Sweden on Tuesday inaugurated the world’s first remote air control tower at the northern Ornskoldsvik airport, air traffic authorities said. “The first Remote Tower Services landing!,” Sweden’s Air Navigation Services (LFV) announced on Twitter, under a picture taken from the plane before it landed around noon (1000 GMT). The plane flew from the town of…
Qatar Airways has responded to the continuous rise in passenger demand with an increase in the frequency of weekly flights to ten of its most popular destinations throughout the Middle East and Europe. The airline, which currently flies to 146 destinations around the globe, will implement the frequency increases over the next few months for…
Boeing, elected and community leaders joined together earlier to celebrate the permanent display of one of the original 787-8 Dreamliner flight test airplanes at the Pima Air & Space Museum. “Boeing has a strong presence in Arizona and is proud to share this important achievement in aviation history with the community, our employees and visitors,”…
HNA Group chairman Chen Feng has given a keynote speech at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global Summit, held in Madrid. The 15th Global Summit was sponsored by Platinum sponsor NH Hotel Group, a subsidiary of HNA Group and the third largest hotel group in Europe.
Airbus’ successful widebody A330 Family has passed the major milestone of winning over 1,500 firm orders from over 100 customers. Total sales to date (1,501) include a recent order for four A330-200 Freighters from Turkish Airlines and 25 A330-900neo from Air Lease Corporation. “It’s great to see the strong and growing endorsement for the versatile…
Malaysia Airlines will be undertaking a network rationalisation exercise as part of the national carrier’s 12-point Recovery Plan outlined by Khazanah Nasional last year. Government controlled Khazanah Nasional took control of the airline following the loss of two Malaysian Airlines planes in 2014. The revised network plan is in line with MAS’ overall strategy to…
The first of national carrier Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners has completed final assembly ahead of its launch this summer.
A woman filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Monday against Southwest Airlines, claiming crew members mistook her husband’s medical emergency for unruly behavior aboard a California flight and didn’t assist him. Richard Ilczyszyn, 46, was found unconscious after the flight from Oakland to Orange County landed last year, and he died the next day at a hospital,…
Reuters Blamed initially on ‘engine failure’, it emerged on Tuesday that a government jet carrying Serbia’s president to Italy last week was forced to turn back when the co-pilot spilled coffee on the instrument board. Advisers to President Tomislav Nikolic described being “thrown around the cabin” when the plane — a 34-year-old French-built Falcon 50…
Turkish Airlines has announced a new daily flight from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul, Turkey.
A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 787-800, registration JA829J performing flight JL-728 (dep Apr 19th) from Bangkok (Thailand) to Osaka Kansai (Japan) with 183 people on board, was enroute when the crew received indication that one of the left main gear tyres had lost pressure. The crew continued the flight to Osaka for a safe landing…
BA Cityflyer from the 1st June is adding a 6th daily rotation on weekdays from London City to Dublin, providing late-evening service from London City and evening from Dublin. The route is served by an Embraer E170 or by E190. BA4470 LCY1920 – 2035DUB E70 (Sunday)BA4470 LCY2025 – 2140DUB E70 (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)BA4470 LCY2025…