Unite the union plans to take industrial strike action at Heathrow on Monday 5 and Tuesday 6 August, and Friday 23 and Saturday 24 August. The airport has cancelled more than 170 flights on Monday and Tuesday because of the planned 48-hour stoppage by members of Unite. UPDATE Unite the Union has said it will…
Air France announced plans to phase out by 2022 the use of its 10 A380 superjumbos, which have failed to prove as popular as hoped with airlines worldwide. “The A380 consumes 20 to 25 per cent more fuel per seat than new generation long-haul aircraft and therefore emits more CO2” the airline said. It said…
Boeing plans further changes to the software architecture of the 737 MAX flight-control system to address a flaw discovered after a test in June, two people briefed on the matter said late on Thursday. The redesign, first reported by the Seattle Times, involves using and receiving input from both flight control computers rather than one.…
Chief Executive Willie Walsh said that his company is in talks with Boeing to expedite the delivery of the first of 200 737 MAX jets that were ordered during the Paris Air Show in June. We are having very constructive discussions with Boeing. We are looking at bringing forward the delivery to 2022, which we…
The Transportation Security Administration said in a statement that the military grade weapon was located in the man’s checked luggage at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. TSA officers called airport police who found the man and detained him for questioning. The unidentified traveler said he was in the military and coming home from Kuwait. He…
An Airbus A220-300 flight test aircraft will visit six Asian destinations as part of a demonstration tour across the region. After a stopover at Seoul’s Incheon Airport the aircraft heads to Yangon (Myanmar), the first location of the demonstration tour. The aircraft will then visit Hanoi (Vietnam), Bangkok (Thailand) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) before heading north…
The Air France–KLM Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 60 A220-300 aircraft to modernise its fleet. These A220s are intended to be operated by Air France. “The acquisition of these brand new A220-300s aligns perfectly with Air France–KLM’s overall fleet modernization and harmonization strategy” said Benjamin Smith, CEO of the Air France-KLM…
Middle East Airlines – Air Liban ME435 Doha-Beirut on the 27th diverted to Kuwait after a passenger onboard gave birth to a baby girl slightly after entering the Iraqi Airspace. The professional and well trained crew delivered the women according to procedures and took good care of the baby until the plane landed. Hats off…
Air France will announce a firm order of about 60 aircraft type A220 with options. No major orders had been placed since 2011 by Air France. Some aircraft families, such as the A340 quadreactor or ATRs, are scheduled to be out of the fleet by 2020. Three leased A380s will also be returned to their…
A two-year-old boy has been injured and taken to hospital after climbing on to baggage conveyor belt at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta. Surveillance cameras at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport – one of the world’s busiest – captured a 2-year-old boy dart away from his mom and climb onto a baggage conveyor belt. The boy was swept…
Southwest Airlines is ceasing operations at Newark Liberty International Airport because of the continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max. The airline announced Thursday that Boeing’s (BA) “extensive delays” in getting its 737 Max plane back in service, Southwest has to stop flying in and out of the New Jersey airport starting November 3. Southwest…
Southwest Airlines, the first major US carrier to halt all 737 MAX flights for the rest of the year, has entered into negotiations with Boeing over compensation to cover the cost of innumerable canceled flights. The US carrier announced on Thursday that its fleet of 34 MAX planes would remain on the ground for the…