Author: Dominykas

$1.6 Billion for Modernization of LAX

Reading Time: < 1 minute American Airlines and Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) officially broke ground on a US$1.6 billion modernization project to fully reimagine Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Terminals 4 and 5. The project marks American’s largest individual investment at an airport in its 92-year history and reaffirms the airline’s commitment to Los Angeles. The project will fully […]

Cobalt Collapse: Thousands of Passengers Impacted

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Cypriot airline Cobalt Air has cancelled all its flights and indefinitely suspended operations, advising customers not to go to the airport. Cobalt failed to secure funding and was forced to announce the suspension of its operation at midnight Wednesday. The carrier’s website is now down and simply displays a message alerting users to its […]

Embraer to Support Six ERJ 145s of Air Peace

Reading Time: < 1 minute Embraer announced at MRO Europe that Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading private airline, has signed a multi-year Pool Program Agreement for spare parts and support covering more than 250 components for their six Embraer ERJ 145 jets. With their ERJ 145 jets, Air Peace aims to expand their local and regional routes and transform air travel in […]

Turbulence Injures 15 People on Argentinas A330 Flight

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A330-200, performing flight from Miami (USA) to Buenos Aires Ezeiza (Argentina) with 192 passengers, suffered severe turbulence causing injuries to 15 passengers. Aircraft was enroute about 90nm north of Rio Branco (Brazil) deviating around thunderstorm cells when the aircraft encountered severe turbulence causing an altitude deviation of more than -700 feet and […]

Vueling A320 Experiences Bird Strike

Reading Time: < 1 minute A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-MKM performing flight VY-6470 from Rome Fiumicino to Lampedusa (Italy), was on approach to Lampedusa’s runway 08 when the aircraft received a bird strike. The crew continued for a safe landing. A passenger booked onto the return flight reported the aircraft was being inspected, the flight was delayed, no information […]

Austrian Airlines Wants More Women in the Cockpit

Reading Time: < 1 minute More aircraft, more flights and more staff. Austrian Airlines is continually expanding. In the first half of 2018 alone, Austria’s home carrier hired 400 new employees, mainly pilots and flight attendants. At present Austrian Airlines plans to add 100 fully trained pilots. In addition, training courses for future pilots will be offered again in the […]

Bombardier on Track with New Global 5500 and 6500

Reading Time: < 1 minute Bombardier has announced that the flight test program for the Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft is progressing on schedule, with 70 per cent of flight testing complete. “The response to the Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft has been overwhelmingly positive since their unveiling at EBACE,” said David Coleal, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft. “The […]

Poland to Strengthen Regional Aviation with New Polish Aviation Group

Reading Time: < 1 minute Poland has established a Polish Aviation Group to strengthen its position in the aviation market in Central Europe and beyond. The new Group, formally established on October 10, brings together LOT, LOTAMS and LS Technics global aircraft maintenance services provider, and LSAS, responsible for handling services. The constituent companies “will be sharing the same goals […]

Boeing Sees Doubling of Air Cargo Traffic in 20 Years

Reading Time: 2 minutes Boeing projects air cargo operators will need more than 2,600 freighters over the next two decades to keep up with increasing global freight traffic, which is expected to double with 4.2 percent growth annually. The 980 new medium and large freighters and 1,670 converted freighters will go toward replacing older airplanes and growing the global […]

Azul ATR-72 Encouters Lightning Strike

Reading Time: < 1 minute An Azul Linhas Aereas Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, performing flight from Vitoria da Conquista to Belo Horizonte (Brazil), received lightning strike. Aircraft was enroute at FL160 near Montes Claros (Brazil), about 200nm north of Belo Horizonte, when lightning struck the aircraft prompting the crew to divert to Montes Claros for a safe landing on […]