Taiwan’s aviation regulator said 10 of TransAsia’s 49 ATR pilots had failed oral proficiency tests on handling the aircraft during engine failure. A further 19 pilots did not take the test, due to sickness or because they were not in Taiwan, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said. The 29 pilots who failed or did not…
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based ultra-low-cost carrier (LCC) Spirit Airlines posted its eighth consecutive year of profitability in 2014, with net income of $225.5 million, up 27.4% over 2013’s net profit of $176.9 million. Link
Heathrow saw its busiest ever January last month, with a record 5.45 million passengers travelling through the airport’s terminals, an increase of 1.3 per cent on January 2014. Larger, fuller, quieter aircraft at Heathrow continued to be a driver for passenger growth. Seats per aircraft increased two per cent to 209, while load factors increased…
KLM today has opened reservation for their 787-9 operation, the aircraft is scheduled to enter operation on 25th October. The following services are as follows: 25 Oct: Amsterdam – Abu Dhabi – Bahrain (1 daily, replacing 777-200ER) 30 Nov: Amsterdam – Cairo (Mon, Fri, replacing 777-200ER) 02 Dec: Amsterdam – Quito – Guayaquil – Amsterdam…
Alitalia in the Summer 2015 season is resuming its service to South Korea after nearly 22 years. From the 4th June, the airline will begin a 3 weekly Rome to Seoul Incheon with an A330-200. AZ758 – departs Rome at 1500 and arrives in Seoul at 0925 the following day (Thurs, Sat, Sun) AZ759 –…
Travelport has announced Virgin America has signed up for the Travelport Rich Content & Branding solution. Virgin America becomes the latest airline to commit to the software, a key component of the Travelport Travel Commerce Platform, which allows airlines to market and retail their products more effectively by controlling how their product is visually presented…
Low-cost carrier Norwegian continues to grow in all markets, according to the latest statistics from the airline. Norwegian carried more than 1.6 million passengers in January 2015, an increase of five per cent compared to January last year. The load factor was 80 per cent in January, up 5.2 percentage points.
The Washington, D.C., Flight Restricted Zone will come under assault by a mass of unusual visitors this spring as scores of World War II fighters, bombers and transport planes participate in an epic flyover of the nation’s capital in celebration of the 70th anniversary of V-E Day. Link
Backcountry pilots can rejoice after an agreement was reached this week allowing general aviation airplanes on national forest lands. For more than a decade, the Recreational Aviation Foundation has been working with the United States Forest Service and policy makers in Washington, D.C., to preserve legal access to backcountry strips and to reopen airstrips that…
Skydive instructor Forest Pullman and his tandem jumper had just made a clean exit from their jump plane at approximately 13,000 feet over Thailand when the unexpected happened: The plane turned and headed straight for them. The two escaped the near midair collision, but just barely. Check out the harrowing event in this video, captured…
The twinjets, which are set to replace the Nepali national carrier’s existing fleet of two B757-200s, will make their commercial début on February 26 with flights to Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok and Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. Nepal Airlines plans to use the A320s to open up flights to Bangalore Int’l, Dubai Int’l, Guangzhou, Delhi Int’l, Kuala…
