Category: News
NEWS Apr 13, 2023 Malaysia Airlines Exits East Malaysia, Hands Over to Firefly In a strategic move, Malaysia Airlines has ended its intra-east Malaysia operations and transferred them to its sister unit Firefly as part of a route rationalization plan for its domestic network. Read More →
NEWS Apr 13, 2023 Air India to Deploy TaxiBots at Bengaluru and Delhi for A320 Aircraft Air India is using TaxiBots at Bengaluru and Delhi airports as a way to reduce its environmental impacts. TaxiBots are used to taxi planes without using the aircraft's engines, thus reducing emissions and fuel consumption in the long-run. Read More →
NEWS Apr 13, 2023 Fort Lauderdale Brought to a Halt by Torrential Storms The occurrence of thunderstorms caused the closure of the city's airport and left many travelers stranded. The airport was anticipated to reopen at noon on Thursday following the extreme weather that prompted authorities to issue a rare flash flood emergency. Read More →
NEWS Apr 13, 2023 Delta Air Lines Resumes New York-London Gatwick Flights After 15 years of absence, Delta is resuming its service to London Gatwick, which also happens to be the 45th anniversary of its operations in the UK-US market. Read More →
NEWS Apr 13, 2023 Pula Airport - Transatlantic Flights on the Horizon Pula Airport (PUY), located in Valtura, Croatia, has recently begun reviewing the feasibility of extending its runway to accommodate transatlantic flights. Read More →
NEWS Apr 12, 2023 100th Worldwide A330neo Delivered to Condor This event marks a significant milestone for the aircraft type, the first of which was delivered in 2018 to launch customer TAP Air Portugal. Airbus reports that 22 airlines currently operate the A330neo family, which comprises the A330-800neo and -900neo. Read More →
NEWS Apr 12, 2023 Boeing's 737 MAX Returns to Service On 11 Chinese Airlines Boeing's 737 Max has returned to service in China, with 11 domestic carriers using the plane. This is good news for Boeing as it returns the planes after making several safety changes. Read More →
NEWS Apr 12, 2023 "Operational Reasons" Forces Manchester-Bound Emirates Flight to Divert to Vienna The A380 flight took off from Manchester Airport at 9:00 PM (BST) and was scheduled to land at Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 at 7:25 AM (GST), according to FlightStats.com. A statement to Arabian Business and Emirates representatives stated that flight EK020 from Manchester to Dubai was diverted to Vienna for operational reasons. The airline has provided hotel accommodations for affected passengers and will arrange alternative flights. Read More →
NEWS Apr 11, 2023 Air China Flight Returns to Gate for Passenger's Phone Flight CA1550, a regularly scheduled passenger flight between Beijing (PEK) and Shanghai (PVG) experienced a 90-minute delay because the captain decided to reject the takeoff and return to the gate due to a passenger who had forgotten his phone in the terminal. Read More →
NEWS Apr 11, 2023 Man Sentenced After Laser Pointed at Delta Air Lines Aircraft After the incident involving James Link from Rochester, MN, the vision of one of the pilots was impacted for several hours. On Thursday last week, a federal judge in Wisconsin sentenced the man to two years in prison for an incident that took place in 2021. Read More →