Norwegian Air expects to announce further aircraft sales by the end of the year including used Boeing 737s as well as some of the new Airbus planes it has on order to reduce it debt commitments. Norwegian Air has committed to acquire 210 new aircraft from Boeing and Airbus by 2020. “We have 90 neos…
Qantas A380 flight #QF32 was headed to Australia from London with 469 people onboard in 2010. The plane ascended above 6,000 feet in good weather with the seat belt sign about to be turned off. Just four minutes into the flight, the engine then exploded in the first failure in the history of the Airbus A380.…
A can of pepper spray went off inside a plane headed from Oakland, California, to Maui today, requiring emergency help for several people aboard, Hawaiian Airlines said. Twelve passengers and three flight attendants were treated for respiratory issues and released by emergency responders at the airport in Kahului, Hawaii, airline spokesman Alex Da Silva said.…
The new Russian airliner MC-21-300 has carried out a night flight for the first time to test landing, navigation and lighting equipment. During a test flight at the Gromov Flight Research facilities located about 40 kilometers southeast of Moscow, a prototype of the MC-21-300 made its first night landing. The single-aisle jet will initially be…
A tanker smashes into a bridge linking Osaka’s Kansai airport with the mainland after Typhoon Jebi makes landfall on Tuesday. The ship had been anchored but was forced into the bridge by the strongest storm to hit Japan for 25 years
British air traffic controllers have hit back at claims by Ryanair that they are “discriminating against” London Stansted, the airline’s biggest base globally. The low-cost carrier claimed on Monday that Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) figures “confirm” allegations that NATS, the Britain’s air traffic controller provider, gave Heathrow “special treatment”. Ryanair alleged that Gatwick “is also being preferred”. NATS, however,…
Clashes in Libya’s capital of Tripoli have caused a 48-hour closure of Mitiga International airport, the city’s only operational airport. A spokesman for the state airline Libyan Airlines said authorities closed the airport on Friday after some rockets were fired in its direction. Flights were diverted to Misrata airport, which lies 190 kilometers (120 miles)…
On Saturday, Qantas inaugurated a new route from Melbourne to San Francisco on the aircraft, as well as replaced its iconic Boeing 747-400 aircraft on the Brisbane to New York route via Los Angeles with the Dreamliner. This is the first time that San Francisco is receiving non-stop service from the Southern Australia city of…
According to the HSBC survey, which asked more than 5,000 travelers across the globe about their flight experiences and the onboard connections they’ve made, one in every 50 travelers has met the love of their life on a plane. The survey was conducted in July 2018 and includes responses from travelers across 141 different countries.…
The first A380 for All Nippon Airways (ANA) has rolled out of the final assembly line (FAL) in Toulouse. The aircraft has now been moved to an outside station where various ground tests will be undertaken in preparation for first flight in the coming weeks. The aircraft will then be transferred to the Airbus facilities…
A man is in custody Monday after he scaled a fence at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and ran onto a runway, police said. The incident happened just before 1:30 p.m. local time. The man was seen running near a Delta Air Lines plane, where airport police apprehended him. LAX is the world’s fifth…
