CEO said Qatar Airways to remove its Airbus A380s from fleet in 5 years. “We will start phasing out A380 as soon as it is ten years old,” Akbar al-Baker told reporters at the ITB travel fair in Berlin. Qatar Airways took delivery of its first Airbus A380 in 2014. The airline has currently ten A380…
The Farnborough International Airshow will no longer host a public weekend it has been announced. Spokeswoman Mary Kearney said the airshow appreciated the affection plane lovers had for the public weekend, but it received “very negative and vitriolic feedback from 2018”. The event will focus on its five-day trade show. The Farnborough Airshow will still…
When you are growing up, I am sure that you have ever thought of taking an aviation career. It is one of the most lucrative career paths in the world. However, if aviation is part of your dream, then you have to decide which field you want to venture. For instance, you can opt to…
More than 1,500 live exotic turtles have been found wrapped in duct tape and packed into suitcases at an airport in the Philippines. The animals, which had a total worth of 4.5 million Philippine pesos ($87,000), were probably set to be sold, the country’s Bureau of Customs agency said in a Facebook post. They had…
The National Transportation Safety Board recovered the flight data recorder Sunday from a Boeing 767 cargo plane that crashed into shallow water in Texas last week, leaving three people dead. The plane was traveling from Miami to Houston when it crashed about 40 miles southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. It crashed in Trinity Bay…
Malaysia’s transport minister said Sunday that the government is open to new proposals from U.S. technology firm Ocean Infinity or any other companies to resume the hunt for Flight 370, as families of passengers marked the fifth anniversary of the jet’s mysterious disappearance. Ocean Infinity mounted a “no cure, no fee” search for the plane…
Sydney’s new airport, due to open in 2026, was officially named by Australia’s Prime Minister today. Prime Minister Scott Morrison described the naming of Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport as a “sky high moment,” according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). A delight today to announce the new Western Sydney Airport will be named…
Singapore Airlines passenger from Wellington to Melbourne on Tuesday claims he found a human tooth in his food on flight. He claimed he discovered the tooth, which was chipped, in his meal as he travelled to visit a friend. In a chat reported on website Herald Sun, he told the publication: “I threw my guts up.…
British Airways has today revealed the third design in its series of heritage liveries to mark the airline’s centenary – a Boeing 747 painted in the iconic Landor design. The Boeing 747-400, registration G-BNLY, entered the IAC paint bay at Dublin Airport earlier this week where it will be repainted with the Landor livery, which…
A baby girl reportedly sustained serious head injuries, including a concussion and a broken nose, when she fell from a portable carrier held by a flight attendant who was toting her down the steps of a Boeing 737. The 5-month-old was flying with her mother aboard Pobeda, a low-cost subsidiary of Russian airline Aeroflot, when…
In order to meet the high market demand for cadet pilot training in Europe – 94,000 new pilots over the next 20 years* – Airbus has decided to open its own flight academy and extend its training services offering by adding ‘ab-initio’ to its portfolio. Leveraging cross-divisional synergies, the Airbus Flight Academy Europe, based in…
Boeing and IAG (the parent company of British Airways), announced the airline has committed to purchasing up to 42 777X airplanes, including 18 orders and 24 options. London-based IAG also took options on an additional 24 aircraft, it said Thursday in its annual earnings release. British Airways will use the wide-body jets to replace its…