One of China's biggest airlines, Sichuan Airlines will start operating Chengdu-Shenzhen-New York route with A330/A350 in October, twice a week. Sichuan Airlines made a deal with AerCap to lease three A350-900 aircrafts on September 19th, 2017. (www.minhangshi.com) 更多...
Because of several reasons, Hawalian Airlines will stop the route from Beijing to Honolulu on October 12th. Tourists from China can still choose Air China's direct flight or transfer at Osaka. (www.sohu.com) 更多...
South Korean warplanes fired hundreds of warning shots at a Russian military aircraft that entered South Korean airspace on Tuesday, defence officials said. (uk.reuters.com) 更多...
On Friday, July 5, 2019 the Challenger 350 aircraft set a city-pair speed record from Gstaad's Saanen airfield to Malaga, Spain, completing the 905 nm mission in 2 hours and 4 minutes. (www.fliegerfaust.com) 更多...
British Airways has announced the inaugural flight date of its first Airbus A350-1000. The aircraft will fly from London to Madrid on the 5th of August carrying a host of special guests. Simple Flying will be on the extra special flight to keep you informed! (simpleflying.com) 更多...
British Airways pilots have overwhelmingly voted in favor of striking today once discussions between BALPA and the airline broke down after no agreement was reached. Around 93% of the airline’s pilots voted for industrial action, and with BALPA (British Airline Pilots Association) representing 90% of the airline’s flight crew workforce, high amounts of disruption are likely. (airwaysmag.com) 更多...
The first bird strike was recorded by the Wright brothers in 1905, and the problem certainly hasn’t gone away since then. (newsletters.jeppesen.com) 更多...
Aer Lingus EI115, had just departed for Philadelphia carrying 176 passengers shortly after 1:10 pm on Saturday afternoon when it was forced to return, issuing an urgent alert to air traffic control. (hisz.rsoe.hu) 更多...
Three people are dead, including the pilot, and four are missing after a plane crashed into a remote lake in northern Labrador. The pilot, 61-year-old Gilles Morin, had 20,000 hours of flying experience, according to Jean Tremblay, the chief executive of his employer, regional airline Air Saguenay. (www.cbc.ca) 更多...
New airplanes get a lot of hype among travel industry insiders and frequent flyers, but the average traveler often won't notice the difference. (www.fliegerfaust.com) 更多...
Pakistan's civil aviation watchdog has ordered all air travellers to have their checked baggage shrink-wrapped, drawing scorn and criticism from frequent flyers and environmentalists. Shahrukh Nusrat, director general of Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), said Sunday that wrapping baggage was now "mandatory", and it was being done for "safety" purposes. Passengers would have to pay 50 rupees (about US$0.31) per bag for the wrapping, Nusrat said in a… (www.yahoo.com) 更多...
Two Southwest Airlines planes have collided on the tarmac of Nashville International Airport. Airline officials say no injuries were reported in Saturday night's collision. An emailed statement from Southwest Airlines spokeswoman Michelle Agnew says the winglet of the St. Louis-bound Southwest Flight 1555 "came into contact" during pushback with the winglet of Southwest Flight 4580, headed for Atlanta. (www.msn.com) 更多...
The British government issued a travel warning for Egypt on Saturday citing a “heightened risk of terrorism against aviation,” as British Airways and German carrier Lufthansa suspended flights to Cairo as a security "precaution." British Airways flights were suspended for seven days, while Lufthansa flights will resume on Sunday. The United Kingdom's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) issued a statement stating: "There’s a heightened risk of terrorism against aviation.… (www.msn.com) 更多...
Thirty people were injured inclunding to cabin crew. Though there were injuries none were life threatening. The worst injury was a broken leg sustained by a cabin crew (www.hurriyetdailynews.com) 更多...
Diligent application of hard-earned experience has made safety a hallmark of modern aviation; let's not lose our grip on the basics of sound technique. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
In the UK alone, over 100,000 passengers are set to fly to or from easyJet’s UK airports on 600 flights with Mallorca, Malaga and Alicante topping the list of favourite sunshine destinations this summer. (www.breakingtravelnews.com) 更多...
Верхний слой лобового стекла треснул во время полета у самолета Sukhoi Superjet 100 авиакомпании «Якутия», который следовал из Южной Кореи. Лайнер благополучно приземлился во Владивостоке, никто не пострадал, сообщили ТАСС в субботу в пресс-службе авиакомпании. «У самолета в воздухе треснул верхний слой лобового стекла. Лайнер следовал из Южной Кореи во Владивосток. Самолет благополучно завершил рейс, никто не пострадал. На борту находились 69 пассажиров, в том числе один ребенок, а также семь… (news.mail.ru) 更多...
British Airways suspended flights to Cairo for seven days starting on Saturday to allow for an assessment of security there, the airline said in a statement (uk.mobile.reuters.com) 更多...
The union’s general secretary, Brian Strutton said: “We have not been able to come to an agreement with the company in relation to any one of our concerns. (www.independent.co.uk) 更多...
Airbus (AIR.PA) on Friday unveiled a concept aircraft with splayed wingtips and a fanned tail inspired by the feathers of an eagle as it experiments with “biomimicry” technology that could eventually lead to quieter landings and less pollution. (uk.reuters.com) 更多...
Relatives of 737 Max crash victims want regulators to re-certificate the troubled Boeing narrowbody as a completely new aircraft, and only after crash investigations are complete. (www.flightglobal.com) 更多...
The fallout from the Boeing 737 Max jet's global grounding is taking a toll on airline pilots in the U.S. and Europe. Pilots are facing reduced flying hours needed for promotions, hiring freezes and layoffs since Boeing suspended airline deliveries in March after the jet's grounding, which came after two crashes killed a combined 346 people in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Southwest Airlines Vice President of Flight Operations Alan Kasher told the airlines pilots recently that first officer… (www.bizjournals.com) 更多...
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) A man who climbed onto the wing of a plane as it prepared for takeoff at the airport in Nigeria's Lagos city has been arrested, authorities said. The man, who has not been identified, walked towards the aircraft on the runway and was spotted by the pilot, who slowed down and later turned off the engine as the man continued to wander around the aircraft, Azman Air said in a statement. He then jumped onto a wing of the plane and tried to access the cabin, the airline… (www.cnn.com) 更多...
DENVER (CBS4) – The former air traffic control tower is known site anywhere around Stapleton. Now that it’s been repurposed, families can have fun putting around a unique mini golf course while learning a little about the area’s aviation history. (cbsloc.al) 更多...
Airbus is close to a deal worth billions of dollars to sell dozens of A320neo-family and smaller A220 aircraft to Air France as the French network carries out a keenly awaited renewal of its medium-haul fleet, industry sources said. (www.reuters.com) 更多...
Between production inefficiencies, customer compensation, payments to victims' families, and regulatory penalties, Boeing will pay a big price for the 737 MAX's safety problems. (www.fool.com) 更多...
Пассажирский самолет авиакомпании «Уральские авиалинии», летевший из Москвы в Томск, совершил вынужденную посадку в Екатеринбурге из-за неисправности. Об этом сообщает ТАСС со ссылкой на старшего помощника транспортного прокурора Томской области Сергея Кривошеина. По его словам, во время полета на борту самолета произошла техническая неисправность. Подробную информацию о поломке он не сообщил. По словам Кривошеина, в Екатеринбурге самолет должны починить. (www.rbc.ru) 更多...
"В 00:45 мск рейс N4 477 SVO — EVN B738 (VP-BSZ) при разбеге в пассажирском салоне появился посторонний запах. Экипаж прекратил взлет и после освобождения взлетно-посадочной полосы и выключения двигателей организовал эвакуацию пассажиров (162 взрослых, 11 детей) по аварийным надувным трапам", — говорится в сообщении, размещенном на официальном сайте перевозчика. в Шереметьево уточнили, что, несмотря на задымление в салоне, возгорания на борту самолета не было. Сейчас аэропорт работает… (tourism.interfax.ru) 更多...
During school holidays, passengers should be aware of news such as the new rule for boarding children under 16 years of age unaccompanied... (cmsherbert.blogspot.com) 更多...
Boeing Co (BA.N) said on Thursday it would take an after-tax charge of $4.9 billion in the second quarter on estimated disruptions from the prolonged grounding of its lucrative 737 MAX passenger planes (www.marketwatch.com) 更多...
We are now entering a time where a private organization, not run by a state, can provide better data and prediction than national or even trans-national ANSPs. In this age of data, it is also likely that FlightAware and the like can provide better flight profile and performance data than theory and research based models like BADA. (radar.foxatm.com) 更多...
A Southwest Boeing 737, which was damaged by a bird strike, returned to service just in two days thanks to the quick work by NVision Inc., a 3D non-contact optical scanning and measurement company. The rapid turnaround helped Southwest avoid the financial losses caused by grounding an aircraft for a long period. Bird strikes cost airlines billions of dollars each year. Not only because of the damage, but also the incurring capacity loss due to the grounded aircraft. In 2017, bird strikes caused… (airlinerwatch.com) 更多...
