During press conference at Toulouse, chief executive Akbar Al Baker said Qatar Airways is “very interested” in supersonic flight. Qatar would be very interested to look at such a project, we wouldn’t hesitate to be a launch customer.” Al Baker said Qatar Airways would be interested in a “small number” of these aircraft.
A woman who caused a scene on a Delta Airlines flight after being seated near a baby has been placed on leave from her job. Susan Peirez was caught on cell phone video berating a flight attendant. In the video, Peirez threatens the flight attendant’s job and claims she works for “the governor.” Peirez has…
Qatar Airways will operate its first Airbus A350-1000 service to London Heathrow on 24 February. The carrier has configured the -1000 with 327 seats, 44 more seats than the -900. Flight #QR15 from Doha is scheduled to land at 20:25 UTC at London Heathrow.
On Thursday 22 February 2018, Air France plans to operate 75% of its flights in view of an estimated 28% of staff planning to strike on this day. Air France will operate: 50% of its long-haul flights from Paris; 75% of its medium-haul flights to and from Paris-Charles de Gaulle; 85% of its short-haul flights.…
Airbus has delivered the world’s first A350-1000 widebody airliner to launch customer Qatar Airways at a delivery event in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the first of 37 A350-1000s ordered by the carrier and is the first ever Airbus aircraft fitted with the revolutionary new Qsuite seats, offering the first ever double bed in Business…
Two days after the passenger plane of Aseman Airlines which had 66 on board was lost on radar tracks, the wreckage as well as some dead bodies have been found. According to the available information released by the officials in Aseman Airlines, the plane has collided to Mount Dena at 14 miles away from Yasuj…
A passenger was recorded trying to dry a pair of wet underwear on a flight. According to Russian media RYB, a recent video which has been circulating online featured a woman on a flight that was heading to Moscow from Turkey. Passengers on the flight were shocked as she took out a pair of underwear…
An Egyptian Air Boeing 777 was damaged by the engine fire of a towing truck at Cairo Airport. The towing truck was attached to the nose gear when it caught fire. The flames from the truck damaged the nose section of the aircraft. There were no passengers on board the plane at the time of…
The passenger apparently kept breaking wind on board a Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai to Amsterdam Schiphol last week. Two Dutchmen sitting next to the flatulent passenger reportedly asked the man to stop, but he refused and continued to break wind aboard the Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai to Amsterdam Schiphol. Despite a warning from…
Iranian rescue teams resumed their search on Monday for a ATR-72 that disappeared high in the Zagros mountains the previous day with 66 people onboard. State television said the weather had improved after blizzard conditions hampered search efforts Sunday, and that helicopters were now able to take part in the hunt for Aseman Airlines flight…
