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NEWS Virgin Atlantic introduce a new Advertisement for 2015
Virgin Atlantic have successfully managed to capture the Upper Class experience in their new advert which is aimed towards the business travellers. The advert, titled “The Idea” showcases their new Boeing 787-9 product. The airline is positioning itself to showcase its new product to the UK public. Replacing the airlines Flying In The Face of…
NEWS Etihad Airways takes delivery of their first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Etihad Airways took delivery of their first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner yesterday. The aircraft left Paine Field on the 3rd January and arrived directly overnight to Abu Dhabi on the 4th January. The Boeing 787 A6-BLA has been delivered in the new livery of the airline that can also been seen on the new A380 which…
NEWS Royal Air Maroc takes delivery of its first aircraft and announces routes
Royal Air Maroc, which is based at Casablanca but has Marrakesh and Tangier as focus cities, took delivery of its first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the 2nd January. Registration CN-RGB. The new aircraft has arrived at the base Casablanca. The aircraft flew direct from Paine Field to Casablanca overnight arriving on the 3rd January. The…
NEWS Stansted suffers delays after Ryanair plane error
Passengers at Stansted Airport today were delayed by up to an hour after a Ryanair plane dropped of arriving passengers at a departure gate. A spokesman for Stansted has said that the flight from Lisbon arrived at 0920 and passengers had to be processed through departures security before moving the to the arrivals lounge. This…
NEWS British Airways BA72 diverts TWICE to Al Ain and Vienna (3rd Jan)
British Airways B777 G-ZZZB was operating flight BA72 from Muscat – Abu Dhabi – London Heathrow where on the Muscat – Abu Dhabi sector diverted to Al Ain yesterday morning due to the weather at Abu Dhabi, the flight then continued to Abu Dhabi once the weather had passed. After departing Abu Dhabi delayed, the…
EMERGENCY United B738 suffers engine shut down in flight over Pacific
A United Boeing 737-800, N14235 was performing flight UA183 (1st Jan) from Guam to Manila with 146 passengers and 6 crew and was flying at 36,000ft over the Pacific Ocean and was about 70 minutes into the flight when the right hand engine needed to be shut down. The aircraft then drifted down to 22,000ft which…
EMERGENCY Southwest B737 landing gear fault at Phoenix
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, N957WN was performing flight WN3395 from Phoenix to Houston Hobby with 140 passengers, where after departure the crew did not receive an indication that the gear had fully reached the uplock position. The aircraft stopped the climb at 10,000 feet and entered a hold for the crew to work checklists and…