NEWS Emirates steps up service to Zambia and Zimbabwe
Emirates is set to enhance its on-board experience and increase capacity on its Zambia and Zimbabwe route with the deployment of a larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft from 1 February 2016. Details
NEWS Etihad Airways in charity focus
Etihad Airways has launched its community outreach programme in Uganda with donations of air tickets, blankets and school supplies to the Whisper Children’s Home in Mutai, in Jinja district, Uganda. Details
#OnThisDay in 2008, British Airways Flight 38 crash landed at Heathrow.
8 years ago today, British Airways Flight 38 (G-YMMM) was a scheduled flight from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Heathrow Airport. The Boeing 777 was carrying 136 passengers & 16 crew members. During final approach to London Heathrow Airport at an altitude of 720ft and 2 minutes until touchdown. The engines repeatedly failed to…
NEWS British Airways to hire 1,600 cabin crew and 350 pilots in 2016 – a record number of recruits
British Airways has announced hundreds of new jobs for Gatwick and Heathrow. The airline aims to recruit 1,950 new staff this year in its biggest ever campaign! Of those, 1,600 will be cabin crew and 350 will be new pilots. Video of ITV News London’s transport correspondent Mike Pearse who has visited where the new…
NEWS Emirates to commence second daily A380 service to Perth
Emirates will commence a second daily A380 service from Dubai to Perth on 1st August this year, replacing the current 777-300ER aircraft operating on EK424/EK425. Details
NEWS Ryanair adds route to Palanga
Ryanair is expanding its Stansted Summer 2016 schedule with a new route to Palanga in Lithuania (in addition to Milan Malpensa, Sofia & Verona), bringing to 130 summer 2016 routes Details
NEWS IAG and LATAM ink deal
International Airlines Group (IAG) has signed a joint business agreement between British Airways, Iberia and LATAM Airlines Group on flights between Europe and South America. Details
NEWS Computer Glitches, Mechanical Problem Creates Delays In JetBlue’s Schedule Across USA
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Passengers flying JetBlue Thursday were beset with a series of computer and mechanical problems that caused delays and cancellations. KCAL9’s Amber Lee reported from LAX where she spoke to frustrated passengers. Flights were disrupted across the country. “They told us the flight was cancelled,” said Leah Hancock, “so, it was over…
#OnThisDay in 2009, US Airways 1549 emergency lands in the Hudson river
On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 (AWE1549), an Airbus A320 piloted by Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, made an unpowered emergency water landing in the Hudson River after multiple bird strikes caused both jet engines to fail. All 155 occupants, the passengers and crew, successfully evacuated from the…
VIDEO B-52 Show-Of-Force Flight over Korea
In a demonstration of the steadfast commitment to the Republic of Korea’s defense, a United States Air Force B-52 Stratofortess from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a low-level flight Jan 10 in the vicinity of Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, in response to recent nuclear weapons activity and testing by North Korea. The…
NEWS Xiamen Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines intensify partnership with long-term maintenance agreement and more code-shares
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance offer a fully-certified Maintenance Repair & Overhaul Organisation for B787 GEnx engines. Xiamen Airlines will be the launch customer for Air France-KLM’s expertise in GEnx engine maintenance in Amsterdam. AFI KLM E&M is a frontrunner in providing professional, high-quality maintenance services to airlines worldwide. “ This intensified cooperation…
NEWS Singapore Airlines’ first commercial Airbus A350 flights slip to “March/April”
Singapore Airlines says commercial Airbus A350 flights will begin in “March/April” following delays to delivery of the first A350-900, previously due this month but now pushed back to “Q1”.http://ift.tt/1RETCva
