Latam Brazil announces two new European routes
Tickets are now on sale for Latam Airlines Brazil’s new São Paolo-Lisbon flight, with the carrier also revealing it plans to serve Munich in the first half of 2019.
Air China resumes flights to North Korea
China’s national carrier resumed flights between Beijing and Pyongyang today amid improved Sino-North Korea ties, a company official said Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, Air China provides three flights per week on the route that it suspended on Nov. 21 last year. Relations soured last year as Beijing, angered by Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile tests, backed a…
Airbus BelugaXL ground vibration test
The first BelugaXL has passed the Ground Vibration Test (GVT), a requirement for certification of the aircraft that paves the way towards its maiden flight in summer 2018. The objective of this test is to measure the dynamic behaviour of the aircraft and confirm theoretical models of various flight conditions, such as manoeuvring, flying in…
Qatar Airways CEO tells IATA conference only a man can do his job
Akbar Al Baker, the CEO of Qatar Airways drew audible gasps on the last day of the IATA conference in Sydney. When asked by a journalist what could be done to help combat a lack of women in aviation in the Middle East, he replied, “Of course, it has to be led by a man,…
BREAKING Imminent launch of three-person crew on board Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
Launch of a three-person crew aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:12:39 UTC.
Australian Prime Minister defends Qantas over Taiwan decison
Australia’s Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has defended Qantas after it gave in to pressure from China over references to Taiwan on the Qantas website. Qantas announced yesterday that it would adjust it’s website to reflect Taiwan as part of China. The move comes after the Chinese civil aviation authority sent letters to 30 airlines in…