A United Airlines flight from Seattle skidded off a runway at O’Hare International Airport on Wednesday. Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Aviation Department and FAA officials confirmed United Flight 1977 from Seattle slid off the end of Runway 27R into an overrun area after missing a turn to begin taxiing to the terminal. The airline said…
@JOEdotie Airline Pilots earning their crust today at @DublinAirport pic.twitter.com/66uzpwHfSj— Pat (@oreganpat) 30 Décembre 2015
Southwest Airlines has announced a new tentative agreement with Transport Workers Union Local 555. The union represents more than 12,000 Southwest ground operations, provisioning, and cargo agents. The Union’s Executive Board reviewed an Agreement in Principle that negotiators reached December 23rd and decided to conduct a ratification vote that could end more than four years…
A court in Germany has ruled that Etihad Airways and airberlin cannot continue codesharing arrangements on some of their routes beyond mid-January. Abu Dhabi-based Etihad holds a 29.2 per cent stake in Germany’s second-largest airline and their codesharing provides important income for airberlin. Details
In view of increasing passenger demand, Hong Kong Airlines, an internationally-acclaimed full-service airline, will increase the flight frequency on its Hong Kong – Tianjin route service to double daily commencing on January 16th 2016. Li Dianchun, commercial director of Hong Kong Airlines said: “Benefitting from the booming economic and cultural exchanges between Hong Kong and…
Iberia has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, a more modern aircraft and more fuel-efficient than the planes it is replacing. It is the first of 13 that will join the fleet over the next three years. Airbus A330-200s are powered by two engines and their fuel efficiency makes them both cheaper to operate…
Cebu Pacific Air, the Philippines’ largest airline, has marked the start of twice weekly non-stop flights between Davao and Singapore with great fanfare. The inaugural flight was sent off by Philippine department of tourism assistant secretary Art Boncato and Cebu vice president for marketing and distribution Candice Iyog. Details
Qatar Airways Cargo has announced it will launch a new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth commencing operations on January 19th, 2016, increasing its network to six freighter destinations in the Americas. A Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777F will fly two times a week to Dallas from Liege. Details
Actor Russell Crowe lashed out at Virgin Australia on Twitter on Tuesday while returning to New Zealand from Australia after going to Sam Burgess’ wedding. Ridiculous @VirginAustralia. No Segway boards as luggage? Too late to tell us at airport.Kids and I offloaded. Goodbye Virgin. Never again. — Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) December 29, 2015 Social media…
An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 landed on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s central taxiway – not the runway – on Dec. 19, the fourth time a pilot has made the error in the history of the airport.