three people were reported to be involved, the captain,…
The world’s largest plane is set to become a regular visitor to the UK after its operator opened a new base at Stansted Airport. The six-engined Antonov An-225 Mriya – which can transport the equivalent of ten battle tanks – is expected to make frequent appearances at airports in Britain. Its Ukrainian operators want to…
Qantas has completed its first real-world ‘tech trial’ of the airline’s inflight Internet system, during a three hour flight along the east coast between Sydney and Brisbane. The special charter flight came ahead of the Boeing 737 starting public trials in the coming weeks, and the results were promising, with Qantas reporting typical download speeds…
With this latest delivery, Air Caraïbes becomes the first French airline to operate the A350 XWB. The aircraft, leased from AerCap, was delivered during a ceremony held at the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse on 28 February. It will take off at 14:00 heading for Paris Orly Sud before embarking on its first commercial flight…
