Airbus and Zodiac Aerospace have partnered to develop and market lower-deck modules with passenger sleeping berths. The modules, which would fit inside the aircraft’s cargo compartments, offer new opportunities for additional services to passengers, improving their experience while enabling airlines to differentiate and add value for their commercial operations. The new passenger modules will be…
International Airlines Group (IAG) has announced that they have bought a 4.61% stake in Norwegian carrier Norwegian and are in further talks regarding a complete takeover of the airline. IAG describes Norwegian as an attractive investment but says that apart from the current investment there were no further talks regarding a possible takeover yet. Norwegian…
Kuwait Airways, the country’s national carrier, has announced it will cease all flights to Beirut starting Thursday. The decision was made in light of a security warning that came from the Cyprus government, it said. The company announced on Twitter that it made a decision to stop all flights bound for Lebanon “on the basis…
Qantas is selling it’s catering arm, Q Catering, to Emirates subsiduary dnata for an undisclosed sum. The deal requires approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission before it is finalised. dnata already services catering for Qantas in Adelaide, Canberra, London and Johannesburg and has 11 catering facilities in Australia and operates in 13 countries.…
Two possible funnel clouds have in South Florida – one over downtown Fort Lauderdale and another at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
SAS Group, has signed a firm order for 35 A320neo aircraft. SAS will also lease 15 additional A320neos from leasing companies. This important new strategic commitment will result in SAS becoming an all Airbus operator with the fuel-efficient A320 family for its mainline European operations, as well as for its extensive domestic services in Scandinavia.…
Boeing is considering whether to convert used 777 passenger jets into freighters, seeking to capitalize as booming e-commerce sales spur new demand for air freight worldwide, according to Bloomberg. While Boeing has studied retrofitting the used wide-bodies for more than a decade, the effort has taken on new life in recent months as air cargo…
More than 2 million people would be exposed to additional aircraft noise if Heathrow builds a third runway, according to a government analysis. Department for Transport documents, released by the Civil Aviation Authority after a freedom of information request, show the government expects 973,000 households around Heathrow to experience increased daytime noise by 2050 after a third runway…
Major airport strike action across Germany forces airlines to cancel almost 1000 flights on Tuesday. Verdi (German United Services Trade Union) has called for a 24-hour strike at four German airports, Frankfurt, Munich, Cologne and Bremen, which will take place on Tuesday, April 10th. Reason for this ‘warning strike’ are pay disputes. Frankfurt Airport issued…
London Gatwick Airport was forced to close its runway when only one air traffic controller was available, the airport has confirmed. According to BBC, several inbound flights were diverted or delayed when only one controller out of the scheduled three was able to work, reportedly due to sickness. The runway was closed 4 times during…
The FBI has announced a $US10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Mauro Ociel Valenzuela-Reyes in relation to the crash of ValuJet flight 592 in 1996. Valenzuela-Reyes worked for SabreTech, a maintenance contractor for ValuJet. It is alleged he mishandled oxygen generators that were found to responsible for the crash of the DC-9…
American Airlines has confirmed an order for 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliners. The announced order for 47 Boeing Dreamliners (plus another 28 options) consists of 22 787-8 and 25 787-9 (powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines), which the airline will use to replace its aging Boeing 767-300 and Airbus A330 fleet, as well as older 777-200.…