The incident took place amid ongoing hostilities in the nearby disputed Karabakh region between Azerbaijani forces and the forces of the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. A Russian Mi-24 (NATO reporting name: Hind) military helicopter has crashed on the territory of Armenia near the village of Yeraskh after it was shot from the ground by unknown forces…
Norwegian Air said that it faced a “very uncertain future” after the Norwegian Industry Ministry and the Ministry of Transportation government denied further funding. After the Norwegian government turned down the airline’s request for additional support to sustain this pandemic, Norwegian Air CEO, Jacob Schram said: “The fact that our government has decided to refrain…
Singapore Airlines has announced that it will be retiring 26 planes including seven Airbus A380s this quarter. The carrier decided to retire these planes after completion of a review of the longer-term network. In addition to the Airbus A380 superjumbos, Singapore Airlines will be retiring the following aircraft: Four Boeing 777-200ERs Four Boeing 777-300s Nine…
Manchester Airport is moving all its operations into Terminal One from November 11 until further notice, as England returns to a national lockdown from Thursday, November 5th. Manchester Airport will temporarily shut down Terminal Three in response to the drop in passenger numbers. From November 11 all passengers will depart and arrive from Terminal One…
All Nippon Airways have announced that they now intend to retire 35 aircraft from their fleet in 2020 as a result of the COVID pandemic. This is up from 7 announced earlier in the year. The early retirement plans include 22 Boeing 777’s and at least 6 Boeing 777-300ER’s that fly internationally to destinations such…
Due to the second national lockdown, foreign holidays are currently banned. However, Heathrow Airport remains open. This is because overseas travel is still allowed, but only for essential work purposes. The new restrictions mean the airport is still affected significantly, and is no way near as busy as what it usually is at this time…