Pakistan (PIA) 777-300ER AP-BID suffers gear retraction error. The crew received error that gear had disagreed and the climb stopped at 6,000ft. After an hour of trying to fix the fault, the aircraft returned to New York. The fault was fixed on arrival and the aircraft departed after 3 hours and 20 minutes on the…
Malaysia Airlines will lease four Airbus A350s, with options on two more, with delivery starting Q4 2017.
British Airways’ new 787-9 Dreamliner will start flying to Abu Dhabi and Muscat from November 5th, 2015. The announcement comes on the back of the airline confirming last month that the first route to benefit from the new aircraft will be Delhi from October 25th. Details
The inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week is set to run from March 6th-12th, 2016, under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi. The event will run concurrently in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain converging six trade, defence, entertainment, and sports components under its…
London Gatwick announced the busiest month in its history with more than 4.53 million passengers travelling through the airport in August. The figure represents a 3.7 per cent increase on the previous year. The airport has achieved 30 months of consecutive growth with 39.5 million passengers passing through the airport in the last twelve months,…
Flybe has commenced its new service to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport from Liverpool John Lennon Airport giving passengers the ability to connect onwards to the host of European and long haul destinations available from the busy international hub. The regional carrier now operates up to three flights per day between Liverpool and Amsterdam, departing early morning,…
The inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week is set to run from March 6th-12th, 2016, under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi. The event will run concurrently in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain converging six trade, defence, entertainment, and sports components under its…
Richard Branson expects a new SpaceShipTwo now being built to be “unveiled by the latest in January 2016, and then our brave test pilots will start testing it” – but is reluctant to nominate a date for his first flight into space.
The inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Aviation & Aerospace Week is set to run from March 6th-12th, 2016, under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi. The event will run concurrently in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain converging six trade, defence, entertainment, and sports components under its…
fastjet operations in Tanzania have reported a record number of passengers in August 2015, carrying a total of 76,741 passengers during the month. The load factor for August was 75 per cent. The increase in passengers is in part due to the new routes to Malawi introduced in July 2015 and to increased frequency on…
TAP Portugal has been awarded three top accolades at the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony. Following a competitive online voting process open to travel professionals and the general public, TAP has been recognised for its long haul services, clinching the prestigious accolades for Europe’s Leading Airline to South America and Europe’s Leading Airline to…
From 25OCT15 South Korea Based Airline Jin Air will start offering daily flights from Seoul to Da Nang. This 4 hour flight will be operated by a Boeing 737-800. Flight LJ059 will depart Seoul at 21:10 and arrive at Da Nang 00:15+1 in the morning. On the return flight from Da Nang flight LJ060 will…