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Boeing, Ryanair Celebrate Milestone 375th Next-Generation 737-800 Delivery

Seaborne Airlines and Erie Aviation Reach Agreement for Aircraft Upgrades

Seaborne Airlines has reached agreement with Erie Aviation Incorporated for Aircraft Upgrades to its SAAB 340B cabins. The new cabin will feature Erie Aviations Textile Group / Green Sky Textiles customized new bulkhead covering, new sidewall and new carpeting for the fleet as well as ...

ACS keeps world record attempt on track

Air Charter Service (ACS) has been called upon to help complete ‘Cape to Cape 2.0’, a world record attempt driving from the southernmost point in South Africa to the northernmost point in Norway. The private aircraft charter firm says it was asked to assist in the&...

Airshow - Turkish Airlines Mulling Airbus A380 Order

Turkish Airlines says it would be encouraged to order the Airbus A380 if the European plane marker commits to developing a more fuel-efficient, re-engined model. Ahmet Bolat, Turkish Airlines Chief Investment and Technology Officer, told Gulf News at the Dubai Airshow on Tuesday the carrier is considering ordering the A380 or Boeing 747, which it could operate as soon as 2018, when Istanbu...

Ethiopian Airlines first A350 XWB takes shape

The first Airbus A350-900 for Ethiopian Airlines is taking shape on the Final Assembly Line (FAL) in Toulouse, France. Ethiopian Airlines will be the first African A350 XWB operator when it takes delivery of the aircraft next year. Ethiopian Airlines will operate 14 A350 XWB of which 12 are directly purchased from Airbus and two are on lease from AerCap, including this first aircraft. &nb...

Qatar Airways becomes RAeS corporate partner

Qatar Airways yesterday joined the professional body dedicated to the aerospace community, the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS). Above: Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency, Mr Akbar Al Baker celebrates the partnership between Qatar Airways and the Royal Aeronautical Society, with RAeS President Martin Broadhurst, at the 2015 Dubai Airshow (10.11.15). Qatar Airw...

Plane returns to Khabarovsk airport as cockpit glass cracks

Airbus A319-111 made an emergency landing in the airport in Khabarovsk, no victims reported, Far East Transport Investigative Department told TASS. "The preliminary information is the plane had to make emergency landing because of cracks of the cockpit glass," the authority's representative Oksana Polshakova said. "The plane had to return to the airport because of cracked...

Low-cost, high hopes

Flyafrica is rapidly spreading its wings across the continent, picking up some high-profile backers – and opponents – along the way. Martin Rivers checked in with chief executive Adrian Hamilton-Manns for an update. Just one year into operations, pan-African low-cost carrier Flyafrica is making good on its ambitious growth plans by launching a new subsidiary in Namibia and securin...

Happy Singles' Day to Travellers, Airlines Offer Incredibly Cheap Tickets on "Double 11"

Get your wallets ready on Wednesday as a dozen of airlines are joining the "Double 11" promotions. "Double 11" or Singles' Day began as a day for single people, symbolised by the four number ones in the date of November 11 - 11/11. However, it has become the largest shopping holiday of the year since the online retail firm Alibaba adopted the day to promote a massive onl...

"No Survivors" When Small Jet Plane Crashes in Akron, Ohio: Police

Two people were killed when a small jet plane crashed into a home in an Akron, Ohio neighborhood, Tuesday afternoon, a federal source told ABC News. Police said there were "no survivors" after the crash of the plane -- which can hold up to 10 people -- just before 3:00 p.m. No one was in the home at the time and there appeared to be no injuries on the ground, police said. The Fe...

U.S. Sues to Block United Airlines from Newark Expansion

The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued to stop United Continental Holdings Inc from taking over 24 take-off and landing slots at Newark Liberty International Airport, an action that could thwart United's expansion at its New Jersey hub. In what was essentially a slot swap, United took over Newark slots controlled by Delta Air Lines Inc in October, while Delta took United slots at New Y...

Lufthansa to Cancel 930 Flights on Wednesday Due to Strike

Lufthansa will have to cancel 930 flights on Wednesday after cabin crews continued what is shaping up to be the longest strike in the German airline's history, even after a court ruled it must stop Tuesday's walkout at one airport. Flight attendants started striking last Friday over early retirement benefits and pensions and the cabin crew union raised the pressure on Tuesday by calling...

Keystone Air Suspended by Transport Canada

After a Keystone Air flight crash-landed near Thompson, Manitoba, Transport Canada has suspended the airline's operating certificate. Global News reached out to the airline early Tuesday morning but the company was not available for comment. Transport Canada suspended Keystone Air on October 9, which prohibits the company from providing commercial air service. "Keystone Air Servi...

Air Serbia Teams Up with airBaltic

Air Serbia, the national airline of the Republic of Serbia, and airBaltic, the Latvian flag carrier, have signed a codeshare agreement that offers guests convenient new travel options between Belgrade and the Baltic capitals of Rīga and Tallinn. The deal will result in Air Serbia placing its “JU” flight code on 47 weekly services operated by airBaltic between Rīga and Amsterdam, Ber...

Transaero over 9,500 staff must be informed they need to leave company

The company's employees will be given an opportunity to be employed by Aeroflot and other Russian aviation enterprises and organizations without loss of length of service The staff of Transaero airline must be informed within the shortest possible time that they need to leave the company, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement following a meeting on employment of Tr...

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Korean Air places landmark order for 103 Boeing aircraft

Boeing and Korean Air announced that the carrier has finalized a purchase agreement for 103 aircraft spanning Boeing’s widebody and single‑aisle families. The deal includes 20 777‑9, 25 787...