From 15 February, Aeroflot will begin operating flights to new Beijing Daxing International Airport. The frequency of regular services to China’s capital will increase to three per week. Flights on the Moscow – Beijing – Moscow route will be operated on Boeing 777 widebody aircraft. Flights from Sheremetyevo Terminal C will be operated on the…
Boeing pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that it misled regulators about two crashes of its 737 Max planes. Boeing was accused of hiding design flaws that caused the plane crashes in 2018 and 2019. The judge will decide whether to appoint a special monitor to examine safety issues at Boeing. Family members of the…
Airline Flybe has cancelled all flights to and from the UK after going into administration. A statement on the airline’s website said it had “ceased trading” and told any passengers expecting to travel with it not to go to the airport. It added that it would not be able to help passengers arrange alternative flights.…
The websites of German airports have been hit by cyberattacks instigated by a Russian “hacker group”, authorities said Thursday. The Federal Cyber Security Authority (BSI) had “knowledge of DDoS attacks against targets in Germany”, a spokesman told AFP. A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is designed to overwhelm the target with a flood of internet traffic,…
Flights have resumed this morning at Bristol Airport after a technical problem meant planes had to be diverted last night. The runway lights failed which meant planes could not land or take off. They failed at 8.30pm last night (25 January) with engineers using a short term fix to get them back on just before…
A German citizen was arrested at Munich airport on suspicion of treason for allegedly passing intelligence onto Russia. A German man has been arrested at Munich airport on suspicion of leaking intelligence information to Russia, the German attorney general said on Thursday. The man was arrested on Sunday when he arrived in Germany from the…
Heathrow Airport recorded its lowest overnight temperature since 2010. On January 23 th 2023, the mercury plummeted to -8.4°C. Some flights due to leave the airport were cancelled due to freezing fog. Flights to Amsterdam, Barcelona and Miami were some of the 17 cancelled this morning. A British Airways spokesperson said: ‘Like other airlines, our…
Due to the announced warning strike at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, no passenger flights will be possible on Wednesday, 25 January 2023. The airport company officially informed its partners, such as the airlines, ground handling service providers, security companies and businesses located at the airport, about this in the evening. Around 300 take-offs and landings with…
Parts from grounded airframes can be re-installed on in-service aircraft. Russian Ministry of Transport has prepared a draft comprehensive program for the development of the air transport industry until 2030 worth 627 billion rubles, which involves replenishing the fleet with 1,000 Russian-made aircraft. But even the best scenario does not provide for the restoration of…
Virgin Atlantic is naming its newest Airbus A330neo in honour of her late majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Virgin Atlantic names its planes with female icons, the latest aircraft will be named after the late Queen Elizabeth II, who passed in September 2022. The airline’s brand new Airbus A330neo has the registration G-VEII, and is the…
A Qantas flight bound for Sydney has been forced to turn back to Fiji as a precaution after pilots were alerted to fumes in the cabin. Passengers on the #QF102 flight which returned to Fiji on Sunday are being re-accommodated by the airline after the Boeing 737 made a priority landing in Nadi. Qantas confirmed…
Ryanair installed Split Scimitar Winglets to the first of over 400 of its Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. Following a $175m agreement with Aviation Partners Boeing (APB), Ryanair installed Split Scimitar Winglets to the first of over 400 of its Boeing 737-800 Next Generation aircraft. This modification will improve aircraft fuel efficiency by up to…