NEWS Qatar Airways boosts flights to Jakarta and Bali
Qatar Airways will be boosting its flight frequencies to Jakarta and Denpasar (Bali) from 5 July and 16 July 2015 respectively to meet the ever-increasing demand on these popular routes.
NEWS American Airlines to put Boeing 787 on D/FW-Shanghai route in June
American Airlines will add a third international route for its Boeing 787 starting in June. American will have its first commercial 787 flight from DFW-ORD on May 7th, before starting the DFW-Beijing, China route in June, followed by DFW-Buenos Aires and DFW-Shanghai route.
NEWS Delta Airlines takes on tax burden for employees in same-sex relationships
Delta Airlines became the first major airline Thursday to cover the extra income taxes its employees in same-sex relationships have to pay for healthcare plans in states that don’t recognize gay marriage.
NEWS: Virgin Australia pilots believe that the two person cockpit rule suggests a lack of trust
Virgin Australia’s pilot union says new “rule of two” requiring two people in the cockpit at all times after the Germanwings crash sends the wrong message, suggesting to the public that they can’t trust pilots. The Australian government this week required airlines to put in place a policy of never leaving a single pilot alone…
BREAKING #Germanwings Second black box confirms flight #4U9525 co-pilot acted deliberately. Details:
Boris Horvat. AFP The analysis of the second black box of Germanwings A320 that crashed in the Alps confirms the voluntary nature of the action of the pilot in the cockpit to bring down the aircraft, according to preliminary investigation of BEA. “A first reading shows that the pilot in the cockpit used the autopilot…
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…
