EasyJet has confirmed a bid for parts of insolvent Italian flag-carrier Alitalia. The British low-cost carrier has not named any details about the offer. Six other airlines are reportedly bidding for Alitalia as well, including Lufthansa Group. The Italian carrier currently employs almost 12,000 people and had filed for Bankruptcy in May this year, after workers…
A new museum, which is home to the last Concorde aircraft to fly, has opened to the public. On display at Aerospace Bristol is Concorde Alpha Foxtrot. which made its final flight into Filton Airfield in November 2003. The aircraft is on show in a purpose-built hangar at the £19m attraction. Other items in the…
A Japanese defense helicopter carrying four crew members lost contact during flight training in central Japan on Tuesday evening and is feared to have crashed. The UH-60J disappeared from radar while flying over the Pacific Ocean about 30 kilometers (18 miles) south of Hamamatsu, a coastal city in central Japan, defense officials said. Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera…
On October 14th, the flight #7W4912 has been delayed due to important fuel leak before take off from Antalya. The Airbus A321 (reg. SX-BHT) was about to takeoff from Antalya when an important fuel leak was spotted from the right wing. Fire trucks rushed to spray water due to fire risk. The aircraft had to…
A Spanish Air Force F-18 has crashed this Tuesday morning around the base of Torrejón de Ardoz, according to police sources informed by Europa Press. UPDATE Pilot didn’t eject and was killed during the crash. Los servicios de emergencia inspeccionan los restos del F18 estrellado en Torrejón https://t.co/ZXLi1VlJ84 pic.twitter.com/rUtGejdjwh — EL PAÍS (@el_pais) October…
A Boeing 737-800 was escorted at Stockholm on Tuesday morning after smoke was reported coming from the cockpit. The incident took place shortly before 8.30 am on Tuesday morning at the Arlanda airport north of the Swedish capital. The 145 passengers aboard disembarked quietly. “We have escorted the aircraft to the gate where passengers were…
Airbus and Bombardier have announced a partnership for the CSeries program Airbus to acquire a 50.01% majority stake in Bombardier’s CSeries. The aircraft manufacturers plan to reduce production costs through Airbus’ supply chain expertise and boost sales. Assembly and headquarters of the CSeries will remain in Quebec, Canada. The Bombardier CSeries currently has 360 orders…
