Lufthansa and Air France-KLM are circling collapsed UK regional airline Flybe to try to obtain its take-off and landing slots at London’s Heathrow Airport. Britain’s Telegraph newspaper reported on Saturday the two airlines were in talks with the administrators of Flybe, which a week ago ceased trading and went into insolvency for the second time…
All flights have been cancelled at Istanbul Sabiha Airport due to snow. All flights until 06.00 tomorrow have been cancelled today. A passenger complained to Anadolujet that three flights were cancelled but only one person of the airline was at the airport to deal with the cancelled flight. A 50% flight reduction has been taken…
A Qantas A380 will be soon back in service. A Qantas A380 has left long storage in California. The aircraft (reg. VH-OQL) has left Victorville in California, in storage since the pandemic, to reach Los Angeles. From there, the plane flew to London Heathrow then to Abu Dhabi. It is now reaching its Sydney home…
Flight operations at Dublin Airport were suspended at Dublin Airport today after a drone was spotted close to the runway. Air traffic controllers were alerted to a drone sighting at the airport and in line with protocols for confirmed drone sightings, operations at the airport were suspended. Controllers issued radio messages to approaching and departing…
After D-AIMK last week, another Lufthansa A380 is leaving long term storage. The Lufthansa A380 (reg. D-AIMM) has left Teruel Airport in Spain to Frankfurt’s airline hub. The airline is reactivating 6 of its 14 A380s to be ready for summer program. From the airline’s hub in Munich, initial destinations will New York-JFK, Boston and…
The Antonov company and Microsoft signed a license agreement on the right to use the trademark An-225 “Mriya”. The Antonov company and Microsoft corporation signed a license agreement for the right to use the brand An-225 “Mriya” in a new version of the Microsoft Flight Simulator product. Each of its users will be able to…
A power outage caused disruption in most terminals at LAX airport Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. As a result, TSA has temporarily suspended passenger screening at affected terminals. Although the airfield is functioning normally, some terminals, traffic lights, and other systems were impacted. “[We are] assessing a power issue impacting some LAX facilities at this…
The couple reportedly refused to pay for a ticket for the baby while they were trying to fly from Israel to Brussels. A couple who did not purchase a ticket for their baby boy left the infant at the check-in counter in Ben Gurion Airport and tried to board a plane out of the country,…
Norwegian airline Flyr files for bankruptcy. Norwegian airline Flyr said it would file for bankruptcy after failing to raise the cash it needed for its operations. “There is no longer a realistic opportunity to achieve a solution for the short-term liquidity situation,” the company said in a statement, adding the board’s decision was unanimous. “All…
A new, fourth line for the 737 MAX is coming to Boeing’s Everett plant. Boeing told employees that it will add a new 737 MAX production line in Everett, Washington, in mid-2024. The move fills free space in the plant as 747 production finished in December, but especially helps Boeing rein in a hovering backlog…
Qatar Airways and Airbus are pleased to have reached an amicable and mutually agreeable settlement in relation to their legal dispute over A350 surface degradation and the grounding of A350 aircraft. The Gulf carrier issued the legal proceedings in the Technology and Construction division of the High Court in London in a move to solve…
A very special flight plan for the last ever built Boeing 747. As Atlas Air is taking delivery of the last Boeing 747 (reg. 5Y747), the aircraft pays tribute to the Queen of the skies. Yesterday, during the final Boeing 747 delivery ceremony, it has been announced that the delivery flight will be a special “747”…