In the beginning of July 2017, an Air Canada plane had a near-miss incident at San Francisco airport, when it started landing at the wrong pathway, where four other airplanes were queuing for take-off. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released among other documents the chilling footage showing how close the plane was from a tragedy. […]
Wizz Air UK Limited (“Wizz Air UK”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wizz Air Holdings Plc (“Wizz Air”), one of Europe’s fastest growing airline groups, is pleased to announce that it has been granted an Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and Operating Licence (OL) by the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority. Wizz Air UK, headquartered at London […]
Qantas announced on May 2, 2018, an order for six additional Boeing 787-9s to fly on its international network, bringing its fleet of Dreamliners to 14 by the end of 2020. The arrival of the new aircraft should accelerate the retirement of the airline’s last six Boeing 747s. The Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce hailed […]
Boeing announced on May 1, 2018, entering a definitive agreement to acquire KLX as a means to enhance its growing services business. The agreement comprises an all-cash transaction for $63 per share and the assumption of approximately $1.0 billion of net debt, totaling at $4.25 billion. Boeing’s acquisition of KLX will include KLX’s Aerospace Solutions […]
Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier and one of the largest airlines in Africa, signed a firm $332 million-worth order to purchase ten Bombardier Q400 turboprop planes, the Canadian manufacturer announced on April 27, 2018. The order also includes purchase rights for five additional Q400 aircraft. “The Bombardier turboprops continue to deliver unmatched performance to our operators, […]
IndiGo Airlines parent, InterGlobe Aviation, announced on April 27, 2018, that the company’s president and whole-time director, Aditya Ghosh, is stepping down. While the board considers his replacement, Rahul Bhatia, the company’s founder and director, took over as interim CEO. But after going through several tumultuous months, topped with Ghosh’s exit, the airline faces more […]
A Lion Air jetliner, flying on a domestic route with 174 passengers and seven crew members onboard, skidded off a runway at Djalaluddin Airport (GTO) in Gorontalo, Indonesia, on April 29, 2018. No casualties were reported, but the airport remained closed for 16 hours, as emergency crews attempted to remove the damaged plane from the […]
Boeing and Gulf Air celebrated the delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner for the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The airplane also debuts the carrier’s new livery. “This delivery is a historic moment for Gulf Air and Bahrain and yet another important step in our strategic direction towards furthering Gulf Air’s fleet modernization […]
Airbus could decide to change the C Series into the A200 family, reports Bloomberg. According to anonymous sources, the CS100 and CS300 would respectively become A210 and A230. This would come as a way for the European manufacturer to harmonize its catalogue. The change of name could be announced during the officialization of the partnership […]
British all-cargo airline, CargoLogicAir (CLA), has boosted its freighter services from the UK with the launch of additional Boeing 747F operations to Atlanta, Dubai and Hong Kong. CLA’s third flight per week to Atlanta, which returns directly to London Stansted, is in addition to its existing 747F flights from Stansted to Mexico City via Hartfield […]
