British Airways retired ‘Victor Kilo’ and ‘Golf Echo’
British Airways has retired two other of its Boeing 747 fleet. British Airways has retired the Boeing 747-400s G-CIVK and G-BYGE, the eleventh and tenth aircraft.
INCIDENT Delta Airbus A319 suffered engine failure on take off
A Delta Airlines Airbus A319 suffered left-hand engine failure before becoming airborne out of runway 34L at Salt Lake City International Airport. The aircraft was operating flight DL-2913 from Salt Late City to Jackson Hole Airport. The aircraft took off at 5:23 pm from Salt Lake City International Airport. However, the aircraft returned back to…
Bankrupt Avianca paid bosses millions after furloughing employees
Airline Avianca Holdings came under broad criticism in Colombia for paying its top two executives US$6 million in bonuses in May, at a time when the carrier had furloughed most of its employees without pay and was preparing a bankruptcy filing. According to bankruptcy court documents submitted by Avianca itself, the airline paid chief executive…
Pilots’ unions urge U.S. regulator to improve cockpit procedures for Boeing 737 MAX
The U.S. aviation regulator should require new cockpit procedures for Boeing 737 MAX to help pilots disable an erroneous stall alert that could be a serious distraction during mid-flight emergencies, major pilots unions said on Monday. The proposal about an erroneous “stick shaker” alert is among recommendations the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the…
The station 40 of A380 initial assembly line at Toulouse is now empty… forever!
Initial assembly has recently been completed on the last ever superjumbo, after it was announced in 2019 that the European airplane manufacturers were discontinuing the plane. Initial assembly of msn 272, the last Airbus A380 is completed, it was transferred from station 40 to station 35. Initial assembly of the final double-decker jet, serial number…
Iran Air refurbishes a Boeing 747-200 using local engineers to avoid US sanctions
Iran’s Mehr news says that Iran refurbished a Boeing 747 in a complete overhaul using local engineers. According to a report, this plane will fly to the UAE and then back to Payam Karaj in Iran but it is not clear what the plane’s overall future is. It comes as Iran is preparing for the…
El Al to resume flights to number of key routes, a first since July
El Al has announced that it will begin cargo flights later in September and passenger flights in October flights to select international destinations. The airline said that it will resume passenger flights to Athens from Tel Aviv on 1st October. El Al will also resume flights on its key routes to London, Paris and New…
American Airlines planning for Boeing 737 MAX pilots training in November
American Airlines said on Monday that the airline has started scheduling Boeing 737 MAX training for its pilots in November, although the Boeing 737 MAX is still being reviewed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) jointly with other civil aviation authorities. When the recertification of the Boeing 737 MAX is nearing each and every passing…
INCIDENT Air Force 2 carrying VP Pence suffered a birdstrike on takeoff (video)
Air Force 2, the vice president’s jet, was grounded at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport due to a bird strike right after takeoff Tuesday. Vice President Mike Pence, who attended a rally in Gilford Tuesday, returned to Washington via cargo jet after Air Force 2 was grounded. Mike Pence was leaving New Hampshire after a rally…
A baby has been given free tickets for life after her mother gave birth on flight to London
A baby has been given free flights for life after her mother gave birth while still airborne. EgyptAir flight MS777 from Cairo to London had to do an emergency landing when Yemeni passenger Hiyam Nasr Naji Daaban realised she was going into labour. The pilot diverted the service to Munich, Germany, in hopes that Daaban…
Boeing Licenses Ultraviolet Wand to Healthe, Inc. to Counter COVID-19
Boeing entered into a patent and technology license with Florida-based Healthe® Inc. today under which Healthe will manufacture an ultraviolet (UV) wand designed to sanitize airplane interiors. Boeing designed and developed the UV wand as part of the company’s Confident Travel Initiative (CTI) to support customers and enhance the safety and well-being of passengers and…
Ryanair to reduce October capacity by a further 20% from a previous target
Ryanair has been forced to cut its capacity in October by a further 20% and may have to do the same for the rest of the winter unless European Union governments ease their Covid-19 travel restrictions, the airline said today. The airline said it would fly about 40% of the capacity it flew last October,…