On Saturday, workers at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport happened to notice something unusual inside of a container that had been put through the X-ray machine at one of the airport’s pre-flight security checkpoints. When they opened the container up to see what exactly was inside, out scuttled a cockroach, scaring one poor female worker.…
Racing star Niki Lauda wants to bid again for Air Berlin’s Niki, together with Thomas Cook, if the takeover by Lufthansa Group fails. After Air Berlin filed for insolvency in August 2017, many airlines and investors (including Lufthansa, Ryanair, easyJet and Niki Lauda/Thomas Cook) were interested in acquiring parts of the now-gone German airline and its…
Qantas is in talks with Airbus about an A350 variant that will allow the Australian carrier to fly from eastern Australia to London non-stop. Qantas is currently in talks with Airbus to create an aircraft that will allow the carrier to fly 20 hours direct from eastern Australia to London. The idea is currently orientated…
The airport, that has longed to be shut down by city officials, is to be closed for runway shortening. Santa Monica Airport will spend $3.5 million of taxpayer money to move forward with the shortening of the runway at SMO. The airport that has longed to be shut down has remained open due to pressure from…
The British Airline Pilots’ Association welcomes AirTanker to Union joining companies such as British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, easyJet and Thomas Cook. The British Airline Pilots’ Association has welcomed recognition in Air Tanker, bringing union representation to the pilots in the company. BALPA is undergoing a recruitment campaign to introduce all Air Tanker pilots to the association’s…
Final assembly of the newest member of the A330neo Family, the A330-800, has started and is on track for the first flight planned in mid-2018. The A330-800 complements the A330-900, the largest member of the A330neo Family. With its 242-tonne Maximum Take-Off Weight (MTOW) as base variant, the A330-800 can operate routes of up to…
Announcement of the new Cessna SkyCourier 408 to be launched by Federal Express. An announcement yesterday will see the new Cessna Sky courier go into service by 2020 with its launch partner FedEx. Fedex have signed a deal with an initial fleet order of 50 cargo aircraft and options for 50 more for delivery starting in…
British officials say a Heathrow Airport security worker has been arrested in an airport toilet after seven kilograms (15 pounds) of cocaine was seized. The National Crime Agency said Saturday the 30-year-old man, from London, was arrested Thursday with a 37-year-old Colombian man in a lavatory in Terminal 5 at Heathrow. Officials say the Colombian…
British Airways owner IAG has confirmed it is buying the majority of the Gatwick take-off and landing slots being sold by the administrators for fallen carrier Monarch. IAG, which also owns Iberia and Aer Lingus, said the price it was paying was “commercially confidential”, although it is thought to have agreed a multi-million pound deal…
News coming just 1 day after announcement of insolvency A day after Switzerland based Darwin Airlines declares insolvency to restructure its operations, the company has had its air operator’s certificate suspended by Swiss regulators. The company had major changes earlier this year when Etihad Airways sold its 33% stake in Darwin (Etihad Regional) to Adria…
The Indonesian government has closed Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali as Mount Agung continues to pump potentially dangerous ash into the atmosphere. At the same time authorities have raised the state of alert to its highest level, and expanded the exclusion zone around the rumbling volcano. The decision to close the airport will leave…
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, once again marked the start of the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a low-level fly-past over Yas Marina Circuit. The fly-past has become synonymous with the race with the flagship A380 aircraft flying over the iconic circuit at approximately 4.50pm. The A380 was…