Air Canada Rouge, the low-cost subsidiary of Air Canada has returned to the skies on Monday with the Air Canada flight from Toronto to Cancun. An Air Canada Rouge Airbus A321, with registration C-JTX operated the Air Canada flight AC1810 from Toronto Pearson in Ontario, Canada to Cancun in Mexico. Air Canada’s Network Planning and…
Hi Fly is planning the phase out of its Airbus A380 at the end of the lease term later this year, following almost three years of successful operations worldwide. The decision to not extend the initial agreed lease period came as a consequence of the covid-19 pandemic, that drastically reduced the demand for very large…
Emirates plans to operate several A380 aircraft to UK on 4th November 2020. Emirates will operate A380 flights to London Heathrow and Manchester due to operational reasons, a first since 24th March. Flight Details: EK17 DXB 0710 – MAN 1115 (operated by A380 only on 4th November 2020) EK7 DBX 0310 – LHR 0710 (operated by…
People are taking advantage of the four day delay before the national lockdown comes in to take flights out of Heathrow Airport. From Thursday, international flights out of the UK for holiday purposes will be banned as part of a drive to bring down the coronavirus infection rates. Pictures today show long queues at the…
People in England are being told to avoid all non-essential travel in the UK and abroad as part of a new month-long lockdown. This means from 5 November to 2 December, foreign holidays and overnight stays anywhere in the UK are banned. The government’s decision to impose a second coronavirus lockdown in England will leave…
Delta has completed its final Boeing 777 passenger flight from New York JFK to Los Angeles on Saturday. The final flight was operated by one of its newer 777-200LRs with registration N701DN. This Boeing 777 was recently outfitted with the Delta One business class suites and Premium Select premium economy seats. Delta’s final passenger 777…
Iran Air has ceased its operations to Manchester Airport having opened the new route back in July earlier this year. The first flight between Tehran and Manchester was operated on July 4. The flights to Manchester were operated every week on Saturdays by the Airbus A330-200. Instead, the oldest Middle east carrier has decided to…
The Dutch government suspended plans to help beleaguered national carrier KLM with a multi-billion-euro bailout package after unions declined to sign a deal involving a five-year pay-cut plan. The move puts the future of the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM into jeopardy, with KLM saying it would not remain afloat without a massive government infusion…
Berlin’s new Brandenburg Airport has officially opened after 14 years of construction after about ten years of delays. Initially, the new Berlin airport was due to open in 2011. However, due to number of issues and poor decision making, this new airport opened with a delay of ten years. The construction of the airport was…
In a gradual resumption the airline plans to fly 44% of its schedule in November compared to 2019, and an increase of 4 points compared to October 2020. United Airlines announced it plans to resume flights on nearly 30 international routes in November, including flights to cities in Asia, Europe, and South America. Additionally, the…
Airbus China has delivered the 500th A320 aircraft from its Final Assembly Line in Tianjin Municipality. The Airbus A320neo was delivered to China Southern Airlines. This 500th China-built A320 will be the 35th A320neo in China Southern’s fleet. The aircraft with registration B-30FX will be the carrier’s 141st Airbus A320 family aircraft. On reaching this…
ABC News Australia and The Guardian Australia are reporting that Qatar will refer the officials involved in the forced examinations of women at the Hamad International Airport to prosecutors. The Qatari government also stated that those involved did not follow standard procedures and their actions were “illegal”. In a preliminary report on the incident…