The British Airline Pilots’ Association welcomes AirTanker to Union joining companies such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and Thomas Cook. The British Airline Pilots’ Association has welcomed recognition in Air Tanker, bringing union representation to the pilots in the company. BALPA is undergoing a recruitment campaign to introduce all Air Tanker pilots to the association’s…
Final assembly of the newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018. The A330-800 complements the A330-900, the largest member of the A330neo Family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to…
Announcement of the new Cessna SkyCourier 408 to be launched by Federal Express. An announcement yesterday will see the new Cessna Sky courier go into service by 2020 with its launch partner FedEx. Fedex have signed a deal with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more for delivery starting in…
British officials say a Heathrow Airport security worker has been arrested in an airport toilet after seven kilograms (15 pounds) of cocaine was seized. The National Crime Agency said Saturday the 30-year-old man, from London, was arrested Thursday with a 37-year-old Colombian man in a lavatory in Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Officials say the Colombian…
Nearly 10 minutes of footage from the world famous Gustaf III Airport on the island of St. Barths.
British Airways owner IAG has confirmed it is buying the majority of the Gatwick take-off and landing slots being sold by the administrators for fallen carrier Monarch. IAG, which also owns Iberia and Aer Lingus, said the price it was paying was “commercially confidential”, although it is thought to have agreed a multi-million pound deal…
News coming just 1 day after announcement of insolvency A day after Switzerland based Darwin Airlines declares insolvency to restructure its operations, the company has had its air operator’s certificate suspended by Swiss regulators. The company had major changes earlier this year when Etihad Airways sold its 33% stake in Darwin (Etihad Regional) to Adria…
A tow tug caught fire as it was pulling a Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200 to a departure gate at Singapore Changi Airport at around 4am on Wednesday (Nov 29). There were no passengers on board the aircraft at the time, SIA’s spokesman said. The plane was being moved from a remote parking bay to Terminal…