A San Diego bound flight was forced to make an emergency decent this evening because of a pressurisation problem. Delta flight #DL5749 took off about 7:30pm and was a routine climb to cruising altitude of 18,000 feet when the pilots noticed the malfunction. The pilots investigated the problem and was discovered that the malfunction was…
The British government has delayed a decision on the potential construction of a new runway in the south-east of England until at least the middle of 2016. Citing concerns over the environmental impact of the development, the department for transport said more work was needed to fully understand the risks. Details
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron’s government delayed a decision on whether to build a new runway at Heathrow Airport on Thursday, arguing that it needs more time to study the impact on air quality, noise and other environmental concerns. Cameron had promised a firm decision by the end of this year on whether…
Cathay Pacific today announced it will begin a four times weekly service to London Gatwick from the 2nd September 2016. The new service will run alongside the airlines current five times a day service to London Heathrow bringing the service to 39 flights a week between Hong Kong and London. In addition, Cathay Pacific also…
More than a decade after its maiden flight, the popularity of Airbus’ A380 has never been higher among airline passengers around the world – evidenced in part by this game-changing jetliner’s recent recognition as Best Aircraft Type by the U.S. publication Global Traveler.More: http://ift.tt/1jPcGY4
Cathay Pacific Airways has announced that it will launch a new four-times-weekly service from London’s Gatwick Airport and Hong Kong on September 2nd, 2016. Subject to government approval, Cathay will be the only airline that flies non-stop between Gatwick and Hong Kong. Details
Emirates wants to operate a twice-daily A380 service to Amsterdam Schiphol as soon as possible, according to CEO Tim Clark. A double-daily superjumbo service to the city would be good for the Dutch economy, Clark told Holland’s Financieele Dagblatt. He said: “Five hundred extra passengers. Why would Schiphol not want that?”More: http://ift.tt/1j9IyWZ
Thousands of Boeing employees in Renton, Washington, have celebrated the completion of final assembly of the first 737 MAX 8. “Today marks another in a long series of milestones that our team has achieved on time, per plan, together,” said Keith Leverkuhn, vice president and general manager, 737 MAX, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Details
Iraq’s national flag carrier will begin its first direct flights from Baghdad to Washington next year, Iraqi Airways’ Director General Osama Sadr told reporters on Wednesday. “The preparation has been done after several meetings were held with the administrative bodies of the airports that Iraq is planning to travel to,” Sadr said, announcing that flights…
A Sydney bound Virgin Australia flight was preparing for departure when ground crew noticed a fuel leak. The ARFF we’re called to attend the incident at Melbourne (Tullamarine) Airport at around 8:15am this morning. A Virgin Australia spokeswomen said: “The captain decided to return to the gate at Melbourne Airport in accordance with standard operating…
Story by Forbes United says it will end its Washington Dulles-Dubai flight next month due to the difficulty of competing with the subsidized Gulf carriers, especially after a federal agency has determined that government employees traveling on the route should fly on Emirates aircraft. In August, the General Services Administration awarded the 2016 contract for…
Airbus trailed Boeing in wide-body passenger aircraft orders throughout the year, but now posted 134 orders to 113 for passenger wide-body aircraft. The orders were for 134 A330ceos/neos and for 42 777 Classics and Xs. Cancellations for 19 A350-900s were offset by an equal number of A330-900s as TAP Portugal swapped one model for the…
