Qatar Airways is extending its Doha-Brisbane-Auckland flights through March 2021, before resuming the direct Doha-Auckland service. With 14,535km and almost 18 hours from gate to gate, the Doha-Auckland route is the world’s second-longest flight. Due to the broad impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international travel, as well as various government and border restrictions, Qatar…
Two brand new aircrafts will be delivered to British Airways today. A Boeing 777-336ER (reg. G-STBM) from Paine Field. An Airbus A350-1000 (reg. G-XWBG) from Toulouse. The first is expected to arrive at around 11.00 as flight #BA9162 from Everett and the second at around 16.00 from Toulouse. The both aircraft are expected to enter…
As the airline industry continues to address the impact of COVID-19, The Boeing Company said today it will consolidate production of 787 jets at its facility in North Charleston, S.C., starting in mid-2021, according to the company’s best estimate. The decision comes as the company is strategically taking action to preserve liquidity and reposition certain…
Ukrainian International Airlines has planned to resume flights from Kyiv Boryspil International Airport to New York JFK Airport. New York is the only US destination served by the airline. What makes it different from other long-haul flights is that the airline will be using a Boeing 737-900ER aircraft for the route. The airline also said…
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson is due to conduct a two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX on Wednesday, a key milestone for the jet to win approval to resume flying after two fatal crashes. Dickson, a former military and commercial pilot, and other FAA and Boeing pilots are…
A major blast was heard in Paris that reverberated over the entire city after a fighter jet was scrambled. French Open tennis match between Wawrinka & Koepfer was momentarily paused after a loud bang was heard across Paris, French police said it’s caused by a fighter jet breaking the sound barrier. French authorities confirmed: The…
FAA Chief Steve Dickson is set to conduct an evaluation flight in command of a Boeing 737. It is not typical for an FAA administrator to fly an airplane before it returns to service. Dickson has repeatedly said he would not sign off until he flew it himself and was “satisfied that I would put…
Delta Airlines has planned to retire its entire fleet of Boeing 717s and 767-300ERs by the end of 2025. In addition, the airline has planned to retire its all CRJ-200 regional jets by December 2023. As a result, Delta is planning to record up to $2.5 billion in non-cash charges related to the jets. Currently…
The FAA is advising operators of the three 787 variants to notify crews about potential failure by the autopilot flight-director system to capture the localiser. Several incidents have occurred involving 787s flying approaches to Hong Kong from the east. The system guidance partially reduced the intercept angle to the localiser, with the aircraft initially turning…
An airline union official says he believes that EasyJet is “hanging by a thread”. In a leaked recording obtained by BBC News, Martin Entwisle said the company was in a “really, really dire situation.” Mr Entwisle made the comment after a meeting with the airline’s chief financial officer, Andrew Findlay. EasyJet denies that Mr Entwisle’s…
Members of a British Airways cabin crew were taken from their Marriott Hotel rooms by officials in hazmat suits to a quarantine facility after a stewardess caught Covid-19. While the pilots were allowed home, 13 cabin crew members from the Monday flight were marched from their comfortable Marriott Hotel rooms by men in hazmat suits.…
Boeing’s grounded 737 MAX could receive regulatory approval to resume flying in November, Europe’s chief aviation safety regulator said on Friday. “For the first time in a year and a half I can say there’s an end in sight to work on the MAX,” said Patrick Ky, executive director of the European Union Aviation Safety…