Following the start of final assembly work in April, ANA’s (All Nippon Airways) first A380 has completed airframe assembly and today made its debut in Toulouse. With the ANA logo on its vertical tail, the aircraft has moved to an outdoor station where structural completion, engine installation and cockpit furnishing will be conducted. System testing for…
Marketing is the lifeblood of keeping a business afloat, especially airlines. It’s the perfect opportunity to deal with customers directly, offer them the products and services they actually want and create an authentic tone of voice and brand guideline. Over 89% of airlines sell their tickets using an app, and most customers can even check…
South African authorities have banned South African Express Airways from flying due to serious safety violations. The airline was operating regional flights for the country’s flag carrier, South African Airways (SAA). Its operating permits were suspended by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) on Thursday‚ stating: “This effectively means that as of today, SA…
The missile that downed a Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine in 2014 belonged to a Russian brigade, international investigators say. At a press conference in The Hague on Thursday, Dutch police and prosecutors showed photo and video evidence they said proved that they had identified the specific BUK system responsible for shooting down the…
A policeman using the force’s helicopter to monitor crowds at Windsor ahead of the royal wedding got a shock as a huge passenger jet flew underneath him. The amazing footage caught the plane as it few directly under the National Police Air Service’s (NPAS) chopper on Saturday morning. Taking to twitter the NPAS spokesman wrote:…
Malaysia’s new transport minister said the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 by a private U.S. firm will end on Tuesday next week and there will be no more extensions. Houston-based Ocean Infinity has been searching for the aircraft that disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, with 239 people…
Australia’s most trusted charity, and one of the world’s largest aeromedical organisations, Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) turned 90 last week. The RFDS currently operates from 24 bases with a fleet of 69 aircraft. The Australian Inland Mission Aeromedical Service (now RFDS) was started by Rev John Flynn, a Prebyterian minister, in May 1928. The…
Boeing received Federal Aviation Administration approval today for its folding wingtips — those will let the planes stop at airport gates big enough to accommodate typical 777 models. The 777X’s wingtips are so novel that US regulators had to draw up new standards for them. The FAA rubber-stamped those measures Friday. The agency was concerned…
Reports in the Portuguese media said the 47-year-old was helping a colleague park a coach when they were knocked down. It is understood the incident happened at terminal two at around 1pm on Monday. Portuguese police confirmed the person was pronounced dead at the scene. A spokesman for Ryanair confirmed the death this afternoon, saying…
A baboon is on the loose at San Antonio International Airport after escaping its crate, according to officials. Public Information Officer Evelynn Bailey said that the baboon was flown in on American Airlines from Brown University. While the cargo was being transported, the baboon escaped. The baboon was cornered in the baggage handling area outside…
Ryanair has reported a ten per cent increase in full year profit after tax to €1.45 billion. The low-cost carrier said lower fares, which were down by an average of three per cent, stimulated traffic growth to over 130 million guests last year. The airline also saw an industry leading 95 per cent load factor.…
The Australian government has announced plans to build Antarctica’s first paved runway near the Davis research station, subject to environmental approvals. “After three field seasons of geotechnical and environmental investigations the Australian Antarctic Division has identified a suitable site for the runway in the Vestfold Hills region of East Antarctica, approximately six kilometres from Davis…