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…
Transavia have launched its new UK operations out of London Luton and Edinburgh airports today on April 22nd. Only one year after starting the connections between Dublin and Paris, the low-cost airline of the Air France-KLM Group is pleased to operate its first UK flights to Paris Orly. As such Transavia establishes its position in…
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) today reported its first quarter 2016 results. The Company’s first quarter highlights include: Reported first quarter 2016 pre-tax profit of $1.2 billion excluding special items, and net profit of $765 million excluding special items First quarter 2016 adjusted earnings per diluted share rose 15 percent vs. the first quarter 2015,…
On IndiGo flight 6E 326 from Kolkata to Mumbai, some passengers started capturing video of the cabin crew mid-air. One of the other passengers informed the crew that they were being videographed. The captain was informed about the incident. On arrival, the security staff handed over the three passengers to the airport police.
