All UK commercial passenger flights of the Airbus EC225LP Super Puma helicopters have been grounded by the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority, following a crash in Norway. 1 Briton, 11 Norwegians & 1 Italian who were onboard are presumed dead at this time. Other companies who operate the aircraft such as BP & Statoil have suspended…
Following yesterdays order of 75 Bombardier C Series CS100 aircraft, Delta have also confirmed an order of 37 Airbus A321 aircraft! This brings the airline’s total narrowbody order book to 82 aircraft! “The Airbus A320 family of aircraft continues to be a cost-efficient, reliable and customer-pleasing mainstay of our narrowbody fleet,” said Ed Bastian, Delta’s…
JetBlue, New York’s Hometown Airline and the biggest carrier in Boston have announced plans to increase frequencies across Boston & New York! Starting on Monday, October 31, 2016, JetBlue will offer six-times weekday service between LaGuardia Airport (LGA) and Logan International Airport (BOS). The airline will also offer two roundtrips on Saturdays and three roundtrips…
Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (28 Apr) further expanded its Edinburgh winter 2016 schedule with a new route to Warsaw, in addition to the 6 new winter services announced earlier to Bologna, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Gran Canaria, Palma and Poznan, which will deliver 2.5m customers p.a. and support 1,900+ jobs at Edinburgh Airport. Ryanair’s Edinburgh winter…
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…