The crew of a TransAsia Airways ATR plane that crashed in Taiwan in February, killing 43 people on board, had shut off the working engine after the other lost power, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday. The latest investigation report into the Taipei crash, to be released on Thursday, will…
Six passengers were injured after a WestJet flight from Edmonton to Toronto was diverted to Winnipeg on Monday night due to an unspecified threat. The airline says the passengers from Flight 442 were injured during the emergency evacuation from the aircraft, which landed at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson Airport at 8:40 pm CT Monday.
Use of existing capacity at London City Airport will help meet the air connectivity needs of London and the UK in the period between the government’s response to the Airports Commission and the completion of any new infrastructure, officials at the airport said earlier. The news comes at the Davies Commission recommends expansion at London…
Expansion at Gatwick Airport remains the only “deliverable option” according to chief executive Stewart Wingate. The announcement follows the release of the Davies Commission report into aviation expansion in the south-east of England earlier, which recommended expansion of London Heathrow Airport.
Boeing has opened its new research and technology centre in Alabama. The facility will serve as the company’s hub for collaborative technology development with academic institutions and research partners in analytics and simulation in the south-east United States.
Emirates has released a point-by-point, fact-based response to allegations of subsidy and unfair competition levelled by the “big three” US legacy carriers – Delta, United and American Airlines. The document was released following meetings where an Emirates delegation briefed officials from the US Departments of state, transportation, and commerce on the airline’s response.
Boeing has opened its new research and technology centre in Alabama. The facility will serve as the company’s hub for collaborative technology development with academic institutions and research partners in analytics and simulation in the south-east United States.
A new report shows the crew of the TransAsia Airways ATR plane that clipped a bridge in Taiwan in February had shut off the working engine after the other lost power, according to source close to the investigation. TransAsia flight GE235 veers sideways as it approaches bridge (Twitter: @Missxoxo168) The source asked to remain anonymous…
French air traffic controllers are set to strike for 48 hours Thursday in their latest protest against what they say are deteriorating working conditions in the face of steady growth in the aviation sector. The controllers, members of the SNCTA union, say the budget of the French aviation regulator should be safeguarded; instead, it argues,…
Use of existing capacity at London City Airport will help meet the air connectivity needs of London and the UK in the period between the government’s response to the Airports Commission and the completion of any new infrastructure, officials at the airport said earlier. The news comes at the Davies Commission recommends expansion at London…
Expansion at Gatwick Airport remains the only “deliverable option” according to chief executive Stewart Wingate. The announcement follows the release of the Davies Commission report into aviation expansion in the south-east of England earlier, which recommended expansion of London Heathrow Airport.
The Airports Commission has recommended a third runway be built at London Heathrow Airport to ease aviation congestion in the south-east of England. While each of the three schemes shortlisted was considered a “credible option” for expansion, the commission unanimously concluded a new north-west runway at Heathrow Airport was its preferred option.