Ryanair announced a decision to use an option it had on 25 Boeing 737 MAX 200, pushing its current order to 135 aircraft. That option is priced at $3 billion. The first plane should be delivered before spring 2019. The additional Boeing 737 MAX 200s will help Ryanair to reach its objective of 200 million […]
Sixteen months after its fusion with Alaska Airlines, Virgin America vanished during the night between April 24 and 25, 2018. Boarding desks, gates… nothing remains of the brand in the 29 airports it was serving. On December 14, 2016, Alaska Airlines officialised its acquisition of Virgin America. The merger officially took effect on April 25, […]
The Ultra Long Range version of the A350 XWB, MSN 216, successfully completed its first flight. The latest variant of the best-selling A350 XWB Family will be able to fly further than any other commercial airliner and will enter service with launch operator Singapore Airlines in second half 2018, the manufacturer claims The aircraft powered […]
Proponent and Beep Analytics are collaborating on the development of a new predictive analytics platform which implements the best of machine learning technology developed at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) to calculate spare part demand and assess market dynamics which is based on numerous data sources in combination with intelligent market feed-back functionality. Benjamin […]
Over 650,000 passengers have benefitted from the partnership since launch Emirates and flydubai revealed today strong passenger numbers for the first six months of their partnership, illustrating the tremendous positive response from customers, and the successful start of the expanded codeshare partnership which was announced in July 2017. The first code-share flights began at the […]
An Airbus A330-300 of the U.S.-based Delta Airlines was forced to turn back and make an emergency landing at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta after its engine caught fire on April 18, 2018. The plane took off at 5:51pm local time from Atlanta and was on its way to London Heathrow. After about 10 […]
More details about Southwest Airlines flight 1380 engine accident on April 17, 2018 are emerging. Following the news of a passenger death, it now appears that the cause of the accident might be connected to metal fatigue and a missing fanblade of the engine. The flight was en route from New York LaGuardia (LGA) to […]
In March 2018, the planes were grounded by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for technical reasons, related to Pratt and Whitney turbofan engines. The concerned planes were subject to repetitive engine failures. At least three A320neo owned by Indian companies have had emergency landing between February and March 2018. Overall, Times of India […]
LATAM Airlines announced plans to start a low cost carrier (LCC) in Chile with possible expansion to Argentina. The preliminary application is already in the hands of the Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC), the Chilean civil aviation authority, according to local paper El Mercurio. LATAM, the company born of the fusion of Chilean LAN […]
Primera Air, a low-fare Nordic airline subsidiary of Primera Travel Group, took delivery of its first Airbus A321neo on April 16, 2018. The aircraft, assembled in Hamburg, is the first of three A321neos to be leased from GECAS in 2018. Primera Air will also lease a further five A321neos from other lessors, including two A321LRs, […]
