ALERT #Germanwings crash: DNA of 78 victims found
Five days after Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 on board, investigators say they have isolated DNA of 78 victims.
NEWS Garuda Indonesia to increase service to Amsterdam and London Gatwick
The airline is adding an extra day of their current service to Amsterdam and Gatwick from Jakarta. The new flight will depart on Wednesdays from Jakarta on a 777-300ER Previously the airline has planned to increase from 5 weekly to daily.
NEWS Emirates to increase service to Athens from one daily to 10 weekly
Subject to the Government Approval. Emirates is to increase their service to Athens to meet with the increasing demand. The new 3 weekly flight will operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. EK105 and EK106 remains unchanged and continues to operate on the Boeing 777-300ER. The new flights will operate from 1st May to 30th June.…
NEWS British Airways overthinks, only a one daily A380 to Miami in October instead of two
British Airways reported that from the 25th October, they would introduce the A380 on both flights to Miami. BA207 and BA209 (BA205 remains as 777). However on the 26th March, the airline announced that they now would only operate the A380 on BA209/208 (depart 1335). The BA207/206 flight will now continue to operate on a…
NEWS British Airways will begin service to Vienna from London Gatwick in September
BA from the 17th September is adding London Gatwick to Vienna service which sees a planned 6 weekly operation for the month of September and October. The route will operate on an Airbus A319 everyday except Saturdays. BA2658 departs Gatwick at 1600 and arrives in Vienna at 1910. The return BA2659 departs Vienna at 2000…
SA faces aviation time bomb – expert – @Macfarlane123
South Africa faces an “aviation time bomb” according to an expert, who says without proper psychological evaluation for pilots a disaster similar to the Germanwings “suicide crash” could not be far off. According to the Sunday Times commercial pilots in SA are not required to undergo psychological evaluation as part of their annual physical check-ups.…
TODAY Iberia Express launches double daily service between Madrid and London Gatwick
Beginning today, two daily flights will arrive to Gatwick from Madrid. IB3714 departs Madrid at 0845 and arrives at Gatwick at 1000. IB3715 departs Gatwick at 1040 and arrives at Madrid at 1355 IB3718 departs Madrid at 1745 and arrives at Gatwick at 1900. IB3717 departs Gatwick at 1935 and arrives at Madrid at 2250.…
TODAY Iberia Express begins service to London Heathrow with services to Tenerife and Las Palmas
Iberia Express today is beginning service to Heathrow with 3 weekly flights from Tenerife and 4 weekly from Las Palmas. From today, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays: The outbound: IB3602 departs Tenerife at 1120 and arrives London at 1545 The return: IB3603 departs London at 1705 and arrives to Tenerife at 2130 From tomorrow, Mondays, Wednesdays,…
#GermanWings Pilot has vision problems – @Macfarlane123
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Andreas Lubitz, who was flying the Germanwings jetliner that slammed into a mountain in the French Alps on Tuesday, sought treatment for vision problems that may have jeopardized his ability to continue working as a pilot, two officials with knowledge of the investigation said Saturday. The revelation of the possible trouble with…
NEWS Pilot Unions Protest Germanwings Investigation Leaks
French pilot union Syndicat National des Pilotes today complained about what it calls a “violation of professional secrecy” over the allegedly unauthorized leaking of the contents of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recovered from the wreckage of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps on March 24.
NEWS Travelport inks deal with Ellinair
Travelport has signed a new agreement with Greek carrier Ellinair. For the first time, Ellinair is now distributing its flights via Travelport’s Travel Commerce Platform.
NEWS Delta restarts Dublin-Atlanta seasonal service
Delta Air Lines will restart its seasonal nonstop flight between Dublin International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, effective March 30, 2015. The daily flight will complement Delta’s existing daily nonstop service between Dublin and New York-JFK.
