King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived in Delhi this morning for a five-day visit. The royal couple flew in on an Air India plane from Stockholm, and the national carrier tweeted photos of them at the Delhi airport. Photo of the Swedish royal couple immediately went viral as people noticed that…
South Africa’s government will place the national airline under a local form of bankruptcy protection as a last-ditch measure to try and prevent its total collapse. State-owned South African Airways is entering a business-rescue process to allow a “radical restructuring” under which the carrier will receive 4 billion rand ($274 million) in funding, Public Enterprises…
United Airlines has placed a firm order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft as it begins to phase out older models and launches an expansion of transatlantic routes from its key U.S. hubs in Newark/New York and Washington D.C. United plans to take delivery of the first A321XLR in 2024 and expects to begin international service…
A Florida woman faked a medical emergency in order to get a larger seat on an American Airlines flight, authorities said. But the pilot, apparently not realizing the emergency was bogus, turned the plane around. The woman, who wasn’t publicly identified, was taken into custody when Miami-bound flight American Eagle 3508 landed back in Pensacola…
A female passenger is claiming she was kicked off a Turkish Airlines flight after a white man reported her for being suspicious. The female passenger wearing a hijab claims a white man reported her for being suspicious after reading a conversation she was having with a friend over her shoulder. The police forced her to…
London-Gatwick Airport is set to lose around 600,000 passengers following the demise of Thomas Cook Airlines. In the final week of September, following the collapse, 50,000 passengers at Gatwick Airport alone were stripped off their flights, representing around 254 commercial operations. It is understood that easyJet and Jet2 have snapped up over 65% of the…
Hong Kong Airlines, controlled by cash-strapped Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, must shore up its financial position by Dec 7 or risk the suspension or loss of its licence, the Hong Kong government said on Monday (Dec 2). Hong Kong’s Transport and Housing Board (THB) said it met with the city’s second-largest airline on Nov 27…
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it notified Boeing that the agency will be the only issuer of airworthiness certificates for all new 737 MAX planes. In a letter sent to Boeing on Tuesday, the FAA said it “has determined that the public interest and safety in air commerce require that the FAA retain…
British Airways Boeing 747-400 G-CIVG made its last and shortest flight from Cardiff to St Athan, most likely for scrapping. A British Airways Boeing 747-400 registration G-CIVG, has completed its final flight, yesterday morning at Cardiff airport. The aircraft flew from Cardiff to St Athan where she was decommissioned. The trip was a distance of…
Boeing marked a key milestone as thousands of employees gathered for the debut of the first 737 MAX 10 at the company’s Renton, Washington factory. During a ceremony, Boeing leaders highlighted the team’s accomplishments and recognized their efforts in completing production of the newest member of the 737 MAX family. The 737 MAX 10, the…
Air France is the second airline to retire an Airbus A380. The Airbus A380 flew from Paris CDG to Malta International Airport MLA after arriving from Johannesburg. The aircraft landed in Air France livery. This aircraft was on lease to Air France from the Dr. Peters group and will return to the lessor after a…
Airbus’s A320 family have overtaken the Boeing 737 in terms of total orders. Over 55 years of history, the Boeing 737 jetliner has become the best-selling airplane of all time. But the crisis that’s grounded the latest generation of the plane, the 737 Max, has cost the plane its crown. Through the end of October,…