October 12, 2020 -

INCIDENT Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777 returned back to Frankfurt after declaring Mayday due to unreliable airspeed

EmergencyBy Sharad Ranabhat October 12, 2020

A Lufthansa Cargo Boeing 777-200 freighter returned back to Frankfurt after the crew declared Mayday due to unreliable airspeed. The crew reported an altitude issue. The Luftansa Cargo Boeing 777F, with registration D-ALFG, was operating flight GEC-8402 from Frankfurt Airport, Germany to Shanghai Pudong International, China. The crew declared Mayday, reporting unreliable airspeed, when the…

Delta to operate its final Boeing 777 flight at the end of October

NewsBy Sharad Ranabhat October 12, 2020

Delta Airlines has confirmed that the airline will operate its final Boeing 777 flight on 31st October. The Atlanta-based carrier has scheduled two final flights at the end of October, the carrier confirmed to AirlineGeeks. The first of these flights will be operated from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport on October…

Norwegian is considering laying off staff at its base at Gatwick Airport

NewsBy AIRLIVE October 12, 2020

Norwegian Air is considering laying off staff at its base at Gatwick Airport, a spokesman said on Friday The struggling budget airline steps up its cost-cutting drive to survive the industry’s worst crisis. The move could affect 259 cabin crew and pilots, just under a quarter of the 1,142 staff at Britain’s second-busiest airport, the…

BREAKING British Airways CEO and chairman Alex Cruz steps down with immediate effect

NewsBy AIRLIVE October 12, 2020

British Airways chief executive and chairman Alex Cruz is stepping down to be replaced by the boss of Aer Lingus, Sean Doyle. Cruz will quit from the top job – one of the most high profile positions in British business – with immediate effect and become non-executive chairman. The decision was made by Luis Gallego,…