The growth in long haul flights to key markets from Manchester Airport has delivered a significant trade boost to the region, figures have revealed. The last financial year was the best for freight at Manchester Airport since 2011, with 103,437 tonnes of cargo shipped to destinations across the globe. That was up seven per cent…
Following yesterdays announcement of Norwegian’s new route expansion to Las Vegas, the Norway-based Low Cost Carrier have announced a further order for 2 more Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners. The 2 aircraft will be leased and expected to be delivered by 2018. This will bring the airline’s Dreamliner fleet to 42 by 2020. The airline are to…
Norwegian is continuing the expansion of its trailblazing low-cost long-haul network by launching a new direct route to the bright lights of Las Vegas from London Gatwick. Norwegian passengers don’t need to be high rollers to experience Sin City, with flights now on sale from just £179 one way, making Las Vegas more accessible to…
Russia’s air defense detected an RC-135 spy plane belonging to US Air Force on Sunday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in its statement. The plane was on an air reconnaissance mission with all of its transponders having been shut off, it added. At least two passenger jets belonging to major European airlines were endangered by the…
Hanoi based VietJet have announced a record order of 100 Boeing B737 MAX 200s at a list price of $11.3billion. This order makes this the biggest aircraft order in Vietnamese Aviation history. “Vietjet is efficiently operating a fleet of narrow body airplanes. Our investment in a fleet of B737 Max 200 will accommodate our strategy…
Ground employee dies at Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport, Germany after becoming trapped between a DHC-8 & a tanker. pic.twitter.com/ORYflH0c2w — Air Disasters (@AirCrashMayday) May 21, 2016
The arrival of flight AC1924 at London-Gatwick airport this morning (May 20th) marks the successful launch of Air Canada rouge’s newest route. The seasonal, non-stop service between Toronto and London-Gatwick will operate up to daily during the summer and give Air Canada customers even more choices when travelling to London and Europe. “London-Heathrow is already…
Passengers screamed and stood on their seats and flight attendants told people to cover their legs after two tarantulas were spotted loose in the cabin of an Air Transat flight. The spiders, which reportedly ranged from 10 to 20 centimetres in diameter, were aboard a Montreal-bound flight from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on April 18. The incident was reported to Radio-Canada by a passenger who wished to remain…
A US air marshal, who was armed with his service weapon, reportedly was removed from a passenger jet at Heathrow because he was allegedly intoxicated. Metropolitan police officers were called to a Los Angeles-bound plane at Terminal 2 after the United Airlines captain claimed a man was trying to board under the influence of alcohol.…
The first step has been taken to enable Iberia to join British Airways, Finnair and Japan Airlines (JAL) in their successful joint business on flights between Europe and Japan. JAL has submitted its application to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) seeking antitrust immunity with Iberia to cooperate on flights between…
A B-52H Stratofortress bomber aborted takeoff and crashed at Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, the Air Force said Wednesday night. None of the seven people aboard was injured. The giant plane, part of the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, was on a routine…
Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a US military aircraft on Tuesday over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday. The Pentagon said on Wednesday that the incident took place in international airspace on Tuesday as the US maritime patrol aircraft carried out “a routine US patrol”. China’s Foreign…