A passenger plane has landed back at Manchester Airport after reportedly declaring an emergency shortly after take off. EasyJet flight EZY1877 to Bilbao U-turned over north Wales shortly before 1.30pm and landed back at Manchester Airport around 15 minutes later. Link
AirAsia X is considering extending its Sydney and Melbourne flights to New Zealand and back again, adding a dash of low-cost competition to the popular corridor. Link
The A350 MSN2, one of Airbus’ five A350 XWB test aircraft, has landed today at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport for first time to demonstrate its all new features to Iberia, the Madrid airport authorities and the media. Iberia has eight A350-900s on order. Link
The new Eurowings will have its first base outside Germany in Vienna. Following close consultation with Austrian Airlines and at the carrier’s own request, two Airbus A320 aircraft are to be stationed there initially, offering point-to-point connections on European routes. The aircraft are to fly in the colors of the new Eurowings. Link
Virgin America adds 5 flights daily between Austin,TX and Dallas Love Field. This route has been operated by Southwest only for a large amount of time if not forever. Link
Air New Zealand says it has no plans to dress a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in ‘retro’ livery as part of the airline’s 75th anniversary celebrations this year. 🙁 Link
Lufthansa is further expanding its route network to South America with the airline set to offer year-round flights to Panama City for the first time from November 16th, subject to government approval. An Airbus A340-300 aircraft will fly five times a week between Frankfurt and the economic metropolis in Central America.
Lufthansa statement: The new Eurowings will have its first base outside Germany in Vienna. Following close consultation with Austrian Airlines and at the carrier’s own request, two Airbus A320 aircraft are to be stationed there initially, offering point-to-point connections on European routes. The aircraft are to fly in the colors of the new Eurowings. It…
If you were still skeptical about the future of drones, this should take care of that: Arms manufacturers can now get in on the action. The White House said today that it will allow the export of armed drones to other nations, reports the Washington Post. Link
Two pilots flying for Red Bull’s aerobatic team on Thursday miraculously escaped after the wings of their aircraft touched each other mid-air during a stunt routine at the Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru during the Aero India show. They managed to landed safely, despite their wings suffering catastrophic damage. Link
New Zealand air force may end up buying the Boeing C-17A Global Master to replace it’s aging fleet of C130 Hercules aircraft and the two Boeing 757’s currently in service. Australia is trying to persuade the New Zealand Government of buying the aircraft which would be more economical less costings and can move more freight…