Atlas Air Worldwide Purchases Four Boeing 747-8 Freighters

Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide today announced an agreement to purchase four 747-8 Freighters. “The 747-8F is the best and most versatile widebody freighter in the market, and we are excited to bolster our fleet with the acquisition of these four aircraft,” said John W. Dietrich, Atlas Air Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer. “This…

Emirates to resume flights to to Seattle, Dallas, San Francisco and boost flights to New York, Los Angeles and Sao Paul

Emirates has announced it will resume non-stop services to Seattle (from 1st February), Dallas and San Francisco (from 2nd March). The addition of these three destinations will take Emirates’ North American network to 10 destinations following the resumption of services to Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York JFK, Toronto and Washington DC. Flights to/from…

BREAKING Sriwijaya Air #SJ182 Boeing 737 disappeared from radars after takeoff

A Boeing 737-500 disappeared from radars shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. The aircraft reg (PK-CLC) was operating flight #SJ182 from Jakarta (CGK) to Pontianak (PNK) when it disappeared from radars about 5 minutes after takeoff. The Flight #SJ182 actually not emitted Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT). An Emergency locator transmitter (ELT) as equipment which broadcasts distinctive…

BREAKING Ryanair to cut “most, if not all flights” to and from the UK & Ireland from January 21

Europe’s largest low-cost airline Ryanair slashed its annual traffic forecast by around five million passengers, describing the latest Covid-19 lockdown restrictions imposed by the UK and Irish governments as “draconian.” Amid the rapid spread of the highly contagious new variant of Covid-19, the carrier said it would operate “few, if any” flights in the region…