British Airways has been fined 20 million pounds from the initial proposal of 183 million pounds by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after a data breach in 2018. The penalty was reduced due to the ongoing economic impact of the COVID crisis. The ICO findings found out that British Airways have been acting illegally in…
Israel Ministry of Transportation will sign an aviation agreement with the United Arab Emirates for 28 weekly flights on Ben Gurion Airport – Abu Dhabi and Dubai routes. Israel and the United Arab Emirates will a sign a deal on Tuesday to allow 28 weekly commercial flights between Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, Dubai and…
Japanese budget airline ZIPAIR launched passenger services on Friday with its just two passengers on board. The airline operated its first flight between Tokyo and Seoul on a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. The Japan Airlines owned budget airline delayed its passenger service by five months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Narita-based low-cost airline had…
In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Iberia and its handling and maintenance units continue to invest in innovation and sustainability, and once again they are pioneering users of the latest technology. Iberia Airport Services handling unit has deployed new “green” pushback” tractors to move aircraft in the Madrid and Barcelona airports. The emissions-free electric…
Luftansa has scheduled an Airbus A350 flight to bid farewell to Berlin Tegel Airport. The flight will depart Berlin Tegal on 7th November. With the closure of Belin Tegal Airport all flight will be operated from the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. After years of delays, the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will open on 31st October. The final…
Scandinavian carrier SAS has taken delivery of its first of three A321LR on lease from Air Lease Corporation. The delivery flight from Airbus Hamburg to its home base in Copenhagen uses a 10 percent sustainable jet fuel blend. The initiative is part of SAS’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and Airbus’ objective to contributing…
After test flights conducted in September, EASA is performing final document reviews ahead of a draft airworthiness directive it expects to issue next month. Europe’s top aviation regulator said he’s satisfied that changes to Boeing 737 MAX have made the plane safe enough to return to the region’s skies before 2020 is out, even as…
Boeing didn’t book a single new jet order in September. A total of 11 deliveries were logged last month — less than half the number from the same period last year — and seven of them were the 787 jet built in South Carolina and Washington state. Though below pre-pandemic levels, that’s the highest 787…
Libya Air Force One started engines after 6 years storage in France Yesterday, the Airbus A340-200 of Libyan authorities rolled out for engines test after 6 years of storage. The aircraft (reg. 5A-ONE) was stored at Perpignan–Rivesaltes Airport in France. Vincent Vannier posted a tweet about this first engine start up. As the aircraft…
Qantas is planning to return to London Heathrow for repatriation flights. Qantas will return to London Heathrow for 4 repatriation flights on October 22, November 5, 9, 23. Inbound flights will be direct from Perth Airports while outbound flights will be to Darwin International Airport. The airline will use a Boeing 787-9, planning to have…
Ryanair is to close its base at Shannon Airport for the winter – as well as its base at Cork. It will put enormous strain on the airport and have a devastating impact on the Midwest region. The airport has already suffered heavily from Covie-19 restrictions and since Since March, there have been 69 job…
Norwegian Air is close to reach an agreement with Italian leisure carrier Neos for the sale of two of its 787-9 Dreamliners amid the corona virus pandemic. These two 787-9s will join Neos fleet of four Dreamliners of the same model and replace Neos Air Boeing 767. Neos Air returned three 767s to the lessor…
