NEWS Finnair steps up Finnair Plus programme
Finnair has enhanced its Finnair Plus programme enabling members to book Classic award flights to Europe, Tel Aviv and Dubai without having to pay the fuel surcharge fee.
NEWS Inside North Korea's Airliners
This is flying North Korean style. Air Koyo provides decent service according to air enthusiast Sam Chui Link
INCIDENT Hawaiian A330 at Honolulu rejected takeoff due to unreliable airspeed
A Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A330 from Honolulu (USA) to Auckland (New Zealand) was accelerating for takeoff when the crew rejected takeoff reporting an unreliable airspeed. The aircraft moved slowly to the taxiway to be checked. A number of main tyres deflated.
INCIDENT China Southern Airlines made an exit taxiway at Nanyang Airport (China)
An aircraft of Chinese airline China Southern Airlines made an exit taxiway during its travel on the Nanyang International Airport (China) in still uncertain circumstances but which are essentially due to the weather. The plane, an Airbus A319 was taxiing, about 15:45 local time, when in circumstances that remain to be clarified, the pilots were…
NEWS Dear Media: Copilots are Pilots!
Good god, a copilot at the controls! Most reporters seem to have no idea this is perfectly normal. Contrary to what a lot of people are led to believe, copilots are not “apprentice pilots,” and both cockpit crewmembers are fully qualified to fly the aircraft. Link
NEWS DIA launches plan to move TSA out of the terminal's Great Hall
Denver International Airport today issued an international request for qualifications in hopes of finding a public-private partnership to kick the massive security screening apparatus overseen by the Transportation Security Administration out of the Great Hall inside the Jeppesen Terminal. Link
NEWS Pilots Disabled Critical Computers Moments Before AirAsia Crash
The pilots of AirAsia Bhd. Flight 8501 cut power to a critical computer system that normally prevents planes from going out of control shortly before it plunged into the Java Sea, two people with knowledge of the investigation said. The action appears to have helped trigger the events of Dec. 28, when the Airbus Group…
NEWS American Airlines announce six new routes
American Airlines will add six new routes throughout Mexico, the Caribbean and Latin America, further strengthening its position in these key markets.
NEWS Qatar Airways takes stake in International Airlines Group
Qatar Airways has acquired a 9.99 per cent stake in International Airlines Group, owners of British Airways, Iberia and Veuling. In a statement the Qatari flag-carrier said the deal was part of its efforts to enhance operations and strengthen existing commercial ties initiated through codeshare agreements with IAG, as well as its membership of the…
