Airbus has redesigned an entire control panel for its Airbus A350 aircraft recently following reports of engine failures caused after the pilots spilled beverages, especially coffee. Two Airbus A350-900s experienced single-engine shutdowns because of spilled coffee on the control panel in the last eight months. The engines start switch and some electronic aircraft monitoring systems…
Air New Zealand has grounded its Boeing 777 fleet until at least September 2021 due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19. Chief operating officer Carrie Hurihanganui says the airline’s international network will recover more slowly from the global pandemic than initially thought. “The recent resurgence of cases in New Zealand is a reminder that this…
A New Orleans couple, originally from Connecticut, exchanged vows at the airport Friday, right before hopping on a flight to enjoy their honeymoon in Mexico. A photo of the newlyweds in the midst of their ceremony was tweeted out by the airport’s official Twitter account as the airport was on the hunt to find the…
Finnair has updated its traffic programme for October. The demand for air travel in Finnair’s network has recovered slowly due to the development of the corona pandemic and related travel restrictions, and hence the previously published traffic programme cannot be implemented in full due to low demand. Finnair reduces flights from its traffic programme and…
Malta’s state hospital witnessed an unexpected birth of a boy on Monday, hours after an airplane made an emergency landing because the mother had gone into labor. A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 plane landed in Malta after the pregnant woman, who was in her eighth month, ruptured her waters and started the process to give…
China’s International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, the country’s biggest airshow, will go ahead in November, the organizer said on Wednesday, backtracking on an earlier announcement the 2020 event had been canceled due to COVID-19. The biennial event usually draws key suppliers – such as Airbus, Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp of China – and has…