Fraport’s supervisory board has decided to build a third terminal at Frankfurt airport, despite local objections over the environmental impact. Opponents argue the extra capacity at Europe’s third largest airport is not needed and that the airport just outside Germany’s financial capital already creates too much noise. The decision to press on with a project…
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) launched the IATA Standard Safety Assessment (ISSA) for airlines not eligible for the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA).
Ethiopian Airlines based in Addis Ababa, from the 10th May, will adjust its westbound immediate stop for North America operation. The Toronto and Washington service will operate via Dublin rather then Rome. Eastbound flights will remain unchanged as a nonstop flight. From airlineroute.net Addis Ababa – Dublin – Toronto – Addis AbabaET502 ADD2240 – 0500+1DUB0600+1 –…
Geneva based PrivatAir has stopped operating 757 HB-JJE for ECAir (Equatorial Congo Airlines). ECAir statement said the airliner HB-JJE has been seized at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on the 11th April. ECAir say (translated from French): In the coming weeks ECAir plans to continue to expand its destination network with the opening of its…
The airline from the 1st June to the 24th October is expanding service to Cyprus which sees the service to Larnaca increase from 4 weekly to daily. Operated by A320. QR265 departs Doha at 8:20am and arrives to Larnaca at 11:55am. QR266 departs Larnaca at 2:10pm and arrives back to Doha at 5:45pm.
Qatar Airways from the 1st June is beginning its 3rd daily rotation on service from Doha to Athens, which sees the flight operate overnight on an A320. QR207 departs Doha at 7:30pm and arrives into Athens at 12:10am the next morning. QR208 departs Athens at 1:10am and arrives back to Doha at 5:40am.
U.S. Capitol Police have converged Wednesday on a small manned aircraft that has landed on the west front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Police have taken the pilot into custody.
A quick glance at Malta International’s arrivals board went some way towards solving the mystery – showing ‘JUST MARRIED’ as the flight’s status. An Air Malta spokeswoman told Sky News the pair had been married earlier in the day at the airport itself. “They are both members of staff at Air Malta,” she said. “He…
Air Canada has announced that it will offer more daily flights from the UK to Canada than any other airline, with up to 88 non-stop services per week to eight major Canadian cities scheduled for summer 2015. From London Heathrow, Air Canada will operate direct flights to Toronto four times a day, daily to Montréal,…
Today it has been announced that China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd. has successfully 3D printed many parts of on their in-service Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. These parts include the aircraft door handle covers, aircraft seats, and other cabin components and signs.
Confidential plans for Sydney’s second airport at Badgerys Creek reportedly reveal the site aims to eventually accommodate twice as many passengers as Mascot. Sydney’s Mascot airport currently accommodates around 40 million passengers/year. (AAP) The plans for construction of the airport, due to commence next year, show a projected capacity of 80 million passengers a year…