NEWS Turkish Airlines boosts London Heathrow departures
Turkish Airlines has announced a new daily flight from London Heathrow Airport to Istanbul, Turkey.
Incident: JAL Boeing 787 enroute on Apr 20th 2015, lost tyre pressure
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…
NEWS British Airways Cityflyer increases service from London City to Dublin from June
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…
NEWS Virgin Atlantic plans 787-9 Dreamliner service to Chicago from April 2016
Virgin Atlantic is planning to introduce the Boeing 787-9 from London Heathrow to Chicago from the 27th April 2016. The Dreamliner will replace A330/A340 season. VS39 departs Heathrow at 9:45am and arrives in Chicago at 12:30pm VS40 departs from Chicago at 5:55pm and arrives back at Heathrow at 7:55am the following day.
NEWS Air New Zealand will launch 787-9 Dreamliner to Nadi, Fiji for a 5 a week service
Air New Zealand is to, from the 27th November, is launching the 787-9 on service to Fiji, which sees the Dreamliner operating up to 5 times a week. The service will fly to Nadi and will as follows: NZ52 departs Auckland at 9:45 and arrives to Nadi at 11:50am. NZ53 departs Nadi at 1:10pm and…
NEWS Avianca goes daily on London-Bogotá route from July
Colombia’s national airline, Avianca, has announced that it will increase the frequency of its London to Bogota flight. Passengers wishing to fly from Heathrow to Colombia’s El Dorado International Airport will now have a choice of seven departures a week up from four.
NEWS Seven killed in Dominican Republic plane crash
Seven people have died following a light aircraft crash in the Dominican Republic, with the dead believed to include the pilot and six tourists. The single-engine Piper PA-32 came down shortly after take-off from Punta Cana Airport on route to Arroyo Barril Airport, Samana.
NEWS Axe falls as Malaysia Airlines seeks to restructure
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…
NEWS Air France to invest €50 million in medium-haul fleet cabins
Air France has invested €50 million into redesigning its new medium-haul Business and Economy cabins. The cabins will be fitted in 24 Airbus A319 aircrafts in the first half of 2015 and in 25 Airbus A320 in the first half of 2016, totalling 7,800 new seats altogether.
NEWS Budapest Airport construct new hangar for Wizz Air
Budapest Airport has begun work on the brand-new hangar for Wizz Air, which commences operation of its maintenance base in Budapest from September this year. The general contractor of the new hangar construction is Market Építő Zrt. Heavy machines once again started to roar at Ferenc Liszt Airport on Friday 17 April, between the two…
NEWS United Airlines to connect Newcastle, UK, to New York
United Airlines is set to add a seventh airport to its UK network this summer with the launch of seasonal nonstop service between Newcastle and its New York hub, Newark Liberty International Airport.