The A350-1000, the newest member of Airbus’ leading Widebody family, has successfully completed its Functional & Reliability testing, bringing the aircraft a step closer to Type Certification in November 2017. The first customer delivery to Qatar Airways will follow in the coming weeks. The Functional and Reliability Testing took the flight test aircraft, MSN065, across…
A 27-year-old Syrian man was arrested Thursday morning at Paris Orly airport after forcing a checkpoint and going on the tarmac before attempting to board a Tunis Air plane. The man explained he wanted to join Syria, according to French Newspaper Le Figaro. At 7:56 (local time), the man was seen – dressed in black…
Emirates Airline (Emirates) Chairman and Chief Executive Sheikh Al-Maktoum said at today’s delivery ceremony of the airlines 100th A380, “We hope we will be able to order new A380s next week at Dubai Air Show. The details are being worked out.” “The A380 has been a success for Emirates,” Sheik Al-Maktoum said. “We use the aircraft for…
The only father-daughter team on the British Airways’s Boeing 777 flew together for the final time yesterday. David Woodruffe’s final flight with his daughter Kat, 35, landed at London Heathrow airport after completing his retirement flight from New York. After joining the airline in 1984, Woodruffe held the role of captain. He said he felt…
Two nuclear-capable Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic bombers of the Russian Aerospace Force were intercepted by U.S. F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets as they were approaching the U.S. Navy nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Sea of Japan, according to two U.S. defense officials. The interaction — which occurred as the Russian bombers flew about…
Emirates, the world’s largest A380 operator, is set to receive its milestone 100th A380 aircraft on 3rd November. Over 80 million passengers have flown on the superjumbo in the nine years since it first joined Emirates’ modern fleet. Today, Emirates flies the A380 to over 45 destinations spanning Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East,…
Aer Lingus flight #EI712 to London Heathrow returned to Cork Airport due to smoke in cockpit. The Airbus A320 (reg. EI-GAL) departed Cork at 12:45 UTC but pilots took the decision to return 15 mins later after smoke filled the cockpit. The aircraft landed at 13:25 followed by fire brigade. 149 passengers were evacuated by emergency…
Singapore Airlines on Thursday unveiled new seats for its Airbus A380, its first major cabin overhaul in a decade. The highlight, however, was the new first class: six suites, down from 12, which were redesigned to feature beds that sit perpendicular to the windows and a wall that can come down to join, should you…
Stockholm Skavsta airport was evacuated at lunchtime on Wednesday following a scare over a suspected explosive device in a bag, which turned out not to be dangerous. Staff evacuated passengers when they spotted what was suspected to be an explosive device during a security check on baggage. Police cordoned off the airport, but after analysing…
