China Eastern Airlines has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus for 20 A350-900 aircraft, making the airline the latest customer for the aircraft. “The introduction of the latest generation A350 XWB aircraft demonstrates that the partnership between China Eastern Airlines and Airbus has embarked on a new phase. The introduction of A350 XWB will play…
Boeing and China Eastern Airlines finalized an order for 15 Boeing B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on April 28th. The order is valued at list prices of $4 billion. “We are very happy to introduce the new 787 Dreamliners into our long-haul fleet,” said China Eastern Airlines Chairman Liu Shaoyong. “The addition of these next-generation, fuel-efficient airplanes…
Delta Airlines have announced today that they have made an order for 75 Bombardier C Series CS100 aircraft. As the U.S. launch customer, Delta’s firm order for 75 CS100s allows the company to cost-effectively reshape and upgauge its narrowbody fleet, providing an improved customer experience and better cost efficiency while maintaining a focus on prudent…
A Lago bound flight has been forced to make an emergency landing in London Heathrow after a passenger became ill. Virgin Atlantic flight VS651 was less than half way through it journey when it declared an emergency and returned too it origin of Heathrow Airport. Specific details on the medical emergency or the passenger’s condition…
Aircraft on approach to London Heathrow a short time ago during thunderstorm pic.twitter.com/7Ila7rYwD2 — Flight Alerts ⚠ (@FlightAlerts777) April 27, 2016
Xiamen Airlines, Boeing’s only carrier, have finalised an order for 10 Boeing B737-800 Next Generation aircraft. The order is valued at $960 million and will be published on the Boeing website when “all contingencies are cleared”. “The 737-800 is the best-selling version of the highly successful Next-Generation 737 family,” said Ihssane Mounir, senior vice president,…
Lufthansa will cancel nearly 900 flights scheduled for Wednesday 27th April from six of Germany’s airports as workers strike due to pay discussions due to take place later in the week. Munich and Frankfurt will see the most disruption with up to 87,000 passengers affected. Lufthansa has cancelled many flight and have urged passengers to…
In a festive American football-themed ceremony held yesterday, Airbus marked the official handover of its first A320 Family aircraft produced at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama. Appropriately, the no. 1 aircraft was delivered to U.S.-based JetBlue – a milestone that underscored the strong global “team” behind Airbus’ position as a leading aircraft…
Capital Airlines flight attendant violently beaten at Changsha international airport (China) by a passenger after learning that his plane had been canceled due to weather conditions.
Heathrow Airport in London welcomed a record 6.1 million passengers in March, up 2.5 per cent on March 2015. Larger, quieter, fuller aircraft continued to be a driver for growth in passenger volumes. Fast-growing emerging markets continued to contribute increased passenger volumes, including to China (which was up 12 per cent), Mexico (up six per…
A passenger on a Cathay Pacific flight was hospitalized after he reportedly slashed his own neck and tried to hang himself in a plane bathroom. According to Apple Daily, the 31-year-old man was on Cathay Pacific flight CX411 from South Korea’s Incheon International Airport to Hong Kong. At approximately 6pm, just as the plane was about…
SpiceJet has sacked one of its commanders for allegedly asking an air hostess to be with him in the cockpit of a Boeing 737 on both legs of an international flight and making her sit on his seat. He also sent his co-pilot out of the cockpit, leaving the two alone in the cockpit for…