All Nippon Airways has announced that it will operate two special flights to celebrate the new year. One of these flights will be operated onboard an Airbus A380, whereas the other one will be operated onboard a Boeing 777. The Airbus A380 flight will operate from Tokyo Narita airport. The A380 will depart from the…
Norwegian Air said that it faced a “very uncertain future” after the Norwegian Industry Ministry and the Ministry of Transportation government denied further funding. After the Norwegian government turned down the airline’s request for additional support to sustain this pandemic, Norwegian Air CEO, Jacob Schram said: “The fact that our government has decided to refrain…
Singapore Airlines has announced that it will be retiring 26 planes including seven Airbus A380s this quarter. The carrier decided to retire these planes after completion of a review of the longer-term network. In addition to the Airbus A380 superjumbos, Singapore Airlines will be retiring the following aircraft: Four Boeing 777-200ERs Four Boeing 777-300s Nine…
Manchester Airport is moving all its operations into Terminal One from November 11 until further notice, as England returns to a national lockdown from Thursday, November 5th. Manchester Airport will temporarily shut down Terminal Three in response to the drop in passenger numbers. From November 11 all passengers will depart and arrive from Terminal One…
All Nippon Airways have announced that they now intend to retire 35 aircraft from their fleet in 2020 as a result of the COVID pandemic. This is up from 7 announced earlier in the year. The early retirement plans include 22 Boeing 777’s and at least 6 Boeing 777-300ER’s that fly internationally to destinations such…
Due to the second national lockdown, foreign holidays are currently banned. However, Heathrow Airport remains open. This is because overseas travel is still allowed, but only for essential work purposes. The new restrictions mean the airport is still affected significantly, and is no way near as busy as what it usually is at this time…
Berlin’s Tegel airport will close to flights this weekend, with Air France set to operate the final departure from the airport on Sunday November 8. Air France was the inaugural carrier into Tegel back in 1960, and the airline has now confirmed that its flight AF1235 to Paris CDG will be the final service from…
Iberia has completed the conversion of its first Airbus A330 into freighter, removing the economy and premium economy seats. In addition to economy and premium economy seats, the Spanish flag carrier has also removed the crew rest and the bulkhead panels from the Airbus A330-300. The ‘Preighter’ will fly between Madrid and Los Angeles four…
Police pursued a vehicle at Van Nuys Airport. The vehicle appeared to driving erratically on the airport’s runway, 16461 Sherman Way. Video from Sky 2 showed the driver defiantly raising hands through windows and the sunroof. It’s not known what the driver is wanted for. The pursuit ended at 9 a.m. at Woodley and Saticoy.
Virgin Atlantic is cancelling flights during England’s second lockdown. The cancellations will start from Sunday 8th November and are expected to last until the 2nd December, when lockdown is due to end. During the pandemic, Virgin Atlantic has been operating flights out of London Heathrow only. A spokesperson for the airline told that the carrier…
British Airways has said that it will reduce its operations in November due to the new lockdown in England, announced earlier this week. The British flag carrier will ground more aircraft and will also furlough many more staff due to this new lockdown. In addition, the airline will also suspend all flights from London Gatwick.…
Anticipating Joe Biden to be declared winner, Secret Service and the FAA have increased the level of security for airspace around Biden’s home, with a “VIP” TFR (temporary flight restriction) being declared. New restricted “national defense airspace” has been put in place over Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware. The Federal Aviation Administration…