South Africa faces an “aviation time bomb” according to an expert, who says without proper psychological evaluation for pilots a disaster similar to the Germanwings “suicide crash” could not be far off. According to the Sunday Times commercial pilots in SA are not required to undergo psychological evaluation as part of their annual physical check-ups.…
Beginning today, two daily flights will arrive to Gatwick from Madrid. IB3714 departs Madrid at 0845 and arrives at Gatwick at 1000. IB3715 departs Gatwick at 1040 and arrives at Madrid at 1355 IB3718 departs Madrid at 1745 and arrives at Gatwick at 1900. IB3717 departs Gatwick at 1935 and arrives at Madrid at 2250.…
Iberia Express today is beginning service to Heathrow with 3 weekly flights from Tenerife and 4 weekly from Las Palmas. From today, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays: The outbound: IB3602 departs Tenerife at 1120 and arrives London at 1545 The return: IB3603 departs London at 1705 and arrives to Tenerife at 2130 From tomorrow, Mondays, Wednesdays,…
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — Andreas Lubitz, who was flying the Germanwings jetliner that slammed into a mountain in the French Alps on Tuesday, sought treatment for vision problems that may have jeopardized his ability to continue working as a pilot, two officials with knowledge of the investigation said Saturday. The revelation of the possible trouble with…
French pilot union Syndicat National des Pilotes today complained about what it calls a “violation of professional secrecy” over the allegedly unauthorized leaking of the contents of cockpit voice recorder (CVR) recovered from the wreckage of the Germanwings Airbus A320 that crashed in the French Alps on March 24.
Travelport has signed a new agreement with Greek carrier Ellinair. For the first time, Ellinair is now distributing its flights via Travelport’s Travel Commerce Platform.
Delta Air Lines will restart its seasonal nonstop flight between Dublin International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, effective March 30, 2015. The daily flight will complement Delta’s existing daily nonstop service between Dublin and New York-JFK.
Solomon Airlines has advised its flagship Airbus A320, currently undergoing a scheduled annual service in Manila, Philippines, is now expected to return to full service on Monday, 13 April.
A JetBlue Airways pilot who scared passengers by yelling about Jesus and al-Qaida during a 2012 trip from New York to Las Vegas sued the airline for more than $16 million Friday, saying it jeopardized the flight by failing to recognize he was ill.
On March 24, 2015, Germanwings flight 4U9525 crashed in France, supposedly following intentional actions by the copilot. All 150 passengers and crew were killed. The following link is a list of airliner accidents and incidents assumed or rumored to have been caused by the a deliberate action of a pilot, compiled from the Aviation Safety…
Emirates is commencing a daily service to Orlando, Florida from 1st September 2015. The route will be served by a US-built Boeing 777-200LR with eight First Class suites, 42 Business Class lie-flat beds and 216 Economy Class seats.
easyJet has opened its new base at Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport Porto. Three new UK routes from Manchester, Bristol and London Luton Airports to the new Porto base will launch this summer.