Today, Delta Air Lines took delivery of the first ever Airbus A330-300 with a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 242 tons. This improved variant of the A330, known as the “A330-300 242T”, allows airlines to fly with higher payloads (more passengers & cargo) on longer routes more efficiently than ever before. Courtesy of PlaneFinder
A radioactive leak has been detected at India’s capital IGI Airport, Press Trust of India reported. Packets with radioactive material were reportedly spotted onboard a flight from Turkey. “A consignment of sodium iodide class 7 category liquid reached the IGI Airport in Turkish Airlines around 4.35 a.m. As it was being moved to a secure…
Vietjet has announced that it will increase the frequency of its service between Ho Chi Minh City and Taipei. The new flights will take off on June 18th 2015. From five return flights a week, the airline will now increase it to operate on a daily basis to meet flourishing demand from business and leisure…
Etihad Airways achieved its strongest financial results to date in 2014, posting a net profit of US$ 73 million on total revenues of US$ 7.6 billion. The figures are up 52.1 per cent and 26.7 per cent respectively over the previous year. The performance, which marked the airline’s fourth consecutive year of net profitability, also…
What to do with a plane full of angry passengers stuck on a plane with no end in sight? Order them pizza. A 2pm Delta flight Tuesday from Philadelphia to Atlanta ended up sitting on the Knoxville tarmac for several hours after weather in Georgia prevented them landing. Passengers, stuck on the plane for the…
Singapore Airlines says it’s investigating how one of its jets suffered a loss of power in both of its engines over the weekend and descended 13,000 feet—nearly 2.5 miles—before regaining altitude en route from Singapore to Shanghai. The Airbus A330-300 was carrying 182 passengers and 12 crew members at 39,000 feet when the incident occurred…
The inaugural British Airways Boeing 777-200ER flight to Malaysia, arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 2:35pm today. This is the first time the British Airways landed at KLIA in 14 years as the airline last flew to the Malaysian capital in 2001.
Airbus’ A350 XWB jetliner visited Taipei, Taiwan and Manila, Philippines during May 2015 on an Asian demonstration tour. Experience the sights and sounds from the trip, as Airbus showcased the benefits of this highly-efficient next-generation widebody jetliner in the region.
Work has begun to reconfigure the London City Airport’s Western Pier, which houses 70 per cent of its departure gates. Built in 1987, the airport was designed for tens of thousands of passengers, not the millions that use it today. The new Western Pier will create a bright, open-plan space with modern seating, electronic boarding…
Oman Air is to step up its operation from Muscat to Kuala Lumpur by offering daily non-stop flights to the Malaysian capital from June 1st 2015. The new service will meet growing demand for fast and convenient flights between the two cities, and will build on the success of the stopping service that Oman Air…
The new daily service: EK092 departs DXB at 0845 and arrives at BLQ at 1220 EK093 departs BLQ at 1440 and arrives back at DXB at 2330 Service begins at 03rd November, on a 3-class Boeing B777-300ER
Malaysia Airlines has moved to reassure the flying public that daily operations are very much business as usual as it finalises the restructure that owner Khazanah, Malaysia’s sovereign fund, commenced last year. Airline operations are to be transitioned to a new company, Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB), on September 1st. To effect this change and facilitate…
