MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s defence ministry said on Thursday that Airbus could restart test flights for A400M prototypes in Spain, after a fatal crash of one of the military transport planes in May outside Seville. The ministry said in a statement its specialist aerospace unit had met with Airbus to discuss flight permits, and that…
Boeing won breathing space for its struggling jumbo jet on Wednesday with a preliminary deal for 20 of its 747-8 freighters from Russian cargo airline Volga-Dnepr Group.
In the World Airline Awards ceremony at Paris Airshow, Skytrax announced the world’s Top 100 Airlines in 2015, voted for by airline customers around the in a global passenger survey. The World Airline Awards are coveted Quality accolades for the world airline industry and regarded as a global benchmark of Airline Passenger Satisfaction levels. The…
Airbus has signed an agreement with Singapore-based ST Aerospace to offer passenger-to-freighter (P2F) conversion solutions for its A320 / A321 aircraft.
WestJet today announced it has selected London, England as the first transatlantic destination from Canada for its wide-body Boeing 767-300 aircraft. Service from Canada to London will be through London Gatwick.
It looks like the military build-up in eastern Europe may soon feature some multi-role stealth planes. In fact, according to Air Force Secretary Deborah James, the U.S. may deploy a squadron of F-22 Raptors to Europe to counter the Russian threat. Talking to reporters at Le Bourget airshow in Paris, she said that Russia is…
Wizz Air, the largest low cost carrier serving Eastern and Central Europe, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the biggest single order for the popular A321neo aircraft. The deal signed at the 51st Le Bourget International Paris Air Show pushes NEO orders and commitments beyond 4,000. Significantly the order includes the latest A321neo…
An aircraft loader, who will be scarred for life after he injured his left shin while loading a Special Olympics flight to Athens, has settled a €38,000 damages claim against Aer Lingus. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed in court. Stephen McGuirk (46) claimed in the Circuit Civil Court that he had been handling…
Gatwick Airport and WestJet have announced they have reached an agreement and the airline will launch flights between London and Canada next year as the low-cost long haul revolution continues. This will further open up the market between North America and London and provide cost effective access to cities in Canada for British business and…
Etihad Airways has celebrated the start of its daily service to one of Asia’s leading business and leisure destinations, Hong Kong. To mark the increased frequency, the carrier’s flight to Hong Kong International Airport was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute this morning, followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by senior officials from Etihad…
Korean Air has signed a memorandum of understanding totalling more than US$12 billion with Airbus and Boeing for the purchase of more than 100 new aircraft today at the Paris Air show. According to the deal, Korean Air will purchase a total of 50 737 MAX-8 – with 30 firm orders and a further 20…
