Hi Fly, the 14th operator of the iconic double-decker wide-body airliner, is displaying its A380 for the first time at Farnborough International Airshow 2018 (UK). The aircraft will be showcased at the airshow from the 19th to 22nd July on static display. A big cause requiring a big messenger, Hi Fly has chosen the A380…
Ryanair said it would cancel up to 300 flights on July 25 and 26 because of planned strikes by cabin crew in Belgium, Spain and Portugal, adding to its labor problems during the peak European summer vacation period as a conflict with pilots based in Ireland also continues. The Dublin-based budget carrier said up to…
Dramatic footage filmed by a passenger shows how flames spewed from the engine of Convair CV-340 aircraft which shook violently moments before crashing at Wonderboom near Pretoria. Two people died and two pilots were critically injured when the Convair 340 (first flew in 1954) ferried passengers on luxury air safaris and crashed on July…
A regularly scheduled Delta flight from Detroit to Kansas City made an emergency landing Monday afternoon after reporting an engine problem. Delta flight 923, a Boeing 717, landed without incident at Kansas City International Airport around 4:45 p.m. Monday, but was greeted on the runway by Kansas City, Mo. Fire Department crews. Video from 41…
Airbus’ new Global Services Forecast predicts a US$4.6 trillion worldwide market for commercial aircraft services from 2018 to 2037. The new analysis is based on a three-way market segmentation, respectively focusing on the aircraft, the airline operation, and the passenger experience. Aircraft-focused lifecycle services represent the largest segment of growth and include maintenance, spares pool…
A helicopter of the South Korean Marine Corps has crashed at a military airport in the city of Pohang in southeast of South Korea, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing defense officials. Five people on board were killed and one was injured in the incident. The rotorcraft went down from about 10 meters above the…
A plane crash that killed 112 people in Cuba on May 18 was caused by human error, the Mexican company that owned the jet said Monday. Global Air, whose operations were suspended by the Mexican authorities over the accident, said a study by international experts of the black boxes from the Boeing 737 had found…
Boeing says that the first two 777X test aircraft are now on the low-rate initial production line. Once assembled, the fuselages will have their new composite wings attached. The Boeing 777X is a new series of the long-range wide-body twin-engine Boeing 777 family that is under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The 777X is to…
French National Team took off at 11:35 UTC from Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport and should land at 17:05 Local time in Paris.
Britain has unveiled a new futuristic fighter jet called Tempest that can fly unmanned and will be the future of warfare. Defence secretary Gavin Williamson revealed the new plane at the Farnborough International Airshow as part a £2 billion investment programme. He unveiled a full-size model of the new fighter jet at the event which…
During the negotiations with Boeing CEO earlier this year, President Trump specified that he’d like to update the paint job of the aircraft to look “more American in with red, white, and blue”. In addition to a new paint job, the president would like a grander bed, too. “He wants the presidential bed aboard Air…
A number of passengers received medical attention after a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Croatia was forced to make an emergency landing in Frankfurt. The flight to the coastal city of Zadar landed at Frankfurt-Hahn airport at around 11.30pm due to an inflight depressurisation. Oxygen masks were released for passengers. Around 30 passengers were admitted…