Aircraft are designed to operate in extremely low temperatures because cruising altitude is far below zero. So why are there so many flight delays when it gets cold? The answer is that the extreme cold effects the ground operations, which causes a ripple effect in delayed flights. Here is a look at some MRO ground…
It’s one of the world’s fastest growing airlines with a modern fleet, but Qatar airlines has been rocked by reports revealing its shockingly archaic set of rules for female flight attendants. Link
Routes into and out of Tunisia have been fiercely decided by its government in order to protect the state-owned Tunisair, and the country has been reluctant to allow any of Europe’s budget airlines to enter. However, it is though that a fall in tourists to the country has prompted a rethink and easyJet has been…
Qatar Airways has decided to halt the beginning of a new service to Tanzania, and a new service to Pakistan. The new route in Tanzania was a Doha to Doha route with a first stop in Kilimanjaro and then a stop in Zanzibar. The 5 weekly route departed Doha at 0735 in the morning to…
Days before pilots in Houston reported being struck by lasers—by culprits who almost certainly will not be caught, much less charged with crimes—two men in Central California have separately been indicted for alleged laser strike incidents perpetrated in 2014 and 2015. The two cases were filed in recent weeks, and they were indicted by grand…
U.S. Air Force serial number 61-0007, a B-52H known by its nose art as “Ghost Rider,” was brought out of seven years of storage at the Defense Department’s boneyard in Arizona. Its new mission? To replace an active B-52H that was badly damaged by fire while on the ground at Barksdale Air Force Base and…
Flying Start is BA’s global charity partnership with Comic Relief UK (or Sport Relief). The aim is to raise money to help children living in incredibly tough lives in the UK and also around the world. A biannual tradition for British Airways is to paint red noses onto the nose of a couple of aircraft…
Toulouse, France – South Korea’s Asiana Airlines has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus for the purchase of 25 A321neo single aisle aircraft as part of its ongoing fleet modernization program. Seating 180 passengers in a two class layout, the new aircraft will be operated on the carrier’s regional services, as well as…
A recent pricing error on United Airlines’ fares allowed thousands of people to book trans-Atlantic flights from the United Kingdom for as little as $50, along with business and first class for under $100 by selecting the Danish Kroner as their form of currency. Link
The news this week that Pratt & Whitney Canada has received certification for the engines that will power Gulfstream’s new G500 and G600 business jets has naturally turned attention to the long-range, large-cabin market sector those two aircraft will be contesting. Link