Brand new British Airways Boeing 787-10 is due in Sunday morning at London Heathrow. The first Boeing 787-10 for British Airways (reg. G-ZBLA) will arrive from Charleston. UPDATE The delivery is now delayed to Sunday 31 May. You can watch London Heathrow live at cam.airlive.net/lhr British Airways has so far revealed a few of their…
EasyJet says it plans to resume a small number of flights next month with strict safety protocols for passengers and crew alike. The airline said passengers wil have to wear a face masks. The company said it would likely operate domestic flights within the UK and France from 15 June with the only international service…
All Italian airports will be allowed to reopen from June 3, transport official said.
In the context of the current COVID-19 crisis and its impact on anticipated activity levels, the Air France-KLM Group announces today the definitive end of Air France Airbus A380 operations. Initially scheduled by the end of 2022, the phase-out of Airbus A380 fleet fits in the Air France-KLM Group fleet simplification strategy of making the…
Emirates is seeking to cancel five of its last eight A380 deliveries. Emirates is seeking to cancel five of its last eight A380 deliveries, with manufacturer Airbus but the planes are already in assembly, according to people familiar with the situation. Dubai-based Emirates plans to take three more of the double-deckers before the end of…
India will slowly resume domestic flight operations. Indian aviation minister just announced that domestic civil aviation operations will resume in a calibrated manner from Monday 25th May 2020. All airports & air carriers are being informed to be ready for operations from 25th May. “We have been ready to resume domestic civil aviation for the…
In a letter to staff seen by Reuters, the German airline’s executive board said that 300 aircraft would remain grounded in 2021 and that 200 aircraft would be grounded in 2022. “In the summer of 2023, when we will hopefully will have put this crisis behind us, we will still likely have a fleet that…
Etihad Airways is continuing to increase the number of special flights it is operating worldwide to and from Abu Dhabi. Throughout May and June, the airline will increase frequencies on previously announced special flights and will add new services to Belgrade, Dublin, Geneva, Milan, Paris Charles de Gaulle, and Toronto. In addition to the recently…
The industrial group Rolls-Royce is to cut 9,000 jobs, almost a fifth of its workforce, as the coronavirus crisis takes its toll on the aviation industry. The firm, which makes engines for planes, said the reduction of nearly a fifth of its workforce would mainly affect its civil aerospace division. The bulk of the job…
For the first time ever an Etihad Airways cargo plane from the UAE has landed tonight at Ben Gurion airport in Israel after a direct flight from Abu-Dhabi. Israel and the UAE don’t have diplomatic relations or direct flights. In recent years, the countries have engaged in extensive unofficial cooperation based on their joint opposition…
The FAA issued temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) for the May 27 due to SpaceX Dragon launch. No aircraft can operate in the #TFRs. Violators may face criminal charges and/or a fine. Affected Area(s) Area A Airspace Definition: Center: On the MELBOURNE VOR/DME (MLB) 009 degree radial at 30.6 nautical miles. (Latitude: 28º37’00″N, Longitude: 80º37’00″W) Radius:…
