Protests by the Black Lives Matter group have taken place in US states of Minnesota and California. The demonstrators have temporarily closed Minnesota’s international airport and has interrupted Christmas shopping in malls. Police say up to 15 people arrested at the two locations.
Passengers headed for London airports over Christmas are set to experience disruption as National Rail begins a period of intensive engineering works. Gatwick Express train services from London Victoria will stop for the next ten days, reassuming only on January 4th. Details
Michael Jackson’s Earth Song was the festive number one, kids were going crazy to have the must-have ‘Pogs’ as presents, there was a run on Cranberries thanks to Delia Smith’s latest Christmas recipes – and ba.com was about to make its debut on the internet. The worldwide web was still finding its feet and few…
Underwater search of Indian Ocean is still yet to locate the missing Boeing 777 which went missing over 21 months ago in March 2014. The flight took off with 239 passengers and crew to Beijing when ATC lost contact with it. Search is now the largest and most expensive in aviation history. Malaysia has spent…
Seven people were lucky to escape after the Eurocopter they were travelling in crash landed earlier today on Treasure Island, Fiji. The helicopter was apparently caught by a strong gust of wind. The Civil Aviation Authority of Fiji will be investigating this accident. @AirCrashMayday http://www.stuff.co.nz/world/south-pacific/75429212/seven-people-escape-after-helicopter-crash-on-treasure-island-fiji
Boeing has confirmed that China Southern Airlines has announced a commitment to purchase 80 737s. The commitment includes a combination of 30 Next-Generation 737s and 50 737 MAX airplanes, valued at $8.38 billion at current list prices. Details
The Port of Seattle, Alaska Airlines and Boeing are partnering to move toward a significant environmental goal: powering all flights by all airlines at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with sustainable aviation biofuel. Sea-Tac is the first United States airport to lay out a long-term roadmap to incorporate aviation biofuel into its infrastructure in a cost-effective, efficient…
Emirates has announced that it will be upgrading its EK39/40 service between Dubai and Birmingham to an Airbus A380 from March 27th, 2016. This will be the first time the iconic and much loved A380 will fly from the region, and comes as Emirates celebrates its 15th anniversary at Birmingham Airport. Details
fastjet Tanzania has been given clearance by the Kenyan government to operate flights between Kenya and Tanzania under the Bilateral Air Services Agreement between the two countries. The deal has previously been approved by the Tanzanian government, clearing the way for takeoff. Details
Boeing chairman Jim McNerney has announced that the company’s board has elected Randall Stephenson as a new director, effective February 2016. Stephenson, 55, has been chairman and chief executive of AT&T, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, since 2007. AT&T is a global leader in integrated connectivity solutions for businesses and consumers, including video…
The Dutch government has now granted permission to operate an additional A380 flight at Amsterdam Schiphol, according to reports. Emirates already operates a twice daily service (the other flight is currently flown by B777-300ER) from the Dutch airport so it means it will be able to both offer a more attractive product for both flights…
Ooredoo, the fastest-growing telecommunications company in the world, has become the exclusive three-year sponsor of on-board Wi-Fi across the Qatar Airlines fleet. This pioneering partnership sees two of the country’s biggest brands come together to offer customers worldwide one of the best on-board connections. Effective from December, Qatar Airways passengers on all connected aircraft will…