To our followers spotters: The world’s largest aircraft Antonov An-225 will visit Shannon Airport this weekend
The world's largest aircraft will visit Shannon Airport this weekend.The Antonov 225 is due to arrive into Shannon at 3:30 on Sunday morning, and then leave again at 10 o'clock…
NEWS Manchester Airports breaks historic passenger records
Manchester Airport has broken its all-time passenger record, with 22.32 million people flying through the airport in the last financial year. The figure is the highest in its 77-year history,…
NEWS Emirates doubles capacity to tourism hotspot Seychelles
Emirates is set to increase its capacity to the popular Indian Ocean Island of Seychelles, when it switches from the current Airbus 330-200 used on one of the two daily…
NEWS easyJet to offer ‘rescue flights’ as French strike bites
easyJet will launch three ‘rescue flights’ tomorrow, as the impact of a strike by French air traffic controllers continues to be felt. The low-cost airline cancelled 248 flights yesterday and…
NEWS Emirates Fits A380 With 615 Seats for High-Density Danish Trips
Emirates will start its highest-capacity Airbus A380 service this year, fitting the world’s biggest passenger model with 615 seats for flights to Copenhagen.By reducing the number of classes to two…
NEWS: Virgin America to Begin Flying Between US Mainland and Hawaii
Virgin America is adding Hawaii to its map with flights from San Francisco starting in November. The airline said Tuesday that it will fly daily from San Francisco to Honolulu…
NEWS: Perth Airport rated one of Australia’s worst for quality of service
Perth Airport has been rated as one of the worst major airports in the country for quality of service in an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) report. A number…
NEWS: QantasLink announces Boeing 717 Canberra heavy maintenance base plans
QantasLink has announced plans for a Boeing 717 heavy maintenance base to be built in Canberra saying the move will create 40 skilled engineering roles in the capital. The project…
NEWS Londoners say Gatwick should expand
Almost half of Londoners (46%) want Gatwick to build a new runway, rather than Heathrow (35%), according to a YouGov poll of Londoners.
NEWS US government spent $155 billion in support of US airlines
The Business Travel Coalition (BTC) today in reacting to a little known US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on massive government subsidies and financial aid to the US airline industry…
BREAKING Right engine of an Airbus-300 of Qeshm Air from Istanbul to Tehran exploded during take off
Right engine of an Airbus-300 of Qeshm Air from Istanbul to Tehran exploded during take off at Atatürk Airport on tuesday 7th april. No casualties reported. @airlivenet Right engine of Qeshm Air EP-FQK…