Boeing has said it faces delivery delays on a “significant number” of its 737 Max planes over a production issue. The aviation giant said its supplier had said the installation of fittings on the rear of the plane did not follow the standard. “This is not an immediate safety of flight issue and the in-service…
JetBlue to Launch Flights to Amsterdam, Continuing to Disrupt Transatlantic Air Travel with Low Fares and Award-Winning Service. JetBlue announced plans to continue bringing its unique combination of award-winning service and low fares to transatlantic air travel, with new service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) starting…
Cebu Pacific flight bound for Singapore makes emergency landing at Kota Kinabalu airport. A Cebu Pacific Air A320 Airbus had to make an emergency landing at Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah after a suspected problem with the aircraft’s engine late on Wednesday. It is believed that the plane,…
Airlines have been put on alert after a massive volcanic eruption on Russia’s remote Kamchatka Peninsula. One of Russia’s most active volcanoes erupted on the far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, shooting a vast cloud of ash far into the sky that smothered villages in drifts of grey volcanic dust and triggered an aviation warning.…
Finnair is dropping two of its shortest domestic routes “due to economic and environmental considerations”. The airline is replacing routes between its Helsinki hub and the Finnish cities of Turku and Tampere with bus services from May 1. The routes, operated by ATR 72-500 aircraft, have a flying time of approximately 25 minutes. Bus services,…
Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport. Fort Lauderdale Airport is now expected to remain closed until at least Friday 5AM. The entrance roadways are still closed until further notice. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood…
Ryanair announced that it has expanded its partnership with the world leading sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supplier, Neste, to power its full schedule of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights with a 40% SAF blend from 1 Apr. This significant increase in SAF use represents the latest milestone development in Ryanair’s ambitious goal of operating 12.5%…
Airbus and Boeing announced the report for March, which completed the first quarter results. The giant aerospace companies have a duopoly in commercial aviation. They are always compared with each other. Both published the final March results yesterday. The first quarter went well for them. Boeing Quarter Report Boeing has surpassed Airbus by delivering 130…
Austrian fighter jets were scrambled to intercept a commercial El Al flight over Europe Monday after radio communications with the plane suddenly dropped. Communications with the Boeing 777-200 flying from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv were restored after about 12 minutes, Austria’s defense ministry said Tuesday. The problem was first noticed at 1:08 p.m. CEST when…
After the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the European Union banned the export of goods and technologies used in the aviation industry to Russia. The oldest Russian airline “Aeroflot” sent one of its planes to Iran for repair for the first time. This happened due to the sanctions imposed against Russia after the full-scale invasion of…
Air India’s London-bound flight returns to Delhi after passenger hits cabin crew. A Delhi-London Air India flight on Monday returned to Delhi after an unruly passenger had a brawl with crew members mid-air. The airline has lodged a complaint with the Delhi Airport Police on the incident and handed over the unruly passenger to the…
The Pilot of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain aircraft miraculously escaped after the cockpit was severely damaged during a crashed landing in Australia. The aircraft was traveling from Bankstown Airport in Sydney to Archerfield, Queensland, when the crashed landing occurred south of Brisbane, Australia. According to the source, the identified aircraft is Piper PA-31-350 which…