A Thomas Cook Boeing 757-300, registration G-JMAA performing flight MT-1125 from Sofia (Bulgaria) to London Gatwick,EN (UK) with 280 people on board, was enroute at FL340 about 100nm south of Budapest when the crew declared PAN reporting “smoke in the flight deck” and decided to divert to Budapest. Link
United Continental Holdings Inc. ’s management sent a dramatic safety warning to its pilots last month, calling for stepped-up compliance with rules and procedures following several serious incidents caused by cockpit errors. The bulletin, issued Jan. 9 under the heading “significant safety concerns,” said it was prompted by four separate “safety events and near-misses” in…
SEATTLE, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Transavia Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Air France KLM Group, today announced an order for 17 Next-Generation 737-800s, including options for three additional airplanes. The order, valued at $1.6 billion at current list prices, was previously booked and attributed to an unidentified customer on…
On a second landing attempt, the crew showed poor decision-making “in initiating and continuing a descent in IMC below the authorized altitude, and hitting a construction crane. Link
Alaska Airlines’ fleet of fuel-efficient Boeing airplanes is growing with the purchase of six Boeing 737-900 Extended Range aircraft, valued at $594 million, Boeing’s current list price. The new planes, four scheduled for delivery in 2016 and two in 2017, bring Alaska’s total jets on order to 79. Link
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 16, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build for SES S.A. [Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG] a new, all-electric 702SP satellite that will enable SES’ airline customers to provide in-flight entertainment and WiFi over North America, Central America and the Caribbean. This is the 12th satellite in more than…
Can you guess the top airline in Latin America? Here is a countdown to the biggest fleet… Link
Korean Air is expanding its route network into China with four new services to second-tier cities, buoyed by increasing demand. Link
TAM Flight JJ3793 Airbus A319 from Sao Paulo-Guarulhos to Joinville, Brazil returned after sustaining hail damage to the nose and wind screen. The aircraft took off at 16:07 and entered a strong hail storm. The crew then decided to return to Guarulhos where it safely landed at 17:07.