The Polish airline LOT has demonstrated its ambition on joining Europe’s big aviation groups league by announcing its intention to acquire Condor, the former subsidiary of the bankrupt tour operator Thomas Cook. Following the collapse of its parent company in September 2019, the ailing German leisure airline managed to maintain its flights up until now […]
An Avianca flight declared an emergency after suffering a sudden loss of altitude that injured eight people on board. The flight AV693 from San José-Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), Costa Rica, to Bogotá-Eldorado Airport (BOG), Colombia, was carried out by the Airbus A319-100 registered N703AV, with 108 passengers and five crew members on board. Nearly […]
With the change of leadership at Boeing, a new tone has set in. With a conservative approach to the eventual 737 MAX ungrounding and a defense of the culture within the company, David Calhoun’s first week as the Chief Executive of the company sounded promising for the company to get back on track. While only […]
Condor’s new owner, the parent company of LOT Polish Airlines, has hinted that it is looking to replace Condor’s fleet of 16 Boeing 767-300ERs, which age from 18 to 28 years old. There are a few different options on the cards at the moment, but which is the most likely? Condor’s fleet of Boeing 767s […]
The brand new Boeing 777X has successfully completed its first flight. The world’s largest twin-engine passenger plane took off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington at 10:09 local time and landed safely at Seattle’s Boeing Field at 14:00, almost four hours later. The Boeing 777X took its first flight earlier today. Photo: Boeing via Twitter […]
Indian low-cost carrier GoAir says it had to cancel flights after an unplanned grounding of aircraft part of the current fleet, while new Airbus aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney engines would fail to arrive by the previously expected deadline in March 2020. The no-frills airline did not disclose how many flights, in particular, are […]
Starlux Airlines, Taiwan’s start-up airline that brands itself as luxury carrier, has officially began operations. Inaugural flights, operated by Airbus A321neo, took off for the destinations in Macau, Da Nang (Vietnam) and Penang (Malaysia) on January 23, 2020. Starlux Airlines received its first A321neo in October 2019 and currently has three aircraft of the type […]
It’s been just over a week since we found out that South African Airways (SAA) will sell some of its Airbus A340s. Although the South African airline is taking steps to improve its profitability and save it from bankruptcy, the CEO claims the aircraft sale is unrelated. However, we now have word that the airline […]
A Ryanair flight from Romania passed all phases of a good thriller movie onboard. Eventually, the Boeing 737-800 did reach London, UK, where it landed in a third attempt. Mayday-Mayday declared Ryanair pilots just minutes after taking off from Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport (OTP) in Romania, on January 21, 2020. The flight FR1006 was […]
The Concorde was such a game-changer that Boeing believed that they would be out of the passenger business within a decade (unless their own supersonic jet took flight), however today both Airbus and Boeing seem to be content with building slower more fuel-efficient aircraft. The future for Supersonic travel is bright. Photo: Boom Supersonic Will […]
