TARMAC Aerosave has completed the first A380 dismantling project, which was launched at the beginning of this year. TARMAC Aerosave managed this project in collaboration with the aircraft owner, the German Dr Peters company, and the end of life manager, the American company VAS Aero Services for the sale of the spare parts. This A380…
British airline Virgin Atlantic on Tuesday said that it will start a second daily flight on the London-Delhi route from March 29. The new flights to Delhi will go on sale on November 23. “Virgin Atlantic will introduce a second daily service between Heathrow (at London) and Delhi, offering 1,08,000 additional seats for summer 2020,”…
Qantas has asked Airbus and Boeing for a better deal on planes capable of non-stop Sydney-London flights before deciding whether to place an order. “We asked them to go back and re-look at that to sharpen their pencils because there still was a gap there,” Qantas International Chief Executive Tino La Spina told an investor…
Boeing and Emirates announced today they have finalized a purchase agreement for 30 787-9 Dreamliner airplanes, valued at $8.8 billion according to list prices. The agreement, signed at the Dubai Airshow, culminates discussions between the two companies on the best 787 Dreamliner model to meet the requirements of one of the world’s leading airlines. Emirates…
A plane with Hillary Clinton on board was grounded before take off in New York after the pilot ‘felt the aircraft shake and saw smoke’. The American Airlines aircraft was returned to its gate at LaGuardia Airport yesterday afternoon for the unknown mechanical problem. Just before the flight, which was heading to Washington DC’s Reagan…
Air Astana intends to order 30 Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes to serve as the backbone of its new low-cost airline FlyArystan, the Kazakh flag carrier and Boeing announced at the Dubai Airshow. The companies today signed a letter of intent for the 30 airplanes with a list price value of $3.6 billion. Since beginning…
Boeing is exerting pressure on the Federal Aviation Administration to speed up the approval of its 737 Max jet to fly again, according to multiple reports say the Business Insider. The approval process centers on proposed fixes to an automated flight control system which malfunctioned in the two crashes. It has taken far longer than…
An Etihad Airways pilot accidentally smuggled his cat into Sydney, Australia according to a report. This embarrassing incident all started when the First Officer was packing for his trip Down Under. It would appear that his cat jumped into his suitcase and somehow went undiscovered when it came time to lock up and set off…
SunExpress is exercising options for 10 additional Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplanes, the airline and Boeing announced today at the Dubai Airshow. The purchase, valued at $1.2 billion according to list prices, adds to a previous SunExpress order for 32 MAX airplanes. The airline, which specializes in offering direct connections between Europe, Turkey and popular…
Airbus and Emirates Airline have signed a purchase agreement for 50 A350-900s widebody aircraft. The order was signed at Dubai Airshow 2019 by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Guillaume Faury, Airbus Chief Executive Officer. HH Sheikh Ahmed said: “Today, we are pleased to sign a firm order for 50 A350 XWBs,…
A man has been charged with the preparation of terrorist acts following his arrest at Heathrow airport, the Metropolitan police said. Mamun Rashid, from east London, was charged on Sunday after a police investigation had concluded. He arrived back in the UK three days earlier from Turkey after the country said it had deported an…
Qantas has launched a special website to help celebrate it’s 100th year. Qantas was founded 16 November 1920, with operations commencing in March 1921. Qantas is the third oldest airline by years of service, and third oldest continuously operated airline in the world behind KLM and Avianca. The airline was created in the regional Queensland…