Working with colleagues from Deakin University and CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), researchers from Australia’s Monash University have created the world’s first 3D-printed jet engine. Link
Kuwait Airways from the 16th July is resuming its service to Munich after 17 years of cancellation. The airline plans to operate the route from Kuwait City to Munich nonstop service 3 times a week. It is to operate on an Airbus A340.
Delta Air Line is to resume its flights from New York JFK to Rome and Venice. The nonstop flight from Rome to New York JFK, complementing the airlines existing service to Atlanta will begin on the 1st March. Delta will resume its seasonal nonstop flight between Venice and New York JFK on the 29th March.…
KLM is expecting to take delivery of its first 787-9 Dreamliner in October
Japan Airlines has been introducing its on board WIFI service since July 2012 with its Boeing 777-300ERs. The airline will start to install the system on its Boeing 767-300s and Boeing 787-8s on service to Europe, North America and long-haul Asia routes from 3rd March. Japan Airlines 787
Turkish Airlines has announced today that it has acquired landing slots for Heathrow from Scandinavian Airlines Turkish Airlines said today “In oder to strengthen our flight network our incorporation has decided to take over one afternoon landing and take-off right (slot pair) at London Heathrow from Scandinavian Airlines at the beginning of the winter traffic…
Charged Cessna owner for new parts, didn’t install them; said he completed annual but only changed the oil. Pilot seat slips in flight, pilot is killed. Link
Airbus Group has assured that its A380 will achieve production break-even this year, as it unveiled a strong full-year commercial aircraft performance. Link
The Bombardier CSeries 300 finally gets airborne at Montreal’s Mirabel airport! Link
Bombardier saw one of its CS300 jets take off from Mirabel airport in Montreal today, the first time the company’s larger CSeries plane has taken to the skies. Link
WICHITA, Kan. – An airplane carrying 67 passengers landed safely at Wichita’s Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport Wednesday night after reporting landing gear failure about four minutes out from the airport. Link
Airbus Group NV reported a 15 percent gain in annual profit after increasing commercial plane deliveries and announced plans to boost monthly production of its workhorse A320 single-aisle aircraft to 50 a month by 2017. Earnings for 2014 before interest, tax and one-time items rose to 4.07 billion euros ($4.56 billion ) from 3.54 billion…