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A China Southern Airlines Dreamliner has landed in New York JFK from Wuhan

A mysterious China Southern Airlines Dreamliner has landed during the night in New York JFK from Wuhan. The Boeing 787-9 (reg. B-1168) took off from Wuhan at 12h35 UTC and landed in New York JFK at 02h50 UTC (Friday 22h50 local time).   The flight was operated by China Southern Airlines and loaded with nearly…

BREAKING Boeing terminates agreement to establish a joint ventures with Embraer

Boeing announced today that it has terminated its Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Embraer, under which the two companies sought to establish a new level of strategic partnership. The parties had planned to create a joint venture comprising Embraer’s commercial aviation business and a second joint venture to develop new markets for the C-390 Millennium…

ALERT Italian government to take full control of Alitalia

The Italian government will take full control of Alitalia in June, Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli said on Thursday, adding the airline would have gone bust due to the coronavirus crisis otherwise. Speaking before a parliamentary committee for transport, the minister said the government would create a new company at the beginning of June that would…

Ryanair is blackmailing French airports asking them to remove taxes in order to resume flight operations

Ryanair is asking French airports to remove or reduce taxes until October 2021 in order to resume flight operations. In a letter signed by Niall O’Connor, Director of Route Development, the Irish airline says it is preparing to relaunch its operations “as soon as the travel restrictions are lifted by the States”. Reading O’Connor, it…

The airline will not return to flying if middle seats must be kept vacant says Ryanair CEO

Ryanair planes won’t return to the skies if the airline is forced to leave the middle seat empty, Michael O’Leary, has said. O’Leary said that Ryanair had already told the Irish government that if it imposes the restriction, then “either the government pays for the middle seat or we won’t fly”. The Dublin-based carrier’s business…

Will we ever see an Air France A380 in commercial service again?

As Air France already planned the retirement of its Airbus A380 fleet by 2022, the Covid-19 crisis makes the near future uncertain. As a result of a reduction in capacity, Air France has grounded its entire Airbus 380 fleet in the past weeks. F-HPJC has arrived in Tarbes, France from Abu Dhabi (after maintenance) for…

VIDEO Swiss airlines flight attendants and pilots are impatient to fly with you again

BREAKING Air Canada to suspend all flights to the U.S. by additional 30 days

Air Canada announced that the airline will suspend scheduled service to the U.S. Air Canada announced that it will suspend scheduled service to the U.S. after April 26 as a result of the agreement between the governments of Canada and the United States to extend border restrictions by an additional 30 days, effective today. Air…

An Airbus A318 has landed on St Helena bringing Covid-19 medical supplies (video)

A Titan Airways, Airbus A318 has landed on St Helena today, bringing long-awaited Covid-19 test kits and other medical supplies. The aircraft was also carrying approximately 10 passengers, including three new medical workers to supplement the island’s health service. St Helena’s regular air service, provided by SA Airlink, is currently suspended while South Africa is…