NEWS All Nippon Airways Firms Seven Additional Airbus A321s
Japan’s ANA Holdings has finalized its order for four Sharklet-equipped Airbus A321ceos and three A321neos, increasing its A320 family commitment to 37 aircraft.
NEWS: Light plane crashes in river in a Sydney National Park
Two people have been rescued from a light plane crash in Nattai National Park near Camden in Sydney’s south-west. Footage of the crash scene (ABC News) The plane came down in a river near Burragorang Road, at Nattai National Park, after what the pilot described as a sudden engine failure. Neither the pilot nor his…
VIDEO Italian c27 just landed escorted by a typhoon jet fighter at Glasgow Prestwick
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NEWS Second black box recorder located following Germanwings crash
Investigators have located the second flight recorder from Germanwings flight 4U9525 which crashed in southern France last week. The first, voice recorder was found shortly after the crash on March 24th.
BREAKING The co-pilot of #Germanwings Andreas Lubitz flight #4U9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security on his tablet
German prosecutors say the co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 4U9525 appears to have researched suicide methods and cockpit door security in the days before the plane crashed last week. Duesseldorf prosecutors said Thursday investigators found a tablet computer at Andreas Lubitz’s apartment. They said they were able to reconstruct searches from March 16 to March 23.…
NEWS Etihad finally secures Swiss approval for Darwin Airlines deal
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has welcomed the decision of Switzerland’s Federal Office of Civil Aviation to approve the airline’s 33.3 per cent investment in the Swiss regional carrier Darwin Airline. Since January, 2014, Lugano-based Darwin Airline has operated as Etihad Regional under a brand and partnership agreement with Etihad…
NEWS easyJet opens base at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
easyJet has celebrated the opening of its new base at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam and announced plans to add a fourth aircraft to its fleet at the airport from October 2015 onwards. The extra aircraft means another estimated 40 jobs will be created, bringing the total number of easyJet employees based at the airport and employed…
NEWS Qatar Airways expands codeshare routes with oneworld partners
Qatar Airways has announced the further expansion of its codeshare agreements with both Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines, enhancing connectivity around the globe for the travelling public between these oneworld member airlines. Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways enhance their code-share partnership from Doha to Muscat and São Paulo.
NEWS Dubai Airports to invest US$1.2bn in terminal expansion
Dubai Airports has confirmed that its US$ 1.2 billion investment in new and upgraded facilities for the over 110 international airlines that operate from Dubai International’s Terminals 1 and 2 will deliver a significantly enhanced customer experience when construction and testing is completed. Concourse D, when it opens later this year, will become the new…
NEWS This Air Force Tech Could’ve Averted the #Germanwings Crash #4U9525
The Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System is designed to prevent flights from hitting terrain by executing an automatic recovery maneuver when terrain impact is imminent. The system continuously compares trajectory prediction, terrain profile, and elevation data. The Automatic Ground-Collision Avoidance System (Auto-GCAS) has been in development by the US Air Force, NASA, and Lockheed Martin…
NEWS Air Passenger Duty reformed for long-haul flights in UK
Air Passenger Duty has been partially reformed in the UK as the new tax year begins. From April 1st, the two more expensive bands of APD are being abolished. Band ‘C’ affects people travelling over 4,000 miles, and band ‘D’ affects journeys over 6,000 miles.
