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 […]
Airlines and airports in China and around the world are taking actions to contain the spread of the deadly and mysterious coronavirus that has already claimed 17 lives and infected more than 570 people The coronavirus, also known as the 2019-nCoV virus, appeared in Wuhan, China, a city of 11 million inhabitants. Each year, more […]
Wreckage from the doomed Korean Air Flight 858 may have been found in the Andaman Sea near Myanmar. Reports have emerged of a South Korean television crew spotting a wing-shaped object and part of a fuselage on the seabed using 3D sonar. A Korean Air Boeing 707, the aircraft type operating Flight 858. Photo: G.B_NZ […]
The trio of United States-based carriers announced their Q4 2019 and Full Year results, joining Delta Air Lines, which announced its yearly results on January 14, 2020. All in all, the four biggest carriers in North America and some of the biggest airlines in the world had a healthy year: with the exception of Delta, […]
Virgin Australia had to abort the flight to Melbourne and return to its origin airport after surface cardboard material began peeling off from Boeing 737-800 wing during the climb phase. On January 19, 2020, a Virgin Australia Boeing 737-800 (registration number VH-VOO) took off from Brisbane for a domestic flight to Melbourne, Australia. During the […]
Etihad announced that the Abu Dhabi-based carrier‘s training center, Etihad Aviation Training was approved by the European Union Safety Agency (EASA) to train Boeing 777 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots for European carriers. The Middle East company is the first training center in the region to gain such approval, adding the two wide-body aircraft to […]
