HNA Group or China has continued to expand its airline portfolio, with the official launch GX Airlines – a new carrier based in southern region of Guangxi. The start-up airline launched its inaugural flight earlier, from its home base at Nanning, the capital of scenic Guangxi.
Schiphol regularly tries out new technologies as part of our ongoing commitment to innovation. Recently, we began using Google Glass in the terminal and outside on the airfield. By tapping into this innovative technology, we hope to both gain a better insight into the passenger experience and support operations at the airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration will announce long awaited rules Sunday governing how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, often called drones, will be legally allowed to fly in the United States for business purposes. Currently, all commercial remote controlled aircraft are banned, unless a specific, rare exception is obtained from the FAA and operators follow a lengthy list…
The brand-new Airbus A320 (code VN-A659) is the third from Vietjet’s order of 100 aircraft made with the French aviation group. Its arrival takes Vietjet’s fleet to a total of 21. The aircraft was exclusively assembled by Airbus for Vietjet and features the airline’s trademark luxurious leather seats, an elegant carpet, and premium interior decoration,…
A replacement Boeing 777-300 registration F-GSQF had just reached Ekaterinburg and is expected to resume the flight the following day and to reach Paris with a delay of 26.5 hours. Link
Thai’s inaugural A380 entered service between Bangkok and Hong Kong in October 2013. The airline currently flies the A380 to Hong Kong, Osaka, Tokyo Narita, Frankfurt and Paris Charles de Gaulle. Link
Avianca landed for the first time in Sao Paulo on 11th February at 6:50am. Coming from Bogota, the aircraft is one of two that will make four daily flights between the two cities. The airline recently received four Boeing 787s, and a total of 15 is to be delivered over a period of 3 years.…
Video from Sam Chui. Onboard the first 787-9 for Etihad Airways’ inaugural flight from Dusseldorf to Abu Dhabi Flight: EY24 on the A6-BLA
(CNN)Passengers in an Oregon-bound flight got a creepy-crawly surprise this weekend: a scorpion. The Alaska Airlines flight headed to Portland returned to Los Angeles on Saturday after a woman reported she was stung by the eight-legged animal. Link
