EMERGENCY Boeing 787 Dreamliner of Air Canada #AC003 from Vancouver makes emergency landing in Anchorage
An Air Canada jet airliner carrying nearly 120 passengers made an emergency landing in Anchorage Tuesday night after its oil pressure began dropping, according to an airline spokesperson. The Boeing…
NEWS Spirit Airlines’ 2014 net profit up 27.4% to $226 million
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based ultra-low-cost carrier (LCC) Spirit Airlines posted its eighth consecutive year of profitability in 2014, with net income of $225.5 million, up 27.4% over 2013’s net profit of…
NEWS Heathrow sees record passenger figures for January 2015
Heathrow saw its busiest ever January last month, with a record 5.45 million passengers travelling through the airport’s terminals, an increase of 1.3 per cent on January 2014. Larger, fuller,…
NEWS: KLM announces their 787-9 destinations
KLM today has opened reservation for their 787-9 operation, the aircraft is scheduled to enter operation on 25th October. The following services are as follows: 25 Oct: Amsterdam - Abu…
NEWS Alitalia has announced to resume service to Seoul and Shanghai
Alitalia in the Summer 2015 season is resuming its service to South Korea after nearly 22 years. From the 4th June, the airline will begin a 3 weekly Rome to…
NEWS Virgin America signs up for Travelport Rich Content solution
Travelport has announced Virgin America has signed up for the Travelport Rich Content & Branding solution. Virgin America becomes the latest airline to commit to the software, a key component…
NEWS Norwegian sees growth continue in early 2015
Low-cost carrier Norwegian continues to grow in all markets, according to the latest statistics from the airline. Norwegian carried more than 1.6 million passengers in January 2015, an increase of…
NEWS D.C. Mega Flyover in the Works
The Washington, D.C., Flight Restricted Zone will come under assault by a mass of unusual visitors this spring as scores of World War II fighters, bombers and transport planes participate…
NEWS RAF Secures Big Win for Recreational Pilots
Backcountry pilots can rejoice after an agreement was reached this week allowing general aviation airplanes on national forest lands. For more than a decade, the Recreational Aviation Foundation has been…
NEWS Video: Airplane Nearly Collides with Skydivers
Skydive instructor Forest Pullman and his tandem jumper had just made a clean exit from their jump plane at approximately 13,000 feet over Thailand when the unexpected happened: The plane…
NEWS Nepal Airlines adds first A320 as Chinese props cause headaches
The twinjets, which are set to replace the Nepali national carrier's existing fleet of two B757-200s, will make their commercial début on February 26 with flights to Hong Kong Chek…
