Emirates today announced a US$ 16 billion deal for 36 additional Airbus A380 aircraft, with 20 firm orders and 16 options. Emirates’ A380 fleet operates both GE and Rolls-Royce engines, and the airline is evaluating engine options for its latest A380 order. The additional Airbus A380s will be delivered to Emirates from 2020 onwards. Together…
Ryanair launched 10 new French routes in its Winter 2018 schedule, and confirmed it will engage with social economic committees/unions, which will pave the way for Ryanair to open bases in France, and deliver low fares, jobs and traffic growth. Ryanair’s new winter routes to/from France are: 4 from Paris Bva to Bratislava (2 x…
Amsterdam’s busy Schiphol airport cancelled flights on Thursday (Jan 18) due to violent storms. Meteorologists have warned that much of the country will be hit on Thursday by strong westerly winds gusting up to 120 kmph. At one of Europe’s busiest airhubs, officials warned passengers that “air traffic to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol…
The pilots of the airplane, which skidded off the runway of an airport in the Black Sea province of Trabzon late on Jan. 13, have told the authorities in their initial testimonies that the right aircraft engine had “accelerated” all of a sudden after landing, causing the plane to skid leftwards. “The plane made a…
Just 30 minutes after the flight had left Auckland International Airport, the Boeing 777 (reg. B-2007) turned around and made a “full emergency landing,” according to an Auckland Airport spokesperson. China Southern flight CZ306 departed from Auckland International Airport at 11pm last night and had been scheduled to arrive in Guangzhou, China at 5.20am this…
As a result of the heavy storm expected on Thursday, 18 January, runway capacity at Schiphol will be severely restricted. The heavy winds will also make it impossible to continue ground handling operations between 10:00 and 12:00 hours. KLM will therefore be cancelling 110 return flights in Europe on 18 January. The passengers concerned are…
France’s government said Wednesday it was shelving plans to build a new hub in the country’s west, ending a dispute that has prompted nearly a decade of sometimes violent protests. Prior to the announcement, police deployed extra forces to the airport’s proposed site of Notre-Dame-des-Landes, near the western city of Nantes, where protesters have been…
CASA CN-235 military training plane crashed Tuesday in Turkey’s southern Isparta province, killing three crew members, the governor said. Rescue teams reached the wreck of the aircraft at a remote location in Yalvaç district, Governor Şehmus Günaydın added. He noted that there was thick fog in the area, which was likely the cause of the…
A fight broke out at Tripoli Mitiga Airport between Libyan fractions. At least 20 people were killed and 60 were wounded. Several airplanes were also damaged, reportedly 4 Afriqiyah planes, an A319 of LibyanWings and two BuraqAir Boeing 737. Libya’s state-owned Afriqiyah Airways on Monday suspended all flights after heavy clashes damaged a number of…
Costa Rica’s civil aviation agency suspended local airline Nature Air on Friday, two weeks after one of its small planes crashed near a tourist beach, killing two Costa Rican pilots and 10 U.S. citizens. Nature Air’s pilot training director died in the crash on New Year’s Eve near the Punta Islita beach town about…
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity last week completed its seventh flight over the Mojave Desert, the first since last summer. The flight was designed to validate work completed during recent months of downtime, including transonic flight performance, stability and control to ensure the vehicle is ready for the higher loads and forces of powered test flight.…
The points and miles experts at UpgradedPoints.com have just released their list of the 10 Best U.S. Aviation Events for 2018. Every year, hundreds of aviation events are held across the country. From air shows, races, and displays to seminars, forums, and trade shows, there’s certainly a lot to choose from. So how do you…