Two months after Flybe put itself up for sale, the regional airline is to be rescued by a consortium involving Virgin Atlantic and Stobart Air. Virgin Atlantic has agreed to team up with Stobart Group to form a new company that will also include the Stobart Air franchise operation
Chen Guosheng piloted Flight DZ6286 from Nantong in eastern Jiangsu province to Lanzhou in northwestern Gansu province, and the connecting flight from Lanzhou to Beijing on July 28, 2018. During the journey he reportedly allowed his wife, surnamed Wang, onto the flight deck on three occasions. The pilot has been suspended for six months and…
The subsidiary Joon to be absorbed by Air France. Just 13 months after its launch by former Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac and former Air France CEO Franck Terner, this low-cost Air France subsidiary will be stopped. Joon will be absorbed by Air France. The airline and the brand will disappear. An agreement on the integration…
Airbus delivered 800 commercial aircraft to 93 customers in 2018, meeting its full year delivery guidance and setting a new company record. Deliveries were 11% higher than the previous record of 718 units, set in 2017. In total, the 2018 commercial aircraft deliveries comprise: Airbus A220 (since it became part of the Airbus family in…
Boeing has published delivery numbers for the year of 2018. The manufacturer’s monthly production rate came up at 67 planes across the entire catalog. Boeing produced more than 11 Boeing 737s every week. Commercial Airplanes Programs Boeing 737: 580 planes delivered Boeing 747: 6 planes delivered Boeing 767*: 27 planes delivered Boeing 777: 48 planes…
Google is revealing a new Google Assistant check in feature. Google Assistant will let you check in to your flights just by saying “Hey Google, check in to my flight.” You won’t need to burrow emails or ref number. Google Assistant will know what flight number it is. To simplify even more aspects of travel, the…
The Boeing 767 is no longer flying for Hawaiian Airlines, retiring after a run of more than 17 years at the carrier. The airline’s last 767 widebody was sent into retirement Monday after completing Hawaiian Airlines Flight 19 from Sacramento, California, to Honolulu. The airline commemorated the retirement with a ceremony at the gate, where…
An American Airlines passenger’s e-cigarette ignited a small fire shortly after landing in Chicago Friday night. A spokesman for American said flight attendants quickly extinguished the fire and the plane taxied to the gate. The incident occurred shortly after the Boeing 737-800 landed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. None of the 138 passengers or six crew…
Air New Zealand flight #NZ80 from Hong Kong to Auckland diverted to Cairns International Airport after a male passenger died on-board. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (reg. NZ-NZQ) landed at 02.30 local time. At the beginning, no ground crew were available to assist in the removal of the body at that time of the night. The…
London’s Heathrow Airport briefly halted departures Tuesday after a report of a drone sighting. London’s Metropolitan Police said it received reports of a drone sighting “in the vicinity of Heathrow airport” shortly after 17.00 local time. The airport said it resumed flights in the early evening after grounding planes following the report. UPDATE UK Aviation Minister…
Last Wednesday, a participant in a ski touring excursion at the Anterne Pass, in the Giffre Massif in Haute-Savoie, was injured on one knee and had to be evacuated by helicopter. Another skier, filmed the spectacular rescue mission of the PGHM Helicopter (Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne) of Chamonix.
Thailand’s immigration chief said they would not send a Saudi woman back to Kuwait due to safety concerns. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who says she’s abused by her family, barricaded herself in a hotel room to avoid being sent back home by Thai authorities The 18-year-old was meant to take a flight back to Kuwait City,…