Low cost carrier Transavia have celebrated a milestone already in their new base in Munich just 2 weeks after they opened their new base. They have received over 10,000 passengers within 14 days of operations. The 10,000th Passenger was given a voucher from Transavia which enables her to pick a destination within Transavia’s network. The…
Atlas Air have announced on April 7th that they have completed the Acquisition of cargo firm Southern Air, who are a provider of domestic and international cargo operations, for $110 million and have not assumed any of the company’s debt with the acquisition. The deal is still subject to customary adjustments between the 2 airlines. …
A Boeing 777-300 flight QR725 from Doha to Chicago did an emergency landing today at Domodedovo airport in Moscow due to health state of 14-year-old child. On board, a teenager from Saudi Arabia appeared in toxic shock syndrome and hyperthermia. He then fell into a coma. He was urgently sent to one of the suburban hospitals. His condition is serious. Source LifeNews
After 5 attempts to land at Leeds Bradford due to flap issue, Jet2 Boeing 737-300 flight LS286 from Geneva diverted to Manchester for a flapless landing (180 kts) runway 23R. BREAKING #LS286 with a flap issue on 5th attempt to land at Leeds Bradford https://t.co/hlogpoRRoY pic.twitter.com/U78OVKbCKL — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) April 7, 2016
The 3,110 metre runway will be built 1.6km north of the existing main runway and is expected to be delivered in 2020. Dublin Airport is investing in the region of €320 million in this multi-faceted project which will comprise multiple contracts and packages of works. Dublin Airport received planning permission in August 2007 to build…
There has been talk into easyJet’s passenger numbers and statistics as they are not the LCC (Low-Cost Carrier) that they used to be many years ago. Following the very quick growth of Ryanair as well as their improved customer service through their AGB (Always Getting Better) program, Ryanair has been able to dominate the LCC…
UPDATE Icelandair Cargo #FI746 no longer in an emergency and heading to East Midlands airport. BREAKING Icelandair Cargo #FI746 is declaring an emergency https://t.co/1Cbj1BzKbr pic.twitter.com/6hIcSTVawR — AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) April 6, 2016
Qatar Airways has added a second daily non-stop flight between New York’s John F Kennedy Airport & Hamad International Airport, Doha. This brand new morning route will be operated by the airline’s Airbus A350-900 aircraft. This marks the milestone of the third Airbus A350 flight to be operated within the United States, featuring the 2…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a safety directive warning pilots of 787-8 and 787-9 airplanes to avoid abrupt flight-control inputs in the event of sudden, unrealistic drop in indicated airspeed. The FAA also requires 787-8 and 787-9 operators to update the flight manual with the warning message: AIRSPEED DROP In the event of…
Low cost airline Norwegian continues their UK expansion by putting on sale a brand new route from London Gatwick to Crete. The airline will be operating one way fares for £29.90. This marks the 5th new summer route that the airline is introducing for this summer. The flights are due to start on April 28th…
