A child was swung into the air during a kite festival in Taiwan before falling to the ground amid a crowd of surprised onlookers. Local media reports said the three-year-old girl suffered minor cuts. The incident happened at a kite festival in Hsinchu, about 80km west of the capital Taipei. A Hsinchu city government official…
Boeing grounded eight of its 787 Dreamliner jets for inspection and repair after finding two manufacturing flaws that together could compromise the structural integrity of the aircraft. The distinct issues involve the composite barrel sections at the rear of the wide-body plane, which are melded together at a Boeing plant in South Carolina. Together, the…
United Airlines said Thursday that it will furlough up to 2,850 pilots this fall unless the federal government provides more relief to help airlines cover their labor costs during a pandemic-fueled downturn in travel. United’s figure is higher than the 1,941 pilots that Delta plans to furlough and the 1,600 targeted for termination at American.…
Norwegian Air reported its results for the first half year of 2020. The airline has been strongly affected by COVID-19, posting a 71% passenger decline, 8,000 furloughed or laid off employees and 140 grounded aircraft. During the first half of 2020, 5.31 million customers travelled with the company; a decrease of 71 percent compared to…
London will become SIA’s busiest route next month with 12 weekly flights. Singapore Airlines has loaded some additional passenger flights to its September and October flight schedules, with London becoming the airline’s first route to receive more than one daily flight since global services were dramatically cut in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
In the wake of rough weather and heavy rainfall, the Civil Aviation Authority of Pakistan has announced the suspension of a number of its flights at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. According to the Meteorological Department, Karachi has received 500mm rain so far and has predicted more rains in the city. On Friday, 28th August…
Virgin Atlantic have announced it will be launching flights to Islamabad in Pakistan in December 2020 from Manchester Airport. These new services will go on sale in September 2020 subject to applicable regulatory approvals, and will boast Virgin Atlantic’s Upper Class, Premium and Economy Light, Classic and Delight offering. As well as flying customers, Virgin…
Despite an encouraging start to the year passenger numbers at Gatwick fell by 66% in the first six month ended 30 June, 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19. The airport remained open throughout the pandemic, however all revenue streams were impacted and the collapse in passenger demand led to a 61.3% fall in revenue…
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Thursday it plans to begin flight tests of Boeing 737 MAX plane in Vancouver, Canada, in the week starting Sept. 7. EASA has been working with the FAA and Boeing to schedule the flight tests, a process which was hindered by COVID-19 travel restrictions between Europe…
The US regional carrier ExpressJet announced that it will cease its operations for United Express on September 30. The carrier also announced that it will lay off most of its 3,000 workers. United Airlines announced on July 30 that it would not renew its contract with ExpressJet. The airline had no other customers as it…
Boeing could have to make a tough decision in the coming months: closing one of the two assembly lines for the 787 Dreamliner. Currently, the aircraft is produced simultaneously in Everett, at its largest plant in Washington, and also in North Charleston, South Carolina. However the -10 version is only produced in Charleston. The decision…
German Health Minister Jens Spahn announced that Germany will intensify checks on travelers returning from high-risk areas, after data showed that more than 40% of new infections were contracted overseas. Random checks are already being carried out, he said, but “these are to be intensified” to make sure that travelers are abiding by quarantine rules.…