Finnair will become the first airline in Europe to operate the A350 XWB and the third operator in the world. Finnair has acquired a total of 19 A350 XWBs and will operate its fleet on premium long haul routes, beginning with services between Helsinki and Shanghai. The A350 XWB is Airbus’ all-new mid-size long range…
Qatar Airways 773 A7-BAC performing flight QR778 to Doha from Miami used the full runway length and departed Miami and struck approach lights during departure. The tower, departure controllers and crew continued as normal. The flight continued to Doha and landed without further incident 13 hours later. Damage to the approach lights at Miami
BREAKING We’re receiving reports of a plane over Manchester making thudding noise: http://t.co/Ulte5cokMw pic.twitter.com/GtwGiHQZJG— AirLive.net (@airlivenet) September 17, 2015
Spanish budget carrier Vueling has announced plans to hire as many as 200 first officers to meet market growth demand in the 2016 summer season. “We want to continue to provide professional opportunities to more pilots at our operational bases in Spain and elsewhere in Europe, as we have done in recent years,” COO Fernando…