American Airlines will begin its new daily service from Dallas Fort Worth to Beijing from the 7th May – marking the airlines 6th daily flight to Asia from Dallas. The route will be the only nonstop flight connecting Dallas and Beijing. With the addition of this service, American will be offering 11 routes from the…
A Condor Airbus A320- performing flight DE3328 from Hamburg (Germany) to Tenerife Sur Reina Sofia,CI (Spain) with 121 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Tenerife South Airport’s runway 08 at about 11:33L, when the aircraft descended to 704 feet, about 7nm short of the runway while still over the Atlantic Ocean. Following an…
Qantas, which delayed an expansion of its international fleet when it faced financial difficulties, could be back in growth mode later this year, with a firm order for Boeing 787-9 aircraft to be delivered from 2017. Link
Bolstered by record backlogs and unprecedented demand, Boeing is on track to raise annual production to more than 900 commercial aircraft per year, says the company’s chief technologist. Link
Southwest Airlines reported a 2014 net profit of $1.14 billion, up 50.7% over net income of $754 million in 2013, as expenses decreased slightly year-over-year while revenue grew 5.1%. Link
Vietnam Airlines has modified its planned Winter 2015/2016 operations in Europe, which sees aircraft changes to new aircraft including the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787. A350-900XWB From 30th September from Hanoi to Paris CDG, inbound service from Paris currently displays a mix of A350 and Boeing 777 after 25th October. From 25th October the A350…
Demand for fuel-efficient narrowbody jetliners like the Boeing 737 MAX remains “very strong” despite the recent oil price slump, the planemaker’s top salesman said on Wednesday. Link
Emirates Airline would buy 100 Airbus A380neos if Airbus decided to launch the aircraft, according to airline President Tim Clark. Link
