Lufthansa’s low cost airline, Germanwings has cancelled nearly 340 outbound flights from Germany in two days because of a walkout by pilots. A Germanwings spokesman confirmed that “the strike began late last night and will continue until 2259 (UK Time) on Friday” The strike had grounded 158 out of 430 flights on Thursday and 180…
United Airlines’ customers were left very angry on Wednesday evening after the company said that they would be voiding all of the tickets that were sold at a hugely discounted rate because of a computer glitch. The error, which was identified by visitors to the website on the morning of Wednesday, which saw that the first class, round trip…
YV1674 back in 2011 // Via jetphotos.net A Beechcraft 1900C operated by Servicio Pan Americano de Protección of Venezuela with the registration of YV1674 had crashed in trees two miles from Miami Executive Airport after takeoff, approximately 2:40pm local time. The four people onboard were killed in the crash. The aircraft had departed the airport…
GE Aviation successfully tested the world’s first non-static set of light-weight, ceramic matrix composite (CMC) parts by running rotating low-pressure turbine blades in a F414 turbofan demonstrator engine designed to further validate the heat-resistant material for high-stress operation in GE’s next-generation Adaptive Engine Technology Demonstrator (AETD) program currently in development with the United States Air…
Bombardier Inc named a former United Technologies Corp executive as CEO, and reported a quarterly loss due to a $1.4 billion charge related to its decision to suspend its Learjet 85 business aircraft program. The Canadian plane and train manufacturer said Alain Bellemare would replace Pierre Beaudoin, who is stepping down as president and chief…
Heather Cho, the former executive of Korean Air, has been found guilty of breaking aviation law following the so-called ‘nut rage’ case. She will serve one year in jail following the incident, but avoided the maximum ten year penalty possible.
JetBlue Airways has announced plans to be the first major domestic carrier in the US to accept Apple Pay in the sky, making mobile payments at cruising altitude simple and speedy. Apple Pay gives customers an easy and secure way to pay for onboard purchases of premium offerings. Customers often already have their mobile phone…
Heather Cho, the former executive of Korean Air, has been found guilty of breaking aviation law following the so-called ‘nut rage’ case. She will serve one year in jail following the incident, but avoided the maximum ten year penalty possible.
Heather Cho, daughter of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho and the former head of in-flight service, violated the law by ordering the plane to return to the gate after it started to taxi on Dec. 5. Cho had demanded the flight crew chief be expelled from the flight after a first class stewardess served her…
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus for the purchase of 25 A321neo single aisle aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet modernisation programme. Seating 180 passengers in a two class layout, the new aircraft will be operated on the carrier’s regional services, as well as on selected domestic…
Enstrom Helicopter has reported that its TH180 — a new, two-seat training helicopter based on the F28F — made its first flight Feb. 6. The ground and flight test took about an hour, Enstrom reported, describing the aircraft’s flight speed and maneuvers as “remarkable.” Link
Qatar Airways plans to operate the Airbus A350 XWB on its Doha-Singapore service, replacing Boeing 787 aircraft that were introduced on the route less than a year ago. The carrier will also upgrade from two to three flights a day using the new aircraft. Link
