NASA is now targeting no earlier than early-to-mid November for launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station. The extra time will allow SpaceX to resolve an unexpected observation during a recent non-NASA launch attempt. Launch of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station is now targeted for no sooner…
For the duration of the winter timetable (until the end of March 2021) Lufthansa will be deploying four of the currently parked Airbus A350-900s to its hub in Frankfurt. Over the next few months the A350-900 will be serving Chicago and Los Angeles from Frankfurt, by temporarily replacing the Boeing 747-8 for this period of…
Icelandair has reached an agreement regarding sale of three Boeing 757-200 aircraft. The final documentation is expected to be completed in the upcoming weeks. Subsequently, the aircraft will be converted into cargo aircraft. The net sale price of the three aircraft is approximately USD 21 million which is USD 2-3 million above book value. Two…
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…
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,…
Turkey tracked U.S.-made F-16s flying in the eastern Mediterranean Sea using Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missile system The incident took place during the Eunomia joint exercise in August involving France, Italy, Greece and Cyprus. Turkey has used the S-400 radars to track its own F-16s in the past, a move seen as hostile toward the U.S.…
Etihad Airways have announced to have indefinitely grounded its entire fleet of A380s. The super jumbo is out of schedules since March. The airline is now grounding its ten A380s for at least the next 11 months due to Covid-19. It’s still not sure if the 10 A380s will return to the service.
An argument over face masks resulted in a fight onboard an Allegiant flight bound for Provo, and a woman caught the exchange on camera. Rylie Lansford was sitting right by the two men on Saturday’s flight, but as soon as one of them threw the first punch, she got out of the way and started…
Five people have died after two small planes crashed mid-air in France. An ultralight two-person plane collided midair with a tourist plane in Loches, Indre-et-Loire at around 4.45pm local time. The ultralight crashed on the fence around a house and the DR400 crashed several hundred metres away in an uninhabited area. All five people involved…
Airbus delivers A320 Family MSN10,000 to Middle East Airlines Middle East Airlines (MEA) has taken delivery of Airbus’ A320 Family aircraft with manufacturer serial number 10,000. MSN10,000 is the third A321neo to join the all Airbus MEA fleet, taking the fleet size to 18 aircraft. MEA received its first A321neo aircraft earlier in 2020 and…
The Federal Aviation Administration released two new airworthiness directives (AD) which require the airlines to modify their Boeing 747s and Boeing 767s fuel tank monitoring systems in order to prevent the risk of ignition within the tanks. The new directives apply for the following planes: 747-400 747-400D 747-400F 767-200 767-300 767-300F 767-400ER The FAA requires…
American Airlines has delayed plans to begin scheduling Boeing 737 MAX training for its pilots in November, the Allied Pilots Association said. Boeing is seeking approval from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on a series of changes to the 737 MAX following two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019 that triggered the aircraft’s global…