Airbus expects to sell around 670 aircraft this year, matching its planned deliveries, Mark Pearman-Wright, head of leasing and investor marketing, told the Airline Economics conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Airbus Group officially targets more than 650 commercial deliveries, but the company’s finance director last week told analysts that it actually would deliver more…
Emirates has announced what it says will be the world’s shortest scheduled A380 flight between Dubai and Doha, a distance of just 379km. The Gulf carrier will roster the superjumbo onto one of its nine daily frequencies on the route from December 1. The flight departs Dubai at 0745, arriving into Doha at 0805, with…
The FAAM (Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements) are having a big open day even free candy, pencils, pens… and a small fixed simulator a long with free visit on the Concord. There is also a free visit onto the apron to see the FAAM aircraft and go on board that but you must book that.
Seven million passengers per month is fast becoming the norm at Dubai International after September’s numbers eclipsed that total for the sixth time in nine months, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB passengers reached 7,094,738 compared to 6,432,654 recorded in the corresponding month last year,…
KLM has been flying the Boeing 747 to St Maarten’s Princess Juliana Airport (SXM). The airport’s runway is known for its proximity to the beach, probably the most famous spot for plane watching. But this is the end of the story: KLM will no longer be flying the Boeing 747 to St Maarten airport. The flight will be operated…
Flight attendants’ union Ufo has announced its members working for Eurowings in Düsseldorf and Hamburg will walk out on strike today. As a result of the action, Eurowings has suspended all of its domestic flights today. Passengers have been warned it will also be necessary to cancel or delay flights within Europe, with Eurowings working…
Heathrow has welcomed the government’s decision to support its expansion and confirmed it will begin work to deliver the new runway that will connect all of Britain to the world. The decision declares Britain “open for business”, according to the airport. Expanding Heathrow will keep Britain growing at the heart of the global economy, do…
On the occasion of its tour event in South Korea, the Ensemble Matheus gave a concert on board the Air France Boeing 777 flight #AF264 from Paris to Seoul, on Thursday, October 20th. Jean-Christophe Spinosi and his musicians offered to Air France passengers 6 musical interludes of 10 minutes each. An exceptional moment suspended in the…
The government’s decision over which London airport expansion scheme it will finally choose is expected to come on Tuesday, after the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said the decision would be made at a cabinet committee meeting that day. Grayling said that the government had still not decided which option to choose and would make the…
