Icelandair chose to solve the baggage handling problems at Schiphol by itself. Many airports in Europe are suffering short-staffing issue. Airlines are now desperate to find a way to avoid the chaos. This is why Icelandair chose to send baggage handlers as additional crew members on all flights to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. “We have also…
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has announced the upcoming release of the airline’s first non-fungible token (NFT) collection, ‘EY-ZERO1’. The utility-driven series features ten highly detailed 3D aircraft models, each one showcasing a unique Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner livery. A total of 2003 limited-edition collectibles, symbolising the year when…
London’s Heathrow Airport has asked airlines to discontinue summer sales as it struggles with staff shortages and delays. A statement released on Tuesday explained that the airport cannot cope with surging passenger traffic that has regularly exceeded 100K per day with current staffing. Amid this rapid rise in travelers, service has fallen to “a level…
Both airplanes are making their UK debut with flights from Seattle. Boeing will fly the newest and largest members of its 737 MAX and 777X airplane families at the Farnborough International Airshow this month and present new tools in the push toward more sustainable and autonomous flight. The 737-10, making its international debut, will join…
A trainee easyJet pilot died after she was bitten by a mosquito and developed an infection which spread to her brain, an inquest heard. Oriana Pepper, 21, from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, had passed her theory exams in Oxford with top marks and had gone to Belgium for her instrument ratings. While in Antwerp, she…
Boeing’s CEO said the company could cancel the 737 MAX 10 if regulators don’t certify the jet before new crew alerting system standards take effect in December, according to a report Thursday. The airplane manufacturer confirmed comments by Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun, who told Aviation Week that shelving the MAX 10 “is not that…
A heart-stopping moment was captured on video as a pilot had to make an emergency landing on a North Carolina highway. The Swain County Sheriff’s Office said a pilot landed a plane on Highway 74 on Sunday. On Facebook, the sheriff applauded the pilot, who kept his composure. “What an amazing job,” Sheriff Curtis Cochran…
A helicopter apparently suffered a technical issue at the extreme West of France’s coast. The helicopter was flying near the light house of the Pointe du Raz in Britain when it suddenly dived for un unknown reason. The incident happened when the helicopter was lifting a piece from the lighthouse. It lifted the load vertically…
British Airways has announced it will cut a further 10,300 short-haul flights until the end of October. British Airways is scrapping another 10,300 flights through the summer peak travel season as the carrier struggles with an ongoing staffing crisis that’s contributed to travel chaos across Europe. With the latest round of cancellations, which come after the…
The founder of Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, visited destroyed Gostomel Airport, talked about a new Mriya aircraft. Ukrainian authorities have spoken with the founder of Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, who is on a visit to Ukraine, the project of a new Mriya aircraft. “Our An-225 Mriya is a world legend and one of Ukraine’s symbols.…
Scandinavian airline SAS has filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States to help cut debt, it said on Tuesday, warning strike action by pilots had deepened its financial crisis. Wage talks between SAS and its pilots collapsed on Monday, triggering a strike that adds to travel chaos across Europe as the peak summer vacation…
The orders come after a bumper year for Airbus, which posted record profits in 2021 after a two-year pandemic slump, giving the company a further boost over US rival Boeing. Four Chinese airlines said they will buy a total of 292 planes from Airbus in a US$37 billion (S$52 billion) windfall for the aviation giant,…