Heathrow Airport Holdings said its monthly passenger numbers for February fell below 500,000, the lowest since 1966, as a result of strict travel restrictions amid the pandemic. It said in a statement the collapse in numbers was “due to the ban on all but essential travel, blanket quarantine, pre-departure and post-arrival testing.” Limits on passenger…
Brazilian pilot Antonio Sena was rescued on 6th March, 36 days after his plane crashed in the Amazon forest on 28th January. The search and rescue team rescued him in the municipality of Almeirim. The 36-year old Brazilian pilot had taken off from Alenquer in the state of Para, on the northern bank of the…
Qantas has announced that it is launching three domestic mystery flights out of airports in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The announcement came after the Australian government officials announced the extension of its international border closure. In addition to “low-level scenic flybys of key landmarks en route,” the trips will also include an entire day of…
Olivier Dassault, French MP and son of industrialist Serge Dassault, died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. The 69-year-old, a lawmaker with the center-right Republicans party, was killed in Calavdos in Normandy, northern France, French media said. He was born on June 1, 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt, a plush Parisian suburb. Dassault was worth an estimated…
Emirates passengers flying in Economy Class can now buy up to three empty adjoining seats offering more personal space and privacy on board. However, these seats will not be available for pre-booking. These seats will only be made available at the check-in counter at the airport right before boarding their flights. Each seat will range…
Boeing has raised concerns over potential fire-safety issues with the fuel-tank design on Airbus’s newest narrow-body jet, the Airbus A321XLR. Fuel is usually carried in wings and central tanks. To increase the A321XLR’s range and meet the demand for longer routes, Airbus has added optional extra fuel tanks inside the cargo bay of the longest…
Delta Airlines is returning all pilots to active flying status by October this year, signalling optimism for air travel. In a memo sent to the employees, Delta’s senior vice president John Laughter of flight operations stated that the airline saw an opportunity to bring back all pilots to active flying status as the vaccine rollout…
United Airlines Holdings Inc is adding 25 aircraft to its order for Boeing’s 737 MAX jet, bringing its total to 180 in the coming years. United Airlines has ordered 25 new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to receive in 2023 and moved up the delivery of others as it prepares to replace aging jets and meet…
The last Everett-built Boeing 787 Dreamliner has rolled off the assembly line. This 787 is destined for All Nippon Airways (ANA). The Boeing 787-9, line 1095 for ANA, was moved out of the factory on 27th February. From now onwards, Boeing 787s will be manufactured solely in North Charleston, South Carolina, close to where its…
A Turkish court has convicted two pilots and an airline executive for helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan. Ghosn skipped bain in December 2019 by hiding in a box loaded on to a Turkish private airline’s jet operating a flight from Osaka to Istanbul. He was then loaded on…
Alaska Airlines has been ordered to pay $3.19 million to the family of a 75-year-old passenger who suffered a fatal accident at Portland International Airport back in June 2017. The family of the grandmother, Bernice Kekona, sued that Alaska Airlines failed to ensure she received the gate-to-gate transportation the family requested and confirmed multiple times.…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fined Boeing $6.6 million to settle down a couple of matters. The penalties include $5.4 million for failing to meet the 2015 settlement agreement in which the US manufacturer pledged to change its internal processes to improve and prioritize regulatory compliance. Similarly, Boeing agreed to pay $1.21 million to…