Virgin Atlantic Cargo has reported revenues of £174 million for 2016 as its freight volumes rose 1.8% in a challenging market environment. Overall, the airline carried 218,000 tonnes of cargo across its international network offering customers direct services to major cities in the United States, Dubai, Hong Kong and China, India, Nigeria and South Africa […]
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced that a C Series aircraft with a representative payload successfully flew non-stop from London City Airport (LCY) to John F. Kennedy (JFK) Airport in New York City. The company said that the direct intercontinental flight followed a series of successful flights to demonstrate the CS100 aircraft’s capabilities for operations to and […]
During the last decade, Michael O’Leary, the charismatic CEO of Ryanair, an airline that has become synonymous with the term “low-cost”, was regularly reminding everyone about the Napoleonic plans to bridge the New and the Old worlds with affordable flights. Come 2017, and the idea has been scrapped, perhaps forever, while others have chosen to […]
Members of the European Parliament, researchers and pilots gathered on the 22nd of March for a breakfast debate in the Parliament. Hosted by MEPs Agnes Jongerius (S&D) and Georges Bach (EPP) – they examined the key findings of the recent ‘Safety Culture in European Aviation’ study by the London School of Economics (LSE) and EUROCONTROL. Pilots […]
The United Kingdom has announced a cabin baggage ban on laptops on passenger flights from six Middle East and North African countries. Following the lead of the United States, passengers from these countries will no longer be able to carry tablets, DVD players or phones over a certain size. Eight UK airlines and six foreign […]
On the 21st of March, an announcement came about a new US ban on large electronic devices, such as laptops, tablets, cameras, DVD players and electronic games, from cabin baggage on routes from eight Middle Eastern and North African countries. The ban will include all large electronic devices except phones, affecting nine airlines operating from […]
A Fokker 50 passenger plane with 44 people on board, operated by local air carrier South Supreme Airlines, at Wau Airport in the recently independent country of South Sudan at around 3 PM local time (12 PM GMT), according to local media and observer reports. The crash reportedly happened during landing. The passenger aircraft was flying from […]
The European Commission has re-adopted a cartel decision against 11 air cargo carriers and imposed a fine totalling €776,465,000 ($836.237 millon) for operating a price–fixing cartel. The Commission’s original decision was annulled by the General Court on procedural grounds. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, said: “Millions of businesses depend on air cargo […]
International Airlines Group is launching LEVEL – a new low cost long-haul airline brand. The carrier will take to the skies in June, with flights from Barcelona to Los Angeles, San Francisco (Oakland), Buenos Aires and Punta Cana. LEVEL will fly two new Airbus A330 aircraft branded in its own livery and fitted with 293 […]
BOC Aviation has ordered two additional Airbus A320ceos that will be delivered by the end of 2017. The Singapore-based lessor says in a statement that the two aircraft have already been placed with an Asian carrier. No engine selection has been disclosed, with the choice of either the CFM International CFM56 or International Aero Engines […]
