NEWS Vietjet places 30 aircraft order with Airbus
Vietnamese carrier Vietjet has placed a firm order with Airbus for the purchase of 30 more A321s – totalling nine A321ceo and 21 A321neo. The order was signed at the…
NEWS Gatwick Airport rail links set for pay as you go in 2016
Passengers travelling between Gatwick Airport and London will soon be able to use pay as you go, rail minister Claire Perry has confirmed today. The news follows an agreement between…
NEWS British Airways welcomes latest A380
Last night, British Airways took delivery of its tenth A380, registration LEJ, when it touched down at Heathrow at 20:55 local time. The first, registration LEA, arrived with the airline…
NEWS Emirates reports record financial figures
The Emirates Group has announced its half-year results for 2015-16, showing continued business growth and a strong performance. Group revenue reached AED 46.1 billion (US$ 12.6 billion) for the first…
NEWS Singapore Airlines draws closer to Lufthansa with new codeshare deal
Singapore Airlines and Lufthansa have signed a wide-ranging partnership agreement that will see the two airline groups operating key routes between Singapore and Europe on a joint-venture basis, in addition…
NEWS UK travellers face three day wait for Sharm el Sheikh departure
The remaining British nationals in Egypt should be able to fly home by the weekend, according the latest update from Egyptian officials. Routine flights were suspended following the crash of…
NEWS Several aircraft to Paris ORY are holding or diverting due to fog
Delays increasing now at Paris CDG due to fog (visibility 190m). Visibility under 260m at Paris ORY. Several aircraft to Paris ORY are holding or diverting due to fog. UPDATE…
VIDEO FlyBe flight to Birmingham almost ran out runway during landing due to steering failure
Flight from Dusseldorf to Birmingham 7th November 2015. The pilot reported the steering failure to ATC at the very end of this video sequence, and requested a tug vehicle to…
VIDEO Passengers of ExpressJet Airlines flight 2762 warn crew of in-flight fuel leak
An American Airlines (ExpressJet Airlines) flight that departed Chattanooga for Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport early Wednesday morning was forced to make an emergency landing in Huntsville, Alabama after passengers warned…
NEWS Emirates plans world’s longest flight (17.5 hours)
Emirates says a new route from Dubai to Panama City set to begin in 2016 will set a new world record for the longest flight at more than 17.5 hours.…
NEWS Qatar Airways chief says would consider A380neo to replace Airbus A380s
Qatar Airways’ chief executive said on Sunday the airline would consider replacing some of its Airbus A380s with the upgraded A380neo if the newer plane performed better. “If Airbus produces…
